#harbor

No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew. ↗

— Lord Mountbatten

#grew #had #harbor #invented #knowledge

I agree that it is not just the extremists who harbor bad thoughts or engage in bad acts, but they are usually the source of the polarization and try to keep education and communication of the main stream from moving forward. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#agree #bad #communication #education #engage

Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships. ↗

— Barney Ross

#burning #everything #fires #harbor #ships

Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led to our prompt, official declaration of war, while they characterize as unwise wars of choice the wars in Korea, Vietnam and the current war in Iraq. ↗

— William Safire

#attack #characterize #choice #critics #current

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#because #does #harbor #know #making

Radical Islamic fundamentalists harbor contempt for our democratic way of life and, given the opportunity, will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal of bringing our country to its knees. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

#bringing #contempt #country #democratic #fundamentalists

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#expressed #harbored #i #life #moment

It was now December 7, 1941; the date that Franklin D. Roosevelt was destined to declare would live in infamy. ↗

— Randall Wallace

#fdr #franklin-d-roosevelt #history #pearl-harbor #world-war-ii

I’ll stab him,” offers Jaden as she makes a stabbing motion. “You expect me to play along?” Rob scoffs, gripping his arm protectively. “Pretty much,” replies Landon earnestly. “You’re serious?” “As a heart attack.” “No,” argues Rob. “I’m not going to let Jaden—or anyone else—skewer me.” He’s greeted with an amused silence. “Bleedin’ crime is what it is,” he mutters. “Why can’t someone else go all noble sacrifice-y? It’s because I’m English, ain’t it? ↗

— Laura Kreitzer

#humor #laura-kreitzer #scifi #summer-chronicles #scifi

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor. ↗

— Phyllis Diller

#bad #commemorate #cooking #harbor #kids