98 Quotes by Louis Zamperini

Many people reject Christ because they feel they can’t live a Christian life. Well, nobody can live a Christian life – without help.” I thought when you accepted Christ you had to be perfect, but he said, “Christ has promised to help you. He said, ‘I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. If you have problems in life, cast all your cares on me, for I care for you.

Hope is incomplete and ongoing. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and is complete.

I believe everybody in the world should try to help somebody else. Let’s say half the people in the world are successful. If they help the other half, hey, you’ve got no problem.

You only have one life. You should never be too busy to save it.

I didn’t know it then, but my persistence, perseverance, and unwillingness to accept defeat when things looked all but hopeless were part of the very character traits I would need to make it through World War II alive.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us,” and I sat straight up in my seat. How had he known what was in my mind? Then he said, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

I wasn’t reaching for glory at Naoetsu. I just wouldn’t give the Bird the satisfaction of destroying my dignity. Don’t let anyone take yours away, either.

I knew then that I would not turn back. I’d struggled to come this far, and I would commit myself to whatever happened next.

Your mind is everything. It’s like a muscle. You must exercise it or it will atrophy – just like a muscle.