"It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations a deux. But those who dismiss him as shallow because his rhetoric was fustian err."

-- William Manchester

#Gleam Quotes #Public Speaking Quotes #Macarthur Quotes

“They (i. e., the Pythagoreans ) did not advocate the free confrontation of conflicting points of view. Instead, like all orthodox religions, they practised a rigidity that prevented them from correcting their errors.”
“I was the subject of an experiment in love. I lived my life under her gaze, undergoing certain trials for her so that she would not have to undergo them for herself. But, how are our certainties forged, except by the sweat and tears of other people? If your parents don't teach you how to live; you learn it from books; and clever people watch you learn from your mistakes.”
“Entrusting one's life is not the same as opening up one's soul.”
“one never knows really how things are with other people, they just do always seem more spirited than oneself somehow.”
“Time ainâ€™t nothing, but time. Itâ€™s a verse with no rhyme, And it all come down to you. Â«El tiempo solo es tiempo. Es un verso sin rima, y todo depende de ti.Â»”
“Now that I'm suffering, I feel closer to people who suffer more than I ever did before. The other night, on TV, I saw people in Bosnia running across the street, getting fired upon, killed, innocent victims....and I just started to cry. I feel their anguish as if it were my own. I don't know any of these people. But - how can I put this? I'm almost......drawn to them.”
“To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse. They are of two kinds: the library of published material, books, pamphlets, periodicals, and the archive of unpublished papers and documents.”
“I'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go, but I know I can't live without my radio.”

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