Arleigh A Burke Quotes & Sayings

There's something, I think, that gets lost when we write something - something gets lost in the translation. So I speak everything out, and it's more important how it sounds. And applying that to more formal aspects of writing. — James Frey

Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure. — Arleigh Burke

The major deterrent to war is in a man's mind. — Arleigh Burke

More than ever at that instant did she long for speech - speech that would conceal and protect where dangerous silence might betray. — L.M. Montgomery

There never is a convenient place to fight a war when the other man starts it. — Arleigh Burke

For in this modern world, the instruments of warfare are not solely for waging war. Far more importantly, they are the means for controlling peace. Naval officers must therefore understand not only how to fight a war, but how to use the tremendous power which they operate to sustain a world of liberty and justice, without unleashing the powerful instruments of destruction and chaos that they have at their command. — Arleigh Burke

Music is supposed to be an escape. It's supposed to be somewhere you go, where you can be yourself, or be whatever you want to be. — Joel Madden

The difference between a good and great officer is about ten seconds. — Arleigh Burke

Always had the thought I could attract abundance. When I wrote the book Your Erroneous Zones back in the '70s, I absolutely knew the book was going to do well, but it wasn't a goal at all. I just went out there and started doing something I really loved. — Wayne Dyer

One remedy for the fear of not being loved is to remember how good it feels to love someone. If you're feeling unloved and you want to feel better, go love someone, and see what happens. — Dossie Easton

A faint clap of thunder Clouded skies,
Perhaps rain comes
Will you stay here with me? — Makoto Shinkai

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. — Arleigh Burke

I see many more men who are feminist, or at least who have learned about life in the context of feminism. — Jane Fonda

When you work for somebody who is very technical, and understands and has creative solutions to your problems, it spurs you along and stops you making excuses for things. And I found that very useful. — David Perry

The object of leadership may be stated as having a system whereby a leader recognizes what is good for the good of the government, for the good of the nation, for the good of humanity, and recognizes the qualities he has and what he can do within his own limitations. He cannot do, and should not attempt to do, the impossible, but he should not fail to attempt something that might be extremely difficult and may be possible. — Arleigh Burke

All alike, you men. You only want the satisfaction of being through with us first, that's all. So far I've had the good fortune of beating you to it. So I am heartless. — Greta Garbo

Success can not be administrated. — Arleigh Burke

This ship is built to fight. You had better know how. — Arleigh Burke

Acting for screen is very different from acting on stage, and then obviously when you dance ... everything is a physical embodiment. But the discipline is the same approach. You have to take both things seriously; nothing well-crafted is by mistake. — Amanda Schull

If one day you have to choose between the world and love, remember this: If you choose the world you'll be left without love, but if you choose love, with it you will conquer the world — Albert Einstein