"People say, on the raft, you must have……" — Louis Zamperini
"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 empty of all the war and contamination; we had clean minds to fill with good thoughts. Every day we'd exercise our minds."
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Louis Zamperini
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27 Quotes by Louis Zamperini
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I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not…
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Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not…
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I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.
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To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind.
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God has given me so much. He expects so much out of me.
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All I knew was that hate was so deadly as any poison and did no one any good. You had…
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I've always been called Lucky Louie. It's no mystery why.
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To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything.
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Pain is that last quarter of a mile. You feel it, but when you’re through racing, your whole body just…
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You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.
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The race film had confirmed a dead heat. That was great. But even better, most of the New York press…
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People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A…
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