Great Quote by William Manchester Download Open image “He was a great thundering paradox of a man.” — William Manchester ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Great He Man Paradox
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It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself. — William Manchester Copy Share Image
I realized that the worst thing that could happen to me was about to happen to me. — William Manchester Copy Share Image
“The key to successful extramarital sex, therefore, was discretion. Mrs. Patrick Campbell, perhaps the most outspoken woman in polite society, said dryly: “It doesn’t… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
“It was Churchill who called John Foster Dulles “the only bull who brings his own china shop with him,” and who coined the progression,… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
I came to a dead stop and began major revisions. Sometimes these entailed the shredding of all existing manuscript for a fresh start -… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
A man's task is to find himself, and if he fails in this, it doesn't much matter what else he finds. — William Manchester Copy Share Image
“Byron wrote his shortest and most eloquent poem as a testament to a titled woman who had taken leave of her husband for a… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
His [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] own heroes were Lincoln and Washington, and in some ways he resembled them. — William Manchester Copy Share Image
But there are no loners. No man lives in a void. His every act is conditioned by his time and his society. — William Manchester Copy Share Image
As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. — William Manchester Copy Share Image
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