The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.

When you're in command, command.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.

Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group.

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.

The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.

Small changes in thought can bring massive changes in life.

You instinctively display the greatest virtue, or rather the chief defect, of us eccentric Parisians- that is, you assume the vices you have not, and conceal the virtues you possess.

I feel alone and safe in public.

Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.

We're achieving better marbling and better flavor with old world wisdom that's been passed down for generations but we're still using technology.

A good song deals with the human condition, and the truth of the human condition.

I'm a thief. I steal scenes, I steal opportunities. I am the ultimate thief. I got sticky fingers.

Celebrity is more than a culture today; it is an industry, complete with fame factories.

Kids like my act because I'm wearing nose glasses. Adults like my act because there's a guy who thinks putting on nose glasses is funny.

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