Harbors Quotes
261 Harbors quotes by 226 unique authors
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After Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor, the war tide slowly turned against the Axis.
— Alexander Dubcek
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One of the basics of a good system of innovation is diversity. In some ways, the stronger the culture (national, institutional, generational, or other), the…
— Nicholas Negroponte
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I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small…
— Parker Stevenson
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Just as at sea those who are carried away from the direction of the harbor bring themselves back on course by a clear sign, on…
— Gregory of Nyssa
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The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government…
— Diane Watson
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The tempest was terrible and separated me from my [other] vessels that night, putting every one of them in desperate straits, with nothing to look…
— Christopher Columbus
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We can see now that we Americans were caught unprepared, because we were ordinary human beings, following the best advice we had at the time.…
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Two weeks before the attack on the USS Cole and then again two days before the attack, they saw through their analysis that a major…
— Curt Weldon
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Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for…
— William Manchester
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Always keeping in mind that you become what you think about, be very careful about any thoughts you harbor that involve doubt.
— Wayne Dyer
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Pearl Harbor is strenuously respectful of contemporary sensitivities, sometimes at the cost of accuracy.
— A. O. Scott
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They fought on with a devotion which would puzzle the generation of the 1980s. More surprising, in many instances it would have baffled the men…
— William Manchester
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Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism.
— Michael Bay
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My father pulled into Pearl Harbor four days after the bombing, and he said, everything was still burning. He said they never told the public…
— John Lasseter
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The lesson of Pearl Harbor ought never to be forgotten, and of course the motto that came from that, 69 years ago, the war which…
— Oliver North
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As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor…
— Joe Baca
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I think history is continuous. It doesn't begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the presidency or on…
— Richard Holbrooke
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Can any of us even imagine, after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt suggesting we negotiate a resolution or that we could simply prosecute those involved? Of…
— Marsha Blackburn
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Pearl Harbor was the defining event in my life. It shaped who I am, and all of my hang-ups and my drives, I think, stem…
— David Suzuki
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Small towns harbor small imaginations.
— Stephen King
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If we are honest with ourselves and listen quietly ... we all harbor one fiercely held aspiration for our healthcare - that it keep us…
— Rebecca Onie
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I will not harbor unhealthy thoughts anymore.
— Elizabeth Gilbert
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Everybody sat around thinking about Panasonic, the Japanese electronics account. Finally I decided, what the hell, I'll throw a line to loosen them up. The…
— Jerry Della Femina
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Sometimes, they wait. Sometimes, you see the dead come in to the harbor, and their old dogs are all along the docks, wagging their tails,…
— Douglas Clegg
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My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don't harbor bad thoughts, do…
— Unknown Author
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