“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”

– William Arthur Ward

“We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.”

–Aristotle Onassis

“They’re on our right, they’re on our left, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us; they can’t get away from us this time.”

– Col. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC

“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”

-David McCullough

“We are tied to each other just like waves are tied together by ocean currents.”

– Former Vice Chief Naval Officer William E Gortney

“Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.”

-Stewart Brand