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12 quotes by Louis Zamperini

Louis Zamperini Zamperini at the May 2014 announcement of the 2015 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal Birth name Louis Silvie Zamperini Born (1917-01-26)January 26, 1917 Olean, New York Died July 2, 2014(2014-07-02) (aged 97) Los Angeles, California Allegiance  United States of America Service/branch United States Army Air Forces Years of service 1941–1945 Rank Captain Unit 372nd Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bombardment Group 7th...
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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... →

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All I did was pray to God, every day. In prison camp, the main prayer was, 'Get me home alive, God, and I'll seek you and serve you.' I... →

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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.... →

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I've got to say that is - the highest emotion of the human experience is going down in a plane knowing your going to die!

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I was a rotten kid. My excitement came from seeing what I could get away with.

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That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.

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The kids started teasing me to get me to swear in Italian. Two or three months, I started retaliating. I found out I could whip these guys. So... →

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Every soldier should learn survival on land, sea, and in the air.

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I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated.

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I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.

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'Unbroken' was published as a help to society.

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When you're on a raft, you pray like in a foxhole.

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