Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

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

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.

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.

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

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.