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Douglas MacArthur Quotes

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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.

Duty, honor, country.  Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) served in the United States Army in a variety of roles and assignments.  As commanding general, he oversaw the operations in the Pacific theater during World War II.  Later, he served as leader of the United Nations Command during the Korean War.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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God is for us.  I want you to remember that God is for us.  Say those four words to yourself, “God is for us.”  Remember that tomorrow morning when you don’t feel like He is.  Remember that when you have failed.  Remember that when you have sinned and guilt slams you to the mat.

From Romans 8:31-32:   What then are we to say about these things?   If God is for us, who is against us?  He who did not withhold His own Son but gave Him up for all of us, how will He not with Him also give us everything else?”

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

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I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.  (Speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1861, as Lincoln’s train made a scheduled stop while traveling to Washington, DC for his Inauguration)

This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.  (Final words of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, given on November 19, 1863, when he spoke during the commemoration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

Fanny Crosby Quote

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Kindness in this world will do much to help others, not only to come into the light, but also to grow in grace day by day.

From Colossians 1:5-6:  “Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, you have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you.  Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God.”

Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer.  Her prolific creation of hymns and gospel songs produced over 8,000 finished works.

Marie Curie Quotes

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Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

Life is not easy for any of us.  But what of that?  We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

Marie Curie (1867-1934) was Polish-born and later became a naturalized French citizen.  As a physicist and chemist, her pioneering research in the field of radioactivity led to the discovery of the element of radium.

Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

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You know someone is truly special when the most beautiful thing they have one is a kind soul.

If you have no one, you are poor; if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate; if you have a friend, you are privileged; if you have a lover, you are rich; if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.

Matshona Dhliwayo is a Canadian-based author and philosopher.  Born in Zimbabwe, he shares his unique look at life throughout much of his writing.

Howard Thurman Quote

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In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness courage to fear, hope to despair.

From Psalm 130:5-6:  I wait for the Lord; my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.”

Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a American author, theologian, and civil rights leader.  His writings mentored many leaders in the civil rights movement, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Marcus Aurelius Quotes

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What does not benefit the hive is no benefit to the bee.

Give yourself a gift:  the present moment.

Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from 161 to 180.  His reign was near the end of the Pax Romana, an era of peace and stability.  

Charles Stanley Quote

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We need godly knowledge and principles to guide us, which is why we must make meditation on the Word a daily habit.

From Psalm 119:97-98:  “Oh, how I love Your law!  It is my meditation all day long.  Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me.”

Jackson Browne Quotes

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Do the steps that you’ve been shown, by everyone you’ve ever known . . . until the dance becomes your very own.  (lyrics from “The Only Child”)

Let the disappointment pass, let the laughter fill your glass.  (lyrics from “For a Dancer”)

Jackson Browne (born 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.