Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted. Chester W. Nimitz More Quotes by Chester W. Nimitz More Quotes From 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 W. Nimitz giving-up hope courage They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation. Chester W. Nimitz brother sleep war Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best. Chester W. Nimitz good-man helping men When you're in command, command. Chester W. Nimitz command When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet in 31 December, 1941; our submarines were already operating against the enemy, the only units of the Fleet that could come to grips with the Japanese for months to come. It was to the Submarine Force that I looked to carry the load until our great industrial activity could produce the weapons we so sorely needed to carry the war to the enemy. It is to the everlasting honor and glory of our submarine personnel that they never failed us in our days of peril. Chester W. Nimitz honor war enemy If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh. Chester W. Nimitz wave ifs A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder. Chester W. Nimitz sea war peace 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. Chester W. Nimitz military war enemy By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue. Chester W. Nimitz marine military country Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group. Chester W. Nimitz groups tasks luck Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men. Chester W. Nimitz juniors advice men I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it. Chester W. Nimitz taken military responsibility The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military. Chester W. Nimitz navy weapons military The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship. Chester W. Nimitz sailing organization military 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 unnecessary enough loss Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. Chester W. Nimitz marine military war Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight. Chester W. Nimitz foresight hindsight 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. Chester W. Nimitz japan games war The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan. Chester W. Nimitz japan military views 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 military loss enemy
