“Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind.” IfsMindWarStatesState Of MindAbstaining Book:Winds of War Source: Winds of War
“The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one. All the shortcuts and economies and common-sense changes that your native intelligence suggests to you are mistakes. Learn to quash them. Constantly ask yourself, "How would I do this if I were a fool?" Throttle down your mind to a crawl. Then you will never go wrong.” IfsMindWellsAsksCommonMistakeEconomyPlansMastersFoolGeniusCommon SenseIdiotNativeFinding YourselfPretendingExecutionNavyShortcutsThrottle Author:Herman Wouk
“The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you're not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one.” IfsWellsPlansMastersGeniusIdiotFinding YourselfPretendingExecutionNavy Book:The Caine mutiny Source: The Caine mutiny
“Every hour spent on the Caine was a great hour in all our lives-if you don't think so now you will later on, more and more.” IfsThinkingHoursOur Lives Book:The Caine mutiny: a novel of World War II. Source: The Caine mutiny: a novel of World War II.
