Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"But you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one that generally comes to mean either my country, right or wrong, which is infamous, or my country is always right, which is imbecile." - Patrick O'Brien 

"We must reject the ideas that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." - Ronald Reagan

"History is written by the winners... except on Wikipedia." - Elon Musk

"A winner is someone who recognizes his God given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals." - Larry Bird

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Your past is just a story. And once you realize this, it has no power over you." - Chuck Palahniuk

"Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor." - Alexis Carrel

"I have never yet known a man admit that he was either rich or asleep: perhaps the poor man and the wakeful man have some great moral advantage." - Stephen Maturin

"I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Currently Reading - Master and Commander

Currently reading Master and Commander - the first of the Captain Jack Aubrey tales by Patrick O'Brien. You'll be forgiven for thinking this was the first of a set of ageless classics but it came out barely 50-years ago in 1970.

Many will consider me a slacker because I'm finally getting around to reading what many consider a "must read" but I hope I'll be forgiven. In my defense I have seen the Russell Crow movie of the same name and even seen the real life Sophie as it's berthed in San Diego harbor (although it looks tiny next to modern day US aircraft carriers and was renamed Star of India for the movie). 

Even though the movie was not written until 1970, it is easy to get lost in the language from an earlier day and from a naval background far from the usual fictional fare. The last naval novel I read was The Good Shepherd although I struggle to picture Captain Jack Aubrey battling submarines. 

Looking forward to finishing this and continuing on in the series.