Chester W. Nimitz ~ Friday, March 8, 2024

Chester W. Nimitz

His own philosophy, in his own words, has long been a personal inspiration to me. Typically, he credited it to his seafaring grandfather. 

"The sea, like life itself is a stern taskmaster," he recalled. "The best way to get along with either is to learn all you can, then do your best, and don't worry--especially about things over which you have no control."

~ GERALD R. FORD 

38th President of the United States: 1974 ‐ 1977

Remarks at the U.S.S. Nimitz Commissioning Ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia. May 03, 1975

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-the-uss-nimitz-commissioning-ceremony-norfolk-virginia

Sōseki Natsume ~ Monday, February 5, 2024

"Such thoughts, objectively regarded, are in very poor taste though they are no doubt not uncommon among teachers who, ignorant even of their own ignorance, remain self-satisfied with their quaint puffed-up ideas of their own unreal importance."

~ p. 19. I Am a Cat by Sōseki Natsume