John Paul Jones Quotes

It is certainly for the interest of the service that a cordial interchange of civilities should subsist between superior and inferior officers, and therefore, it is bad policy in superiors to behave towards their inferiors indiscriminately, as though they were of a lower species.

John Paul Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 6, 1747 - July 18, 1792

Topics

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Led Zeppelin was an affair of the heart. Each of the members was important to the sum total of what we were.

Jimmy Page

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I'm an independent, probably. I'm not dogmatic. I've supported Democrats and Republicans.

Jerry Weintraub

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Community colleges are great bargains. They avoid the fancy amenities four-year liberal arts colleges need in order to lure the children of the middle class.

Robert Reich

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A remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good in spite of all the people who say he is very good.

Robert Graves

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International development aid is based on the Robin Hood principle: take from the rich and give to the poor.

Angus Deaton

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To be unrecognizable in movies is the biggest compliment that anybody can give you.

Michael Angarano

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I was not good at team sports, I have to say. I'm quite good at individual sports, but I was not good at team sports, so I wasn't good at baseball and football.

Tom Ford

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There's an assumption in many of these cultures that these children are mentally retarded, when in fact they're not at all. I saw how the operation affects the child, as well as the child's family and often the village.

Roma Downey

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I think I could handle right tackle. With great coaches, I think I can handle anything.

Michael Oher

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To my younger self, I would say unless you're literally in danger, ask forgiveness instead of asking permission.

Jonathan Van Ness

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I tell everybody, 'If you want to get to know me, if you listen to those three records, you'll have a really good idea.' They were released at different time periods in my life, and those are the things I was going through.

Brantley Gilbert

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I believe Prime Minister Blair is a friend, and a friend of Israel.

Ariel Sharon

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