Admiral's Thoughts!

"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

"Be grateful for good breaks and kind favors but don’t count on them."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:57:15 -0700

“Be grateful for good breaks and kind favors but don’t count on them.”

- Marian Wright Edelman
(1939 – )
American activist
founder of the Children’s Defense Fund

"The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:37:26 -0700

“The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.”

- C.S. Lewis
(1898–1963)
Irish writer and scholar

"In this world, you must be a bit too kind in order to be kind enough."

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:08:59 -0700

“In this world, you must be a bit too kind in order to be kind enough.”

- Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux
(1688–1763)
French writer

"Train well. Work hard. Work harder."

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:01:14 -0700

“Train well. Work hard. Work harder.”

- Charles Carroll
(1964 – )
American chef

"The thing that cowardice fears most is decision."

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:15:30 -0700

“The thing that cowardice fears most is decision.”

- Soren Kierkegaard
(1813–1855)
Danish philosopher and writer

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:23:43 -0700

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”

- Steve Prefontaine
(1951–1975)
American Olympic runner

"No time like the present."

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:05:53 -0700

“No time like the present.”

- Delarivier Manley
(1663–1724)
English writer

"There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on..."

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:50:54 -0700

“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

- Sam Walton
(1918–1992)
American retailer
founder of Wal-Mart

"One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy."

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:56:25 -0700

“One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.”

- E.B. White
(1899–1985)
American writer

"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never."

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:09:28 -0700

“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never.”

- Sir Winston Churchill
(1874–1965)
British prime minister during WWII

"Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt."

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:56:57 -0700

“Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.”

- José Ortega y Gasset
(1883–1955)
Spanish writer and philosopher

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:12:00 -0700

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”

- Mother Teresa
(1910–1997)
Macedonian missionary
Nobel Peace Prize winner

"Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought."

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:27:13 -0700

“Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.”

- Marcus Aurelius
(121–180)
Roman emperor and philosopher