Peter Marshall Quotes (10+)

Enjoy the best Peter Marshall Quotes. Quotations by Peter Marshall (Preacher and US Senate Chaplain)
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America is not a place; it's an idea.

Keep us from the error of thinking that we can make a difference only by being in high places.

God, help us to be winners, but if we cannot win, make us good losers.

Give us the courage to be either hot or cold—anything but lukewarm.

The measure of a life is not its duration, but its donation.

Unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.

A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.

About the Author

Peter Marshall (1902–1949) was a Scottish-born American preacher whose eloquent sermons as Chaplain of the US Senate inspired a nation. His life was celebrated in the biography and film 'A Man Called Peter.'