"No plan ever survives its first encounter with…" — Douglas MacArthur
"No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy."
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Douglas MacArthur
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132 Quotes by Douglas MacArthur
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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The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader.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 Encounter Quotes
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I hate to tell you this, but you will never actually go to a galaxy far, far away and encounter…
— Margaret Atwood
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Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties…
— Sai Baba
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As an actor, when you encounter a psychopathic personality, you naturally want to make him 'bigger than life,' as the…
— Antonio Banderas
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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been…
— David Brin
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Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but…
— Albert Camus
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Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
— Nicolas Chamfort
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We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
— Maya Angelou
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There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, the purify, and thus…
— James E. Faust
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Every scientist, through personal study and research, completes himself and his own humanity. ... Scientific research constitutes for you, as…
— Pope John Paul II
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Whatever blocks you encounter, you have learned that there is a way over, around or through them. It is not…
— Douglas Smith
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In our lives we will encounter many challenges, and tomorrow we face one together. How we accept the challenge and…
— Unknown Author
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We find the most terrible form of atheism, not in the militant and passionate struggle against the idea of God…
— Nikolai Berdyaev
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