Howard Wasdin Quotes & Sayings

Nothing's worse than a guy who loses fair and square and then whines about it. — Evel Knievel

That's why the American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan won't just throw money at our problems, we'll invest in what works — Barack Obama

Thinking too much about what happened and what is about to happen will wear you down. Live in the moment and take it one step at a time. — Howard E. Wasdin

I love your kids."
"Make me an offer."
"Yeah, no. I'll just visit in their natural habitat. — Tere Michaels

Whatever we do, let's not imagine that the Israelites were ancient versions of ourselves, maybe less well groomed, who were "nice," read their Bibles daily, the kind you could invite to church and want to marry your daughter, who would vote Republican or drive a hybrid. We respect these biblical stories most when we try to understand what the writers did and why, not when we place false expectations on them, like seeing them as a timeless script or a permanent fixture for how to think about God. — Peter Enns

I'm always just carrying a Tupperware cup, ever since my mom went to a Tupperware party and got 'em. I've left them strewn all over the U.S. and Europe. I drink iced tea out of them. — Si Robertson

I want to share some insight into why someone would want to be a SEAL. A lot of us faced obstacles growing up. I didn't have any type of real nurturing as a kid. I hope people will relate to my story and go, 'Hey, if this guy can do it, so can I.' — Howard E. Wasdin

For me, the most effective cabaret evenings have been some of the most personal ones, where the performer is comfortable enough to simply be themselves. — Malcolm Gets

Unfortunately, a lot of executives aren't like producers, and can't hear the diamond in the rough. — Kenneth Edmonds

Seal Team Six is a different unit than the rest of the SEAL teams inasmuch as they concentrate primarily on one thing, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue. — Howard E. Wasdin

Why do You Send Fools To judge My Work? — Michelangelo Buonarroti

I can take just about anyone and make them physically strong. — Howard E. Wasdin

Ask them about their sex lives or their drinking habits or the times they beat up on Granny and they may dodge around a little but eventually they'll tell you all about it - they're dying to tell. Get to the money question, though, and they start acting like you just tore off all their clothes in public. In some way, money is the cover we use for the most intimate parts of ourselves. — Elizabeth Gunn

For as long as space remains,
For as long as sentient beings remain,
Until then may I too remain
To dispel the miseries of the world. — Acharya Shantideva

A Queens Shilling

A Queens shilling taken in faith, service given without question
Comrades fallen in foreign fields, now I return home again
Parades and medals a countries thanks, crowds cheering looks of respect
Now I sit upon a cold pavement, broken and lost a victim of neglect — David McDonald

People think SEALs are cold-blooded, heartless, wound-up, brainwashed killers. They imagine you can just point a SEAL in a direction and say, 'Go kill.' The truth is you're talking about a bunch of kind-hearted, jovial guys. The only thing that separates them is mental toughness. — Howard E. Wasdin

The guy who finally pulled the trigger on Osama bin Laden is not patting himself on the back. He's giving as much credit to his teammates who got him to that position. — Howard E. Wasdin

The events of your life are all crammed together one minute right after the other without any time lapses or blank pages or chapter breaks because no matter what happens life just keeps going and moving forward and words keep flowing and truths keep spewing whether you like it or not and life never lets you pause and just catch your fucking breath. — Colleen Hoover

If you've never met a Navy SEAL and you ran into one at a bar, you probably still wouldn't know he's a Navy SEAL. — Howard E. Wasdin

The heart and soul of a Navy SEAL is somebody who's committed to their country and committed to their teammates. — Howard E. Wasdin

All SEALS in my mind are equally elite. It doesn't matter if you're SEAL Team Two, One, Six, 10, it doesn't matter. All SEALS are equally elite. — Howard E. Wasdin