Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any place from whence an attack is allowed to be made.

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty.

Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

Happiness to me is simply not being unhappy.

True contentment comes with empathy.

Being able to laugh at a situation can help you hang on to your perspective. And there's an intimacy in laughter that nothing else can come close to.