James Richardson

James Richardson
Admiral in charge of Pearl Harbor prior to the Japanese attack.
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth18 September 1878
CityParis, TX
annual direct factory impact indirect itself jobs suggesting support
We are suggesting the factory itself will support 1,527 direct and indirect jobs with an annual impact of $51.5 million.
figure trying
We're all squished in trying to figure out how to make it work.
attempt chance failure letting
Every attempt is a success. Failure is letting any chance to try go by.
learning materials minds opened people
It kind of opened up people's minds to different things. People are learning what different materials do and are experimenting more.
assist great group privilege
It's a great privilege for us to have this group come and assist us,
chance himself looked mean member powerful saw second servant
When I looked at that young man, I saw someone who could have a second chance to rehabilitate himself and come out and be a powerful -- and I mean a powerful -- member of society, but most of all, a powerful servant of God. That's what I saw,
afraid agree buttons city council gave hot manager mayor power sit veto
We had some hot buttons we couldn't agree on. We gave the mayor too much power. The mayor would have veto power and sit on the council and vote. I was afraid that our city manager would feel like she was being micromanaged by the mayor.
belief stronger weaker
The weaker the intellect, the stronger the belief
believe learned
I learned a lot from it, but I would not do anything different because I believe in the process.
intelligent pity deserve
Those who are too slow to be intelligent deserve our patience, those who are too quick, our pity.
thinking house littles
What's thinking? You live in a grandly appointed house, but spend all your time rummaging around in the attic for any little trinket you hadn't known was there.
bored trying sitting
I'm sitting here bored, ... trying to remember that everything is a complete mystery.
water different drink
Happiness, like water, is always available, but so often it seems we'd prefer a different drink.
land
There is no road to the land without roads.