S Nelson* Quotes
Well, I may get drunk, " the Widow admitted, "but I don't stagger. Sometimes I fall down. But I don't stagger.
The 19th century had chosen only to remember the happy warrior. The 20th century only the blood come gargling. Both are essential to any understanding of Trafalgar.
Actually, they fought to fill the emptiness of their lives as they filled their empty glasses. They fought—not because the liquor was in them, but because it did not fill them enough.
And even as I'm kissing him and kissing him and kissing him, I wish I were kissing him, wanting more, more, more, more, like I can't get enough, never will be able to get enough.
Educated idiots are the most fearsome creatures in a leadership structure because even though trained they still refuse to think.
Our journeys are different but we can share the same well traveled path during parts of our excursion. Small victories win wars not single battles.
Being a leader doesn't mean you always have to be in charge. Sometimes leaders make certain others have the right information at the right time to lead the charge or pull back to fight another day.
The saddle is off and the rest of this ride will be bareback. Code for it's gonna be a tough ride to the finish.
If a leader works hard to break the spirit of their Soldier they'll soon meet the most focused Soldier of a career.
A leader is skating up hill on a slippery slope when Servant Leadership is not part of a leaders philosophy.
You can't fake a great steak nor can you convince a raging bull to give you a easy eight second ride.
Its been my experience during my military career that a leader displaying a THIRST for power will ultimately have a APPETITE for destruction to go along with it.
Self Care is the secret ingredient to Soldier care in a recipe that yields many servings of effective leadership.
Excuses are most valuable to the person making them but to everyone else its foreign currency with little value or not accepted at all. You are not good with me until your integrity check clears.
Isn't that what I always think when I get The Poor Motherless Girl Look? Like I've been shoved out of the airplane without a parachute because mothers are the parachutes.
It's like having explosives on board 24/7, the way I feel. I can't believe when I touch things they don't blow to bits. I can't believe I was so way off.I thought, I don't know, I thought wrong.
As long as you're actively trying to achieve your goals your successes are rewards and your short comings are lessons learned
Truth is after you've put out all the INFO to your Soldiers in formation they'll soon forget what you said but will never forget what you did behind those words.
Even the most absent minded Soldier will develope a memory like a elephant when mistreated.
The fragile ego of a poor leader can not resist the urge to tug at the delicate fabric of good order and disipline thus unraveling their own true nature.
But is there really such a thing as nothing, as nothingness? I don't now. I know we're still here, who knows for how long, ablaze with our care, its ongoing song.
Competition is about passion for perfection and passion for other people who join in this impossible quest.
There are more serious problems in life than financial ones and I've had a lot of those. I've been broke before and will be again. Heartbroke? That's serious. Lose a few bucks? That's not.
The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time and it has made a man of me.
More and more these days I find myself pondering on how to reconcile my net income with my gross habits.
Competition can damage self-esteem create anxiety and lead to cheating and hurt feelings. But so can romantic love.
But in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside the enemy.
It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.
Being a father of three children and grandfather to nine, I do think that this thing called 'parenting' is becoming increasingly difficult.
I love to perform, to give glory to God with my own brand of funky gospel music. I think it's my mission to show people that God, that Jesus, can be cool.
All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it.
We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.
Have you not learned that strength comes to an ordinary soul when given an extraordinary calling?
Irrespective of age, we mourn for those loved and lost. Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love.
My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory
Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.
One of the most important concepts of revealed religion is that of a sacred covenant.
You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.