Louis Zamperini, Devil at My Heels
11 quotes
"The world, we'd discovered, doesn't love you like your family loves you."
"(On surviving on the raft for 47 days) We had truly made it on a wing and prayer."
"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."
"God knew my needs and took care accordingly."
"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."
"All I knew was that hate was so deadly as any poison and did no one any good. You had to control and eliminate it, if you could."
"To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind."
"I was raised to face any challenge."
"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."
"I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race."
"It was all in His hands now - as it had always been."