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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.

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.

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

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.

Walter Lord
Nice, Hero, Character

Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.

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

I look for something that is highly unusual, involving ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.

Walter Lord
People, Ordinary, Looks

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

Walter Lord

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.

Walter Lord
Funny Things, People, Research

Events alone rarely provide much guide to the future.

Walter Lord
Events, Guides

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.

Walter Lord
Couple, Thinking, Talking

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

Walter Lord
Writing, Dollars

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.

Walter Lord
Running, Intellectual, Personal Courage

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