Douglas MacArthur

Military General American 1880 – 1951

American general; led Pacific campaign in WWII and Korean War.

365 quotes

"My family and I have no intention of leaving."
Family
"Courage is endurance for one more moment."
Courage
"Give me ten prayerful men and I will change the world."
Faith
"The soldier's heart, the soldier's soul, is to get the job done and to protect people."
Strength
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"Everyone knows what to do, but no one is doing it."
"In the gravest emergencies, a brave and experienced general can find solutions."
Wisdom
"The minute I heard the howl of the wounded after my shelling, I was no longer a believer in the promise of any military victory."
War
"Time is a sort of river of passing events."
Time
"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do."
"I find that the harder I work, the more I have."
Work
"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."
Wisdom
"Those who aspire to greatness must never lose sight of fairness."
Justice
"The world will little note nor long remember what we say here."
"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love."
"Creativeness is the greatest human resource."
Creativity
"The great tradition of Parliamentary government has never failed us yet."
Politics
"Moral courage is a rarer commodity than physical courage."
Courage
"I shall return means I'll be back."
Perseverance
"Man yesterday was the beast of prey. Today he is the slave of things. Tomorrow he will be the victim of his own intellect."
Philosophy
"The military mind is indeed a menace."
"A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself."
Nature
"Faith in the future rests upon faith in the human."
Faith
"Nothing is lost save honor."
"The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men."
Strength
"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry."
Dreams
"There has never been a successful army that was not supplied."
"Life is not fair; anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool."
Wisdom
"The responsibility of leadership is immense and awesome."
Leadership
"War means fighting, and fighting means killing."
War