Inspirational thoughts

”By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder – infinitely prouder – to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, Our Father Who Art in Heaven.”General Douglas MacArthur

”Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.” General Douglas MacArthur

”We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.” General Douglas MacArthur

“Don’t kid yourself. The Lord sees every good act, every attempt you make to be holy. Many times, though we experience failure, He blesses our efforts. He sees it all: the kind words, the times you’ve held your tongue, or contained your anger. He keeps an eye on your heart, endlessly.”  Mother Angelica

”Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.” General Douglas MacArthur 

“Brave doesn’t mean you’re not scared. It means you go on even though you’re scared.” Angie Thomas

“‘But man is not made for defeat,’ he said. ‘A man can be destroyed but not defeated.’” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

“It is best to learn to silence the faculties and to cause them to be still so that God may speak.” St. John of the Cross

“In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.”  St. John of the Cross