Even a burglar hesitates to go back for more. - Isoroku Yamamoto

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You cannot be responsible for some things that happen on earth. You may attempt to act, God alone will decide. Some things are mysteries! ― Israelmore Ayivor

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We are forever responsible for that which we have tamed.

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A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten. Isoroku Yamamoto

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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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Even though there wasn't much damage, it's a disgrace that the skies over the imperial capital should have been defiled without a single enemy plane being shot down. It provides a regrettably graphic illustration of the saying that a bungling attack is better than the most skillful defense. - Isoroku Yamamoto

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If we are to have a war with America, we will have no hope of winning unless the U.S. fleet in Hawaiian waters can be destroyed. - Isoroku Yamamoto

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Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii and San Francisco. We would have to march into Washington and sign the treaty in the White House. - Isoroku Yamamoto

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You know, true love really matters, friends really matter, family really matters. Being responsible and disciplined and healthy really matters. -Courtney Thorne-Smith

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Japan has always regarded the aircraft carrier as one of the most offensive of armaments. -Isoroku Yamamoto

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