Douglas MacArthur

"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."

"I see in life no chance, no destiny, no fate, nothing free nor fixed, only the echo of my flying will."

"I promise you that as the years go by, you will come to see that what seems impossible today becomes possible tomorrow."

"The measure of your success will be determined by your dedication to your duty and your country."

"Never give an inch. Never surrender to the enemies of freedom and democracy."

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."

"There is no greater privilege than to serve one's country in time of need."

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

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

"A man who loves peace must prepare for war if he wishes to live to enjoy peace."

"The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men and women."

"Today is yesterday's pupil. Tomorrow is today's teacher."

"I have a deep conviction that we are not here merely to make a living but to enrich the world."

"Always there lurks a forgotten obligation, an unexecuted duty."

"The road that leads to peace cannot be traveled by a blindfolded nation."

"In life, as in war, it is necessary not only to make the right decision but also to make it at the right time."

"Those who aspire to greatness must first learn to serve."

"A country's strength lies not in the wealth of its coffers but in the integrity of its people."

"The statesman's duty is to act with the wisdom of the ages and the vision of the future."

"I shall return—these words sustained me through the darkest hours and became a promise to a suffering nation."

"Age wrinkles the body; quitting wrinkles the soul."

"There is nothing noble in poverty, only in rising above it."

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."

"Success is not something that comes to the idle, but to those willing to sacrifice everything for their vision."

"In the mathematics of politics, truth is often the first casualty."

"A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."

"The Pacific Ocean, in the future, will dominate the world, and its domination will rest upon the power of its control."

"I have always believed that one man's ceiling is another man's floor—reach higher than those before you."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"Risks are part of the game if you want to sit in the chair."