"No matter what happens, the U.S. Navy is not going to be caught napping."

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Source : 4 December 1941; quoted in David McCullough, Truman (1992).

Frank Knox

#Navy Quotes #Matter Quotes #Caught Quotes

“Early in my career, I decided I never wanted to get out of shape.”
“Men choose a religion, but a Christian is chosen by Jesus Christ.”
“For me, it's like biking around the neighborhood, the walks and stuff, because I have never enjoyed the gym. Or I'll do, since I used to dance a lot, all the old dance exercises.”
“The joy is not in experiencing a scarce commodity but in possessing it.”
“Don't try to change people. It won't work, and they will end up resenting you. Only God can change people!”
“Just because you're not a drummer doesn't mean you don't have to keep time.”
“I sat in my desolation Withdrawn from all around, Feeling my life was a ruin, a failure. I was empty inside with the utter collapse of my being. I did not care anymore for living or dying. I was alone in my distress and desolation. But as I sat sadly on the ground, The sun reached out his hand to me and touched my face. And so my healing began.”

Source : Marjorie Pizer (2014). “To You the Living”, p.52, Lulu Press, Inc
“Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.”

Source : "I Am a Bitch!" by Tabatha Coffey, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 9, 2012.

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