Admiral's Thoughts!

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter..."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:28:38 -0800

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

- John F. Kennedy
(1917–1963)
35th president of the United States

"Where one door is shut, another is opened."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:03:52 -0800

“Where one door is shut, another is opened.”

- Miguel de Cervantes
(1547–1616)
Spanish writer

"Take your heart to work, and ask the most and best of everybody else too."

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:02:03 -0800

“Take your heart to work, and ask the most and best of everybody else too.”

- Meryl Streep
(1949 – )
American actress
Academy Award winner

"Pay no attention to appearing. Being is alone important."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:52:33 -0800

“Pay no attention to appearing. Being is alone important.”

- André Gide
(1869–1951)
French writer, Nobel Prize winner

"Would you persuade, speak of Interest, not of Reason."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:04:21 -0800

“Would you persuade, speak of Interest, not of Reason.”

- Benjamin Franklin
(1706–1790)
American statesman, scientist, and printer

"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse."

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:19:41 -0800

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.”

- Florence Nightingale
(1820–1910)
English pioneer of modern nursing

"No victor believes in chance."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:49 -0800

“No victor believes in chance.”

- Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844–1900)
German philosopher

"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning."

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:53:29 -0800

“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.”

- Louis L’Amour
(1908–1988)
American writer

"Invest yourself entirely in the here and now."

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:23:59 -0800

“Invest yourself entirely in the here and now.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh
(1926 – )
Vietnamese scholar and activist

"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich."

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:31:28 -0800

“Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.”

- Sarah Bernhardt
(1844–1923)
French actress and writer

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:03:32 -0800

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(1882–1945)
32nd president of the United States

"I do not intend for ‘honor, courage, and commitment’ to be just words; I expect them to..."

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:47:00 -0800

“I do not intend for ‘honor, courage, and commitment’ to be just words; I expect them to frame the way that we live and act.”

- Charles C. Krulak
(1942 – )
31st Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps

"The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:07:24 -0800

“The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.”

- Swedish Proverb

"The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undemanded mile."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:03 -0800

“The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undemanded mile.”

- Bruce Barton
(1886–1967)
American advertising executive, U.S. congressman

"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:53:53 -0800

“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em.”

- William Shakespeare
(1564–1616)
English playwright and poet

"If you rest, you rust."

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:51:58 -0800

“If you rest, you rust.”

- Helen Hayes
(1900–1993)
American actress
Academy, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy winner

"I love getting up in the morning. I clap my hands and say, ‘This is gonna be a great..."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:38:08 -0800

“I love getting up in the morning. I clap my hands and say, ‘This is gonna be a great day.’”

- the late Dicky Fox
sports agent in the movie “Jerry Maguire”

"Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented..."

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:48:17 -0700

“Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study.”

- Stephen King
(1947 – )
American writer, hard worker

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:54:54 -0700

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

- Isaac Newton
(1642–1727)
English mathematician and physicist

"If not now, when?"

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:49:03 -0700

“If not now, when?”

- Hillel
(30B.C.–10A.D.)
Jewish scholar