James Richardson
James Richardson
Admiral in charge of Pearl Harbor prior to the Japanese attack.
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth18 September 1878
CityParis, TX
changing-your-life easier
Easier to keep changing your life than to live it.
perception
How sure we are that everyone's watching. How sure we are that no one sees.
kids love-life cells
I'm a kid checking mail, a kid on his cell with his questions: are we in love, Life, are we exclusive, are we forever?
bitterness greater
Bitterness is a greater failure than failure.
hypocrisy sin reserves
To condemn your sin in another is hypocrisy. Not to condemn is to reserve your right to sin.
dream let-me
Let me have my dreams but not what I dream of.
apology too-much offense
Too much apology doubles the offense.
writing perfect sun
Writing is like washing windows in the sun. With every attempt to perfect clarity, you make a new smear.
writing lines fantasy
Tyranny and fantasy both like to write everyone else's lines.
enough sells my-time
I sell my time to get enough money to buy it back.
solitude towels take-time
Solitude takes time. One becomes alone, like a towel drying.
land
There is no road to the land without roads.
bored trying sitting
I'm sitting here bored, ... trying to remember that everything is a complete mystery.
burden value-yourself values
Value yourself according to the burdens you carry, and you will find everything a burden.