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“Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard, standard performance is sub-standard, and sub-standard performance is not permitted to exist - that, I warn
by kwertyoowiyop 4y ago
“Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard, standard performance is sub-standard, and sub-standard performance is not permitted to exist - that, I warn you.”
- Captain Queeg (The Caine Mutiny)
- hirundo 4y agoIt was Queeg's paranoia that was his downfall, not an insistence on excellence.
- gvb 4y agoIt was also Queeq's substandard performance. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny
- hirundo 4y agoYep, he ran his ship aground, and vigorously undermined his officers' authority. I love that book and everything else Wouk wrote.
- kwertyoowiyop 4y agoI need to read Wouk’s other books. I’ve read Caine Mutiny three times, Winds of War once, and that’s it. Which should I read next?
- hirundo 4y agoEasy choice given that list: War and Remembrance.
- kwertyoowiyop 4y agoWinds of War was an entertaining read but wow -- depressing in a way that stuck with me for a long time. As intended, I'm sure. Wouk wrote some very dramatic scenes.
- kwertyoowiyop 4y agoYes! Statements like this showed Queeg's focus on appearances and compensating for his own insecurity, compared to the competence and quiet confidence of Captain DeVriess.