My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman.

I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.

A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.

In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.

When a husband and wife are concerned only about their own individual desires, the stage is set for conflict.

The only people in this world I really trust are my fans - even if they do forget you so fast.

Those who only look back at the past are certain to miss their future.

We do have our challenges. Some things don't always work right in Washington, and the anger you see from the electorate, I think, is a reflection of what's not working right.

You only live once. Trying to do the right thing for other people often doesnt work out, and you have to follow your own path in order to make things work out best for everyone.

When I have clarified and exhausted a subject, then I turn away from it, in order to go into darkness again.

Oh dear, you are confusing molecular science with ancient history.

Our assignment comes with the alignment. Too many people look for the assignment without first finding their alignment.

Blessings are the spiritual equivalent of breathing in, and prayer is the spiritual equivalent of breathing out.

I'm about as far from being a flag-waver - you won't find any American flag pins in my drawer - as someone can be.