June 1, 2009
James Stockdale - Faith / Reality / Vision / Service
You must never confuse faith, which you can never afford to lose…with the courage to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality… I never doubted not only that I would get out, but that I would turn the experience into the defining event of my life.
Winston Churchill - Conviction
Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never – in nothing great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Woodrow Wilson - Responsibility
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer sense of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
Thomas Buxton - Determination
The difference between one person and another, between the weak and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is energy – invisible determination. This quality will do anything that has to be done in the world, and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities will make you a great person without it.
Vince Lombardi - Respect
Love is the respect for the dignity of an individual – love is charity. A man who belittles another, who is not charitable to another, who is not loyal, who speaks ill of another, who is only for himself – is not a leader, no matter his position or title.
George Bernard Shaw - Force of Fortune
The true joy in life is to be a force of fortune instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself entirely to making you happy.
Victor Frankl - Noble
If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life, even as fate and death. Without suffering and death, human life cannot be complete. The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity-even under the most difficult circumstances- to add a deeper meaning to his life. It may remain brave, dignified, and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self-preservation he may forget his human dignity and become no more than an animal. Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him. And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not.
Charles Swindoll - 90/10 Rule Attitude
The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company… a team… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. WE cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. WE cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and this is our attitude. I am convinced that is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our ATTITUDES.
# GO NAVY #
