"And like the old soldier in that ballad,……" — Douglas MacArthur
"And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the sight to see that duty."
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Douglas MacArthur
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132 Quotes by Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur has 132 quotes on this site.
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
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"Duty, Honor, Country" - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what…
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It seems strangely difficult for some to realize that here in Asia is where the Communist conspirators have elected to…
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Talk of imminent threat to our national security through the application of external force is pure nonsense. Our threat is…
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Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer…
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We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can…
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I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of…
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Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as…
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I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind:…
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition…
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The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of…
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More Ballad Quotes
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A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy.
— William Wordsworth
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I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true.
— William Shakespeare
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Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story…
— David Massengill
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I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings…
— David Massengill
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To me, ballads are special, because you can have a pop song that’ll be know for three weeks and then…
— Michael Jackson
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I got a chance to get an actual label. I performed this slow song, this ballad I have. I just remember…
— Chris Brown
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I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston,…
— LaToya London
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Oh, I'm a ballad queen for sure... I don't dig dance stuff very much but I seem to hit the…
— Phyllis Hyman
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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about. If it's somebody else's lyric, and the…
— Al Jarreau
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A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss
— Chrissie Hynde
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But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony.
— John Fogerty
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I had rather be a Kitten, and cry mew, Than one of these same Meeter Ballad-mongers: I had rather heare…
— William Shakespeare
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