Douglas MacArthur

"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within."

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others."

"Duty, Honor, Country - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, and what you will be."

"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."

"You are remembered for the rules you break."

"In war there is no substitute for victory."

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul."

"The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children."

"Anybody can improve if they're willing to work for it."

"Times like these produce extraordinary challenges."

"The most terrible pain is to lose one's self respect."

"Do not fear the enemy that attacks you, but fear the fake friend that hugs you."

"Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more."

"There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity."

"Build up your weaknesses until they become your strengths."

"The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point."

"Reserves are not good things to have when you can use them."

"A military life is a great training for any man - it teaches you to act quickly."

"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings."

"The billionth person is being born."

"I promise you the leadership that this great nation needs."

"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield."

"You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb."

"Discipline is the soul of an army."

"There is no such thing as too much money."

"The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late."

"Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat."

"The true measure of your character is what you would do if you knew you would never be caught."

"Leave no stone unturned to find the culprit; but in the meantime, let's go to war."

"A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him."