To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman.

I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.

A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.

In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.

Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.

they that reject and disregard the unripe fruits are they that enjoy the ripe fruits

How starved you must have been that my heart became a meal for your ego.

I know that story, when you start a fight, the main idea is one to survive, one to be the victim and one to be the killer. This explains why FBI, CSI and DIA and other departments are here!

When you're afraid keep your mind on what you have to do. And if you have been thoroughly prepared you will not be afraid.

Lately, my mind is like an orchestra. If you don't have the conductor, you don't know what to do. One guy is playing jazz, one guy is playing rock and roll, another classical. It's a big mess.

Tenderness and respect-never selfishness-must be the guiding principles in the intimate relationship between husband and wife

I felt like time was a great sea, and I was floating on the back of a turtle, and no sails broke the horizon.

Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity?

If any foes of mine are there, I pardon every one: I hope that man and womankind will do the same by me.