Russ Carnahan Quotes

The Coast Guard has long been known as the armed service that gets more done for less.

The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act is an important authorization for our country and for our citizens, as we have seen so vividly in the last few weeks.

I feel that everything I do in my life I can do in a shorter time than most men can. It's the quality, not the quantity.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

First at the outset, let me commend the great men and women of the United States Coast Guard for what they do.

From protecting our natural resources to providing maritime security and national defense, the Coast Guard's duties are broad in scope, and the performance of those duties has never been more important.

The Coast Guard evokes images of search and rescue operations, maybe during Hurricane Katrina, or guys jumping out of helicopters wearing snorkels and fins - and that's accurate, but only part of the picture.

The better you get at your key skills, the more you accomplish in a shorter period of time.

What is done well is done quickly enough.

You can cut down a tree with a hammer, but it takes about 30 days. If you trade the hammer for an ax, you can cut it down in about 30 minutes. The difference between 30 days and 30 minutes is skills.

There's nothing for getting you good fast like having to be good fast, if that makes any sense.

First, do it. Second, do it well. Third, do it well and fast — that means you're a professional.

We don't get paid for being busy, we get paid for being right.

My thing from the beginning is to have it be useful, and be able to help others. It's about being efficient and getting there as fast as you can. If people want to do it more artistically or in a freestyle way, I have absolutely no problem with it — that's the way it's going to evolve. It's not my style, but if it's other people's [style], that's perfect.

Speed focuses the mind. It cuts through the fog of drab everyday living and keeps us on our toes. Speed works. Speed saves lives. Speed is good. And we should have more of it, not less.

What users want is convenience and results.

You get the job done or you don't.

It is not enough to get things done; they must be done right.

Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.

One’s objective should be to get it right, get it quick, get it out and get it over. Your problem won’t improve with age.

Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.

I've always believed in quickness over strength and size.

I always want to be as quick and decisive as I can be.

Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful.

Focus on just a few things, and do them better than anybody else.