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Chester W. Nimitz quotes: Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.

Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.

I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.

If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.

We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.

Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: We must not again underestimate the Japanese.

We must not again underestimate the Japanese.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group.

Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.

The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.

No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: I felt that it was an unnecessary loss of civilian life ... We had them beaten. They hadn't enough food, they couldn't do anything.

I felt that it was an unnecessary loss of civilian life ... We had them beaten. They hadn't enough food, they couldn't do anything.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: When you're in command, command.

When you're in command, command.

Chester W. Nimitz quotes: THEY FOUGHT TOGETHER AS BROTHERS-IN-ARMS. THEY DIED TOGETHER AND NOW THEY SLEEP SIDE BY SIDE. TO THEM WE HAVE A SOLEMN OBLIGATION.

THEY FOUGHT TOGETHER AS BROTHERS-IN-ARMS. THEY DIED TOGETHER AND NOW THEY SLEEP SIDE BY SIDE. TO THEM WE HAVE A SOLEMN OBLIGATION.