A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

Of the Marines on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

Uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.

My folks always let me go to the movies every Saturday. We were really motion-picture goers.

I want to be part of movies that have important and interesting subjects but are not depressing and are rather satirical and funny.

I might say that when the settlement was made the Nixon administration issued what they called a second inflation alert in which the General Motors settlement was branded as being inflationary and bad for the country.

There's nothing classic about what's around now. I am a bit old-school. There are some things that are never out of fashion because they just look good. But if you want classic style these days you have to get it made.

It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.

Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.

Motive is never easy. Sometimes it occurs to one only later.

How can you have a rock n' roll circus without a midget?

I had to learn how to drive because I didn't drive in Toronto.

There is nothing in my life where I view myself as a 1920s person.

The most common emotional defense is avoidance (an ineffective coping skill for any stressor) as expressed through denial (e.g., "That wasn't really bad, I barely remember it").

Every time you read an interview with a supermodel, they're always like, 'Oh, I was a such nerd.' I resent that a little bit. I was in the A/V club. I used to eat my lunch in a closet.

Information may inform the mind, but revelation sets a heart on fire.

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a child.

In England, one without a trace of Royalty will master. Twenty months he will rule; twenty months he will bleed the lands, then his end comes quickly.

If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more.

As long as I had easy access to psychedelics at the government-sponsored research project, most of my energy went into psychedelic sessions.

Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.

Chemistry is the unclean part of physics. Chemistry is the dirty part of physics.

I feel the only way I can survive is to spend a lot of time writing songs. I have to have incredible, killer songs that also are hits, or I just don't have a chance.

I have a beautiful, young wife who sings and dances, so there's a lot of duetting going on at my house.

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.

The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think.

I learn about history and religion and politics. It keeps me tuned in. If I hear something on the news, I'm like, 'Oh my God, this is what somebody is talking about in the play that I'm about to do in two hours.' The act itself - of rehearsing, failing, and still persisting and trying to create - keeps me curious, keeps me searching.