Nimitz at War Quotes

“The leader who awaits perfection of plans, material, or training, will wait in vain,” he wrote, “and in the end will yield the victory to him who employs the tools at hand with the greatest vigor.” In the last week of May 1942,”
― Craig L. Symonds, Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

“As it pulled away from the wreckage, he stood up to look back at the sinking plane. The coxswain shouted at him: “Sit down, you!” Then, realizing who it was, he tried to apologize, but Nimitz told the coxswain that he was absolutely correct, and obediently sat.”
― Craig L. Symonds, Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay