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James Stockdale Quotes

They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech Picture Quote #1

We couldn’t generalize on the people. Some of them were known to be tough guys and they didn’t say much, but some of them were kind of soft-headed, but they did that. That was an East German film Picture Quote #1

Half the issues they - are so polished they’re talking about - are dead by the time they get into the office, and into the midst of their tour where they’re really productive Picture Quote #1

I was tortured fifteen times, thats total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double Picture Quote #1

I’m a grown man. You know, I’ve been in a lot of scrapes, but I never felt like I got so - there are probably a lot of things I should have done that I didn’t do Picture Quote #1

I mean, I didn’t - I should have demanded attention of the boss maybe, or something like that that might have backfired. This I would just take as it came Picture Quote #1

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Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots Picture Quote #1

He’s a novice, but he’s had these - he’s experienced in leadership in tight circumstances. He started - he dropped the first bomb, led the first air strike into North Vietnam Picture Quote #1

But there were highs as well as lows, it was as though they said everybody was picking on the man who had more practical real life experiences than the whole batch of them put together Picture Quote #1

In order to do something you must be something Picture Quote #1

I think character is permanent, and issues are transient Picture Quote #1

Great leaders gain authority by giving it away Picture Quote #1

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Entitlement and privelege corrupt Picture Quote #1

I was tortured fifteen times, that’s total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double Picture Quote #1

And we had our own laws. I mean, I wrote them. And we had our own customs, and traditions, and proprieties Picture Quote #1

So the first thing that went on was to decide... Trying to find a time when we could get reprisal raids out Picture Quote #1

Do the right thing even if it means dying like a dog when no one’s there to see you do it Picture Quote #1

The worst thing that can happen is death and that’s not the worst thing in the world either Picture Quote #1

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Leadership must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does not mean posturing and, least of all, pandering to the mob. It means obvious and wholehearted commitment to helping followers Picture Quote #1

The challenge of education is not to prepare a person for success, but to prepare him for failure Picture Quote #1

A liberally educated person meets new ideas with curiosity and fascination. An illiberally educated person meets new ideas with fear Picture Quote #1

This idea, as you know, that I have firm convictions that the idea of issues being a big deal where our mutual friend went back and he felt so strongly that the determining factor in electoral success should be a proven character Picture Quote #1

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They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech (James Stockdale Quotes) We couldn’t generalize on the people. Some of them were known to be tough guys and they didn’t say much, but some of them were kind of soft-headed, but they did that. That was an East German film. (James Stockdale Quotes) Half the issues they - are so polished they’re talking about - are dead by the time they get into the office, and into the midst of their tour where they’re really productive. (James Stockdale Quotes) I was tortured fifteen times, thats total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double. (James Stockdale Quotes) I’m a grown man. You know, I’ve been in a lot of scrapes, but I never felt like I got so - there are probably a lot of things I should have done that I didn’t do (James Stockdale Quotes) I mean, I didn’t - I should have demanded attention of the boss maybe, or something like that that might have backfired. This I would just take as it came (James Stockdale Quotes) Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots (James Stockdale Quotes) He’s a novice, but he’s had these - he’s experienced in leadership in tight circumstances. He started - he dropped the first bomb, led the first air strike into North Vietnam (James Stockdale Quotes) But there were highs as well as lows, it was as though they said everybody was picking on the man who had more practical real life experiences than the whole batch of them put together (James Stockdale Quotes) In order to do something you must be something (James Stockdale Quotes) I think character is permanent, and issues are transient (James Stockdale Quotes) Great leaders gain authority by giving it away (James Stockdale Quotes) Entitlement and privelege corrupt (James Stockdale Quotes) I was tortured fifteen times, that’s total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double (James Stockdale Quotes) And we had our own laws. I mean, I wrote them. And we had our own customs, and traditions, and proprieties (James Stockdale Quotes) So the first thing that went on was to decide... Trying to find a time when we could get reprisal raids out (James Stockdale Quotes) Do the right thing even if it means dying like a dog when no one’s there to see you do it (James Stockdale Quotes) The worst thing that can happen is death and that’s not the worst thing in the world either (James Stockdale Quotes) Leadership must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does not mean posturing and, least of all, pandering to the mob. It means obvious and wholehearted commitment to helping followers (James Stockdale Quotes) The challenge of education is not to prepare a person for success, but to prepare him for failure (James Stockdale Quotes) A liberally educated person meets new ideas with curiosity and fascination. An illiberally educated person meets new ideas with fear (James Stockdale Quotes) This idea, as you know, that I have firm convictions that the idea of issues being a big deal where our mutual friend went back and he felt so strongly that the determining factor in electoral success should be a proven character (James Stockdale Quotes)