“When one takes retrospective view of the events which occurred twenty four years ago, he cannot help but admit that this a progressive age and when he sees a building burn down he may console himself with the idea that he will live to see a finer one springing up from its ashes particularly if the o…”— Adm David Porter, amazon.comTagged: Will
“[Lincoln] seemed to think only that he had an unpleasant duty to perform and endeavored to perform it as smoothly as possible.”— Adm David Porter, amazon.comTagged: Obstacles
“When a man is in trouble, the world is generally down on him.”— Adm David Porter, amazon.comTagged: Obstacles
“When I had made up my mind about these obstructions which looked so formidable, I simply gave the order: 'clear the way.'”— Adm David Porter, amazon.comTagged: Obstacles