God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
Chester W. NimitzRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
We should be prepared to defend ourselves, but our true strength comes from within, not just our defenses.
This quote emphasizes the importance of inner strength and self-confidence over reliance on physical means of defense. Chester W. Nimitz conveys that while it is necessary to be prepared and have adequate defensive measures, true faith and security stem from one's own capabilities and resilience.
Themes
DefenseSelf-ConfidenceStrengthReadinessResilience
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a motivational speech about personal growth and inner strength.
More from Chester W. Nimitz
All quotes →Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.
Chester W. NimitzRead
Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.
Chester W. NimitzRead
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Chester W. NimitzRead
The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat.
Chester W. NimitzRead
The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.
Chester W. NimitzRead
Similar quotes
To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place, and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all.
John F. KennedyRead
For courage, there must be something at stake. I come here with nothing to lose.
Khaled HosseiniRead
You've been told that you're broken. That you're damaged goods ... there is also Post-Traumatic Growth. You come back from war stronger and more sure of who you are.
James MattisRead
I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.
Barbara StanwyckRead
I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better.
Katherine JohnsonRead
Capture of Nanking Rain and a windstorm rage blue and yellow over Chung the bell mountain as a million peerless troops cross the Great River. The peak is a coiled dragon, the city a crouching tiger more dazzling than before. The sky is spinning and the earth upside down. We are elated yet we must use our courage to chase the hopeless enemy. We must not stoop to fame like the overlord Hsiang Yu. If heaven has feeling it will grow old and watch our seas turn into mulberry fields.
Mao ZedongRead