James Richardson
James Richardson
Admiral in charge of Pearl Harbor prior to the Japanese attack.
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth18 September 1878
CityParis, TX
writing lines fantasy
Tyranny and fantasy both like to write everyone else's lines.
life-is
A day is only a day. But a life is only a life.
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.
knows
That others know: science. That others choose: politics.
land
There is no road to the land without roads.
water different drink
Happiness, like water, is always available, but so often it seems we'd prefer a different drink.
bored trying sitting
I'm sitting here bored, ... trying to remember that everything is a complete mystery.
ambition ambitious
I am not unambitious. I am just too ambitious for what you call ambitions.
views museums mind
The mind is like a well-endowed museum, only a small fraction of its holdings on view at any one time.
heart thinking use
Suppose you had to remember to beat your heart, contract in exact sequence the muscles you use for every step. ... Conservatism comes out of the body, the sense of many things being done for us that any attempt to re-think, or even make conscious, would fatally disrupt.
burden value-yourself values
Value yourself according to the burdens you carry, and you will find everything a burden.
different
Patience is not very different from courage. It just takes longer.
true-god
The god of many cannot remain the true god.