Chester W. Nimitz

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. ”

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

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. ”