A Stern Taskmaster

His own philosophy, in his own words, has long been a personal inspiration to me. Typically, he credited it to his seafaring grandfather. "The sea, like life itself is a stern taskmaster," he recalled. "The best way to get along with either is to learn all you can, then do your best, and don't worry--especially about things over which you have no control."

Gerald Ford - Remarks at the U.S.S. Nimitz Commissioning Ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia