The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church.

With the preparation of maps, I found the way to the Moluccas by the west.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

-- Douglas MacArthur

I shall return.

-- Douglas MacArthur

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.

-- Douglas MacArthur

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

-- Winston Churchill

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

-- Winston Churchill

I have no distinguished academic record nor special talent to boast of. But there is one thing I can take pride in: when I decide to do something, I always see it through.

-- Naomi Uemura