Walter Lord Quotes

• Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit - a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor - that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory.

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  Courage, Men, Skills

  Walter Lord (2012). “Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway”, p.6, Open Road Media

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• Brillantemente iluminado de proa a popa, parecía una tarta de cumpleaños flácida.

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  Birthday, Cake, Sagging

  Walter Lord (2012). “A Night to Remember”, p.74, Open Road Media

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• Busco algo que sea muy inusual, que implique a gente corriente atrapada en situaciones extraordinarias.

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  People, Ordinary, Looks

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• It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes. But as a matter of fact, sometimes the poor slobs behave like slobs and the great, noble, privileged characters come off very well, indeed.

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  Nice, Hero, Character

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• The ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.

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• It's a funny thing, but today the Titanic is probably much more - that is people are much more aware of it than they were in 1954, when I was doing my research.

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  Funny Things, People, Research

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• Events alone rarely provide much guide to the future.

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  Events, Guides

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• There were exceptions, a couple of families that just plain didn't want to even think about it, although forty years had passed but mostly the people were very interested in talking about it.

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  Couple, Thinking, Talking

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• I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing.

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  Writing, Dollars

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• Someone once told me the one thread that runs through them all is a premium on personal courage - not intellectual courage, but just plain physical courage.

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  Running, Intellectual, Personal Courage

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