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”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