Douglas MacArthur

You are remembered for the rules you break.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Age wrinkles the body; quitting wrinkles the soul.

Americans never quit.

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

I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.

It’s been a big week for our side. Over on the beaches of Normandy our boys have fired the opening guns of the long awaited drive to liberate the world.

You don’t win wars by dying for your country you win wars by making the other son of a b*tch die for his.

On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.

Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.

Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.

The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he’s on.

In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.

I have watched men suffer the anguish of imprisonment, defy appalling human cruelty… break for a moment, then recover inhuman strength to defy their enemies once more.

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party.

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge boxes. The young ones carry pistols and cartridges; the old ones, grub.

We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them. The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. Every US president has to have a war.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.

People didn’t want war. We were forced in it. How fast we finish it depends on how free a hand our generals and admirals have. The less interference they get from the politicians the quicker they’ll end it.