[PW] ? Quotations from USNA Graduates (Quotation Query #647)

[swguardian-wombat at yahoo.com]

John Sidney McCain III (1936)

Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right. -Address at Bob Jones Univeristy, 28 February 2000, Washington Post 

I'll tell you what courage is. Standing between Ted Kennedy and a tray of Little Debbie snack cakes. -McCain: Secrets (comedy sketch) Late Night with Conan O'Brien, 2000? rebroadcast 18 Feb 2008 
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Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888–1957)

Half the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need. - "Alone" (1938) Ch. 2 

A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes that he is no longer indispensable. -"Alone" (1938) Ch. 12 
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Stansfield Turner (1923)

“We have crossed the line into dangerous territory, I am embarrassed that the U.S. now has a vice-president for torture” 
-ITV News, 18 November 2005 (refering to VicePresident Cheney) 
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David Robinson (1965)

"Winning a championship is so temporary," said Robinson. "It's fantastic for the moment, don't get me wrong. You climb the hill. There's no greater feeling than standing there on the podium. But eventually, there's another hill to climb. It's fleeting glory, but intense. Giving is solid. It lasts a lifetime. You become linked with others. It's something that lasts forever. To be blessed enough to have something to give is unreal. It's amazing to me that God has entrusted me with this." -Hoop, March 2000 
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James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (1946) 

That's between me and my boy, Mr. President

[Full conversation]

George W. Bush: How's your boy?
Webb: I'd like to get them out of Iraq, Mr. President
Bush: That's not what I asked you. How's your boy?
Webb: That's between me and my boy, Mr. President.
-Michael D. Shear. "In Following His Own Script, Webb May Test Senate's Limits", Washington Post, 29 November 2006 Page A01
[Note, according to the article, Webb had a son on the front lines]

Sue W, 
USNI

"Shapiro, Fred" <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote: 
For an article I am writing on famous quotations by United States Naval Academy graduates, I would welcome suggestions of well-known quotations by any of the following:

John S. McCain III
Roger Staubach
Oliver North
James H. Webb, Jr.
Montel Williams
David Robinson
Charlie Wilson
Stansfield Tuner
Wally Schirra
William Appleman Williams
William Lederer
Richard E. Byrd
James D. Watkins
William D. Leahy
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Arleigh A. Burke
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Peter Pace

Fred Shapiro
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