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.
"Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life." ~ Jackie Robinson
February 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life." ~ Jackie Robinson
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~ Harriet Tubman
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~ Harriet Tubman
“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” ~ Booker T. Washington
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” ~ Booker T. Washington
"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." ~ Coretta Scott King
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." ~ Coretta Scott King
"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter." ~ James Earl Jones
February 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter." ~ James Earl Jones
"When they go low, we go high." ~ Michelle Obama
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"When they go low, we go high." ~ Michelle Obama
"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us." ~ Wilma Rudolph
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us." ~ Wilma Rudolph
"It's not about you or me, but it's about what we can give to this world." ~ Dr. Olivia Hooker
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"It's not about you or me, but it's about what we can give to this world." ~ Dr. Olivia Hooker
“Life is challenging, but I’m always up for a challenge.” ~ Venus Williams
February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“Life is challenging, but I’m always up for a challenge.” ~ Venus Williams
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 AM
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." ~ Rosa Parks
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." ~ Rosa Parks
"Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself." ~ Walter Anderson
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself." ~ Walter Anderson
"Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly... lead the way!" ~ Steve Maraboli
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly... lead the way!" ~ Steve Maraboli
"That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to live a good life? Those are questions which we face as individuals." ~ Peter Singer
January 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to live a good life? Those are questions which we face as individuals." ~ Peter Singer
"To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity." ~ Douglas Adams
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity." ~ Douglas Adams
"Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals." ~ Kallam Anji Reddy
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
"Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals." ~ Kallam Anji Reddy
"Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught." ~ J. C. Watts
January 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught." ~ J. C. Watts
"Our human compassion binds us to one another—not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future." ~ Nelson Mandela
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"Our human compassion binds us to one another—not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future." ~ Nelson Mandela
"Apart from values and ethics, which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one - that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be." ~ Ratan Tata
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"Apart from values and ethics, which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one - that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be." ~ Ratan Tata
"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." ~ E. B. White
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." ~ E. B. White
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." ~ Vince Lombardi
January 23, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." ~ Vince Lombardi
"Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart." - Basil Rathbone
January 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM
"Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart." - Basil Rathbone
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ~ Thomas Edison
January 21, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ~ Thomas Edison
"Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about." ~ Rollo May
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
"Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about." ~ Rollo May
"Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough." ~ Garrison Keillor
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough." ~ Garrison Keillor