I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.
Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.
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.
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.