James Richardson
James Richardson
Admiral in charge of Pearl Harbor prior to the Japanese attack.
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth18 September 1878
CityParis, TX
belief stronger weaker
The weaker the intellect, the stronger the belief
learning materials minds opened people
It kind of opened up people's minds to different things. People are learning what different materials do and are experimenting more.
important instruction
Nothing important comes with instructions.
sitting needs walks
I aspire to know when best to walk or eat, which music I need, and how to keep myself sitting as I am now, stubbornly enraptured with doing practically nothing.
workaholic dread procrastinator
The procrastinator dreads beginning, the workaholic, ending.
waste wasting-time wasting-my-time
If I do not waste time, I am wasting my time.
water pieces tiny
Seizing on a piece of business, I become tiny, eager, efficient: roiled water I cannot see into.
temptation method greater
Greater than the temptations of beauty are those of method.
first-love love-is lasts
The first quest or the first love is also the last. The second isn't.
water waiting
Water deepens where it has to wait.
envy and-love way
Envy is ashamed of itself. If it weren't hanging back, it would go all the way to emulation and love.
annoyed feelings annoying
How often feelings are circular. How embarrassing to be embarrassed. How annoying to be annoyed.
readiness
Happiness is the readiness to be happy.
suffering form cynic
The cynic suffers the form of faith without love. Incredulity is his piety.