William Halsey

"Hit hard, hit fast, hit often."

"There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstance to meet."

"The only thing worse than a battle lost is a battle won."

"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"

"We will always have enough to do if we are always trying to become better than we are."

"Don't talk too much. Silence is often a sign of wisdom."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

"All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them."

"I would rather have a Admiral for a friend than an enemy."

"The three most important words in the English language are 'Tell me more'."

"You don't have to be the best to be excellent."

"Victory in war is not determined by the generals but by the courage of the men who fight."

"It is better to live one day as a lion than a thousand years as a lamb."

"The only way to win is to work harder than everyone else."

"A man should never lose his head trying to be someone else."

"Character is what you do when nobody is watching."

"Never give an order that can't be obeyed."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel their joys and sorrows."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."

"You learn more from failure than from success."