The enemy of our games was always Japan, and the courses were so thorough that after the start of World War II, nothing that happened in the Pacific was strange or unexpected.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation.

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

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

When you're in command, command.

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

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

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

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

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

She was an exotic flower amongst the snowdrifts, out of place, a Technicolor misfit in a monochrome Christmas movie.

Working to perfect our gift and overcoming the pain of self-discipline, we achieve our goals and move on to our dreams

In life and in a boxing ring, the defeat is not declared when you fall down. It is declared only when you refuse to get up

I make jokes because humor is the greatest healing factor that there is.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

I believe you can have discipline without fear. I believe that you can have a cohesive and inclusive band where students and parents feel welcome to express their concerns or opinions.

I discovered, quite early in motherhood, that the longest and most painful deliveries occur when you give birth to stepchildren.

Impossible is not a fact, it's an opinion.

And as in men's bodies, so in government, that disease is most serious which proceeds from the head.

Have courage and a little willingness to venture and be defeated.