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Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech at the Sorbonne on August 23, 1910 that included this extract. It came to be known as “The Man in the Arena” speech. “ It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have […]
Continue ReadingHere is a refresher on how some of our former countrymen handled negative comments about our country. JFK’S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60’s whenDeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all USmilitary out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, “Does that include […]
Continue ReadingShe Tells Her Grandma That She’s Just Been Cheated On So Grandma Tells Her To Do This. A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her – her husband had cheated on her and she was devastated. She did not know how she […]
Continue ReadingJames Mattis: 15 Quotes from Trump’s Secretary of Defense Pick from Breitbart’s article here. by JOHN HAYWARD 2 Dec 201668 Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, is one of the most quotable figures in modern public life. He rarely gives a speech without saying something that should be emblazoned on coffee mugs, or in […]
Continue ReadingIn Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January, 1996, more than 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd annual ABCA convention. While I waited in line to register with the hotel staff, I heard other more veteran coaches rumbling about the lineup of speakers scheduled to present during the weekend. […]
Continue Reading“I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts me. I have no patience for cynicism, excessive criticism and demands of any nature. I lost the […]
Continue ReadingFrom a small book entitled, “Reflections on Pearl Harbor” by Admiral Chester Nimitz. Sunday, December 7th, 1941–Admiral Chester Nimitz was attending a concert in Washington D.C. He was paged and told there was a phone call for him. When he answered the phone, it was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.He told Admiral Nimitz that he (Nimitz) […]
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