“Children drown, beautiful women are mangled in automobile accidents, cruise ships founder, and men die lingering deaths in mines and submarines, but you will find none of this in my accounts.” MenChildrenBeautifulDiesMinesOptimismAccountsAccidentsShipsFoundersBeautiful WomenAutomobileCruiseLingeringSubmarinesCruise Ships Book:The Jewels of the Cabots Source: The Jewels of the Cabots
“I catch myself judging myself as that 13-year-old boy, who, of course, rightfully points out that he is only a child. And my membership - well, I was drafted into the Waffen-SS and didn't exactly volunteer, which was just as idiotic. I wanted to be on the submarines and then ended up with the Waffen-SS.” YearsWellsChildrenWantedCoursesBoysJudgingVolunteerMembershipIdioticSubmarinesJudging Myself Author:Gunter Grass
“This is no job for a UN committee. It needs the same kind of unwavering dedication and the kinds of people that got us the first nuclear submarine and the first man on the moon.” PeopleMenNeedsFirstsKindJobsMoonNuclearDedicationCommitteesSubmarinesUnwavering Author:Wilson Greatbatch