Vince Patton
@vwpatton.bsky.social
30 yr U.S. Coast Guard veteran. Currently faculty member at Northeast Maritime Institute College of Maritime Science, and President of NMI Foundation.
"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth." ~ Bo Bennett
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth." ~ Bo Bennett
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." ~ Mae West
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." ~ Mae West
"As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear." ~ Tracee Ellis Ross
December 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear." ~ Tracee Ellis Ross
"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it's going to launch you into something great." ~ Author Unknown
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it's going to launch you into something great." ~ Author Unknown
"How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours." ~ Wayne Dyer
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours." ~ Wayne Dyer
"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak." ~ Thomas Carlyle
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak." ~ Thomas Carlyle
"Any woman, or anyone facing race prejudice, weight prejudice, hair prejudice ... if you let somebody stop you because of their opinions, then the only thing you're doing is hurting yourself. I don't want to give somebody that power over me." ~ Cindy Blackman Santana
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Any woman, or anyone facing race prejudice, weight prejudice, hair prejudice ... if you let somebody stop you because of their opinions, then the only thing you're doing is hurting yourself. I don't want to give somebody that power over me." ~ Cindy Blackman Santana
"I am thankful for many things and urged everyone to recognize the gifts they have been given. First and foremost, the gift of life. The gift of the faith. The gift of unity. This beautiful feast that we have in the United States, unites all people - to say thank you to someone." ~ Pope Leo XIV
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"I am thankful for many things and urged everyone to recognize the gifts they have been given. First and foremost, the gift of life. The gift of the faith. The gift of unity. This beautiful feast that we have in the United States, unites all people - to say thank you to someone." ~ Pope Leo XIV
"No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are." ~ Nhat Hanh
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are." ~ Nhat Hanh
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." ~ Steve Jobs
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." ~ Steve Jobs
“Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.” ~ Nelson Mandela
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.” ~ Nelson Mandela
"A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations." ~ Jodi Picoult
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations." ~ Jodi Picoult
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
"The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful life adds one more component: using these same strengths to forward knowledge, power or goodness." ~ Martin Seligman
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful life adds one more component: using these same strengths to forward knowledge, power or goodness." ~ Martin Seligman
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination." ~ Carl Rogers
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination." ~ Carl Rogers
“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” ~ Chinese Proverb
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” ~ Chinese Proverb
"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you." ~ Saint Augustine
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you." ~ Saint Augustine
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~ Benjamin Franklin
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired." ~ Martha Graham
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired." ~ Martha Graham
"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." ~ Booker T. Washington
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." ~ Booker T. Washington
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." ~ Mother Teresa
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." ~ Mother Teresa
“There is no greater power and support you can give someone than to look them in the eye, and with sincerity/conviction say, 'I believe in you.” ~ Ken Poirot
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“There is no greater power and support you can give someone than to look them in the eye, and with sincerity/conviction say, 'I believe in you.” ~ Ken Poirot
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” ~ Arthur Ashe
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” ~ Arthur Ashe
"You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last minute panic." ~ Bill Watterson
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last minute panic." ~ Bill Watterson