"I-uh-have the utmost respect for Yamamoto-san. If it had not been for him, there would be no naval aviation. However-the most brilliant man can occasionally make a mistake."

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Source : "The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire". Book by David H James, p. 12, 1962.

Chuichi Nagumo

#Mistake Quotes #Men Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“Of one thing the reader can be certain: the more easily anything reads, the harder it has been to write.”

Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (1939). “Writing is Work”
“There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less a decade.”
“My god is a cheerful, pleasant, lively, and good-natured being.”
“Who bides his time tastes the sweet Of honey in the saltiest tear; And though he fares with slowest feet Joy runs to meet him drawing near.”

Source : James Whitcomb Riley, “Who Bides His Time”
“It was a shameful thing that she had nothing of which to be ashamed.”
“To write or even speak English is not a science but an art. There are no reliable words.... Whoever writes English is involved in a struggle that never lets up even for a sentence.”
“Lloyd did what he achieved with that shot.”
“Now you have Donald Trump ready to execute policy on the basis that the Muslims are the problem, not ISIS. Oh Jesus, it's a circular firing squad.”

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