The fate of the Empire rests on this enterprise. Every man must devote himself totally to the task in hand.

The fiercest serpent may be overcome by a swarm of ants.

A brilliant man would find a way not to fight a war.

Today, as chief Of the guardians of the seas Of the land of the dawn, I gaze up with awe At the rising sun!

A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.

Never tell anyone outside my staff that the Submarine Force and the First Air Fleet were responsible for the failure at Midway. The failure at Midway was mine.

I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.

A man of real purpose puts his faith in himself always. Sometimes he refuses even to put his faith in the gods. So from time to time, he falls into error.

Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind

Where you read a book and when and with whom can make a big difference.

What we need to do is take that inchoate sense that something isn't right and give it a structural component and the sense that things can be another way.

I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members

Does not all the blood within me Leap to meet thee, leap to meet thee, As the springs to meet the sunshine.

Man believes and lives.

Acting is not a profession of competing with other actors, but rather a vocation of sharing with fellow human beings.

Eternity has no gray hairs! The flowers fade, the heart withers, man grows old and dies, the world lies down in the sepulchre of ages, but time writes no wrinkles on the brow of Eternity.

How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.

I love the musicality of words.