Nimitz Quotes
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Nimitz Quotes & Sayings
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uncommon valor was a common virtue
— Chester Nimitz
I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.
— Chester W. Nimitz
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
If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.
— Chester W. Nimitz
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
I liked that Larry King didn't know who Minerva was.
— Maria Shriver
Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.
— Chester W. Nimitz
Be what lights up the dark
— Kelli Crockett
A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.
— Chester W. Nimitz
I stopped needing to be available to everyone all the time,
— Robin S. Sharma
Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.
— Chester W. Nimitz
We must not again underestimate the Japanese.
— Chester W. Nimitz
Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group.
— Chester W. Nimitz
Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.
— Chester W. Nimitz
The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.
— Chester W. Nimitz
Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.
— Chester W. Nimitz
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even though I think it is hopeless.
— Chester Nimitz
No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.
— Chester W. Nimitz
When your mind is flooded with the pure light of nirvana, which is happiness itself, you will be delighted with whatever occurs to you.
— Frederick Lenz
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
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
— Chester W. Nimitz
The one thing the police cannot protect us from is a politician like Bill de Blasio.
— Bill O'Reilly
When you're in command, command.
— Chester W. Nimitz
