Louis Zamperini quotes

Louis Zamperini was an American Olympic athlete and World War II hero. His remarkable story includes surviving a plane crash, drifting at sea for weeks, and enduring as a prisoner of war in Japan. He inspired millions through his resilience, forgiveness, and message of hope. Here are 16 of his quotes:

I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race. (Louis Zamperini)
Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still life, there's still hope. What happens is up to God. View quote
Louis Zamperini
All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices. View quote
Louis Zamperini
The one who forgives never brings up the past to that person's face. When you forgive, it's like it never happened. True forgiveness is complete and total. View quote
Louis Zamperini
The great commandment is that we preach the gospel to every creature, but neither God nor the Bible says anything about forcing it down people's throats. View quote
Louis Zamperini
The world, we'd discovered, doesn't love you like your family loves you. View quote
Louis Zamperini
I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing... forgiveness. View quote
Louis Zamperini
That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish. View quote
Louis Zamperini
God knew my needs and took care accordingly. View quote
Louis Zamperini
Every soldier should learn survival on land, sea, and in the air. View quote
Louis Zamperini
I was a rotten kid. My excitement came from seeing what I could get away with. (Louis Zamperini)
Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate. You're hurting yourself. And that's a healing. Actually, it's a real healing, forgiveness. View quote
Louis Zamperini
I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated. View quote
Louis Zamperini
One moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory. View quote
Louis Zamperini
If you hate somebody, it's like a boomerang that misses its target and comes back and hits you in the head. The one who hates is the one who hurts. View quote
Louis Zamperini
I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii. View quote
Louis Zamperini

Louis Zamperini

Louis Zamperini - Image
Photo: Floatjon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Born: January 26, 1917
Died: July 2, 2014
Quotes count: 16

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