All Louis Zamperini Quotes
- I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate,… Destructive
- Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still… Believe
- I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race. All
- To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind. Food
- God has given me so much. He expects so much out of me. Expects
- All I knew was that hate was so deadly as any poison and did no one any good. You had to control and eliminate it,… All
- I've always been called Lucky Louie. It's no mystery why. Been
- To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything. Answer
- Pain is that last quarter of a mile. You feel it, but when you’re through racing, your whole body just feels elated. So the pain… Body
- People say, on the raft, you must have hallucinated. Baloney. We were sharper after 47 days than the day we started because our minds were… All
- You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices. Bodybuilding
- The race film had confirmed a dead heat. That was great. But even better, most of the New York press finally learned to spell my… Better
- People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is… Believe
- If you can take it, you can make it. Funny
- If I can take it, I can make it. Funny
- However dark the night, however dim our hopes, the light will always follow darkness. Always Follow
- Even at my age, I'm trying to improve. Never give up, no matter what. Even if you get last place - finish. Age
- The world, we'd discovered, doesn't love you like your family loves you. Discovered
- Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby.… Act
- I was raised to face any challenge. Any
- God knew my needs and took care accordingly. Accordingly
- The great commandment is that we preach the gospel to every creature, but neither God nor the Bible says anything about forcing it down people's… Bible
- The one who forgives never brings up the past to that person's face. When you forgive, it's like it never happened. True forgiveness is complete… Brings
- All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal.… All
- I was a rotten kid. My excitement came from seeing what I could get away with. Came