Re: QUOTATIONS GALORE
Classic Quotes by Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966) American admiral
**A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder. **
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
(My pick for my job at this forum)
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**Uncommon valor was a common virtue. **
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**Three favorite rules of thumb: Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might be the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicality in terms of materiel and supplies **
**official and celebrated diarist **
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**As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world **
**seems to smile upon me! **
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**That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves. **