I felt from the start that America was not likely to relinquish lightly positions established at the cost of such sacrifices, and I pressed the view that a high degree of preparation and willingness to make sacrifices would be necessary on our side, but everybody here always persists in facile optimism until the very worst actually happens. -Isoroku Yamamoto

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You will never get everything in life but you will get enough. ― Sanhita Baruah

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Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.

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As long as tides of war are in our favor, the United States will never stop fighting. As a consequence, the war will continue for several years, during which materiel will be exhausted, vessels and arms will be damaged, and they can be replaced only with great difficulties. - Isoroku Yamamoto

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If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires. – Malcolm Gladwell

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Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained. ― Jonathan Harnisch

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Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.- Hans Christian Andersen

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When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them. ― Marilyn Monroe

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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. ― Leonardo da Vinci

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If a war breaks out with the United States, the navy will have to put all its strength into interceptive operations, so... massive sea-borne supplies might be momentarily interrupted. -Isoroku Yamamoto

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