Ralation Quotes

I like the silent church before the service begins,

better than any preaching.

I worked hard because I loved it.

When you arise in the morning

think of what a precious

privilege it is to be alive

to breathe, to think,

to enjoy, to love.

Economic strength gives a nation confidence.

Never stir up litigation.

A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?

Everyone has inside them a piece of good news.

Lenience will operate with greater force,

in some instances than rigor.

It is therefore my first wish to have

all of my conduct distinguished by it.

Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder

if they have ever made a difference in the world,

but the Marines don’t have that problem.

Without leaps of imagination,

or dreaming,

we lose the excitement of possibilities.

Dreaming,

after all,

is a form of planning.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.

I’ve always been drawn to eccentric people

they keep life interesting.

You can’t climb the ladder of success

with your hands in your pockets.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

When you play,

play hard;

when you work,

don't play at all.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

Concern for man and his fate must always form

the chief interest of all technical endeavors.

Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.

A doctor can bury his mistakes,

but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

I never wanted to be famous,

I just wanted to work.