Elephant Ear

The elephant ear captures, deciphers, and redirects critical fleet maintenance, procurement, and leadership knowledge and passes it along to the passengers of this blog.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain (1835-1910); [Samuel...

“A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and...

“We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world with a finer spirit of hope and achievement- and we impoverish ourselves if we forget the errand.” Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924); 28th U.S. President...

“You've failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn't you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Babe Ruth...

“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.“ Steve Jobs (1955-2011); Co-founder Apple Inc.  ...

“If you don't stick to your values when they are being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.” Jon Stewart (born 1962); Television host, writer, comedian  ...