The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.
Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.
If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.
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.
Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.