James Richardson
James Richardson
Admiral in charge of Pearl Harbor prior to the Japanese attack.
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth18 September 1878
CityParis, TX
readiness
Happiness is the readiness to be happy.
suffering form cynic
The cynic suffers the form of faith without love. Incredulity is his piety.
two keys rooms
They say productivity is the key to confidence, and confidence ... to productivity. And they're happy walking back and forth between these two rooms, each the excuse for the other.
first-love love-is lasts
The first quest or the first love is also the last. The second isn't.
writing perfect sun
Writing is like washing windows in the sun. With every attempt to perfect clarity, you make a new smear.
way faults best-way
The best way to know your faults is to notice which ones you accuse others of.
apology too-much offense
Too much apology doubles the offense.
writing lines fantasy
Tyranny and fantasy both like to write everyone else's lines.
teacher self perfect
Embarrassment is the greatest teacher, but since its lessons are exactly those we have tried hardest to conceal from ourselves, it may teach us, also, to perfect our self-deception.
envy and-love way
Envy is ashamed of itself. If it weren't hanging back, it would go all the way to emulation and love.
true-god
The god of many cannot remain the true god.
humiliation
Success is whatever humiliation everyone has agreed to compete for.
believe mean i-believe
I'll buy that means also I believe it.
enough sells my-time
I sell my time to get enough money to buy it back.