Colonel David Hackworth Quotes & Sayings

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be. — Elizabeth Gilbert

The democratic age mourns the value of human beings. — Harold Bloom

The purpose of life is to live your dreams, you should never smother your wishes. — Jared Leto

Most people want so desperately to be an individual yet are so easily shaped by the media. — Criss Jami

You have the choice to either pray then plan or pray and wait; but keep in mind miracles are usually accessed somewhere between the 11th hour and resurrection. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

Once in a while, when I'm alone, I think about my age. I think, How many more years do I have on this earth? But I can't really conceive of dying. Somehow, in my head, I don't think I'll die. I know that everybody dies, of course. I just think that it'll never come to me. It's crazy, but there it is. — Don Rickles

Reference to eminent figures of the past serves to lend tone to what would otherwise be merely an honest search for the truth. — Bernard Suits

In art one idea is as good as another. — Willem De Kooning

"Oh!" said my aunt, "I was not aware at first to whom I had the pleasure of objecting." — Charles Dickens

When we get these thruways across the whole country, as we will and must, it will be possible to drive from New York to California without seeing a single thing. — John Steinbeck

What if you could reach back to your four-year old or 14-year-old who's having a difficult time and reassure them, saying it is all going to be okay. What if you could go into her mind and give her courage and mentoring and counseling that she really needs. I believe we can do this for our younger souls. I know I've done it for mine, and I know a lot of others have done it. — Robert Moss

When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'. — Amy Dickinson