Bracker Quotes

#1. One of the best kept secrets is that everyone loves sex." Captain Hank Bracker

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#2. Aeschylus said, 'In war, truth is the first casualty.' now we can add politics." Captain Hank Bracker

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#3. Remember that on October 1, 2015, the American Container Ship El Faro with 5 graduates of Maine Maritime Academy was lost at sea." Captain Hank Bracker

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#4. Curiosity can either open doors or blow you away!" Captain Hank Bracker

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#5. Canada is a long way to go to get Cuban Cigars" Captain Hank Bracker

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#6. On this November 8, 2016, Election Day, may you have "Love & Kindness" in your heart when you cast your ballot. Do what is right for America!" Captain Hank Bracker

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#7. History is not owned solely by historians. It is a part of everyone's heritage." Captain Hank Bracker. This quote is from the flyleaf of the award winning book "The Exciting Story of Cuba.

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#8. War is advocated by those who fail to understand the horrible enormity of it." Captain Hank Bracker

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#9. In Politics we can be a Party member, but should never forget to put America first! Captain Hank Bracker

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#10. Live life to the fullest and celebrate your, hopefully few, regrets knowing that you have dared!" Captain Hank Bracker

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#11. Work is one of the joys of life. The feeling of accomplishment is priceless." Captain Hank Bracker

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#12. I am content to be a bric-a-bracker and a Ceramiker.

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#13. Speech is how we convey our thoughts. Literature is how we convey our civilization." Captain Hank Bracker

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#14. Fifty years of isolating Cuba has failed to promote democracy" Barack Obama, 44th and current President of the USA. "Let's move ahead!" Captain Hank Bracker

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#15. Life is like a voyage with a beginning and an end. It's what happens between the two that counts." Captain Hank Bracker

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#16. Others can make the rules, but it's my decision whether to follow them." Captain Hank Bracker

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#17. The woman's march of today have deep roots and shoud be respected. Our country must find unification and not division, with men as well as women of all parties rallying around their cause!" Captain Hank Bracker, author of "The Exciting Story of Cuba.

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#18. Leif Ericson discovered Baffin Island, Labrador and Newfoundland, some 500 years before Columbus discovered America. Ericson sailed south along the Eastern Coast of America as far as Maine and perhaps beyond." Captain Hank Bracker

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#19. The Uberlingen Chief of Police Jakob Graf, was severely wounded in this explosion. It has now become questionable as to whether the weapons he collected were for the Gestapo or the invading French troops.

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#20. Sadly the SS United States, the fastest Passenger Ship ever built, now rests in Philadelphia awaiting an unknown fate.

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#21. Portland, Maine was the site of one of the northernmost battles of the Civil War.

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#22. Concerning Existentialism, I've heard many persuasive arguments; however with infinity in every direction, including time, what I don't understand is why I won this crapshoot.

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#23. Fidel Castro's justice, while seeking refuge with his rebel troops in the Sierra Maestra mountains, was harsh and the penalty for violating some of his rules was death." See page 286, "The Exciting Story of Cuba

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#24. Except for food and medical supplies, the United States imposed a total embargo on Cuba on October 19, 1960.

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#25. Stand by your own honorable convictions before the putrid stench of others permanently stains you.

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#26. The Irish loved their cabbage. The Germans pickled their cabbage and the Italians made spaghetti sauce and listed to the opera.

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#27. Of course, anything as tasty as a Cuban sandwich, much the same as Italian Pizza or Chinese Chop Suey, soon spreads into the general population.

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#28. I want to put you all at ease. We will tolerate no guerrillas in the casinos or the swimming pools!" Fulgencio Batista as Dictator of Cuba, page 228 "The Exciting Story of Cuba.

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#29. In 1628, French pirates and marauding, escaped slaves plundered Santiago and burned Havana to the ground. Even the Dutch, led by Piet Heyn , sacked the Spanish fleet lying at anchor in Havana harbor. page 83, "The Exciting Story of Cuba

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#30. Suppressed I Rise is for anyone interested in a very personal, human view of the history of World War II. A mother's attempt to protect and raise her two young daughters in hostile NAZI Germany challenges her sensibilities and resourcefulness.

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#31. President Kennedy stocked up on Cuban Cigars just before signing the embargo.

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