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I felt from the start that America was not likely to relinquish lightly positions established at the cost of such sacrifices, and I pressed the view that a high degree of preparation and willingness to make sacrifices would be necessary on our side, but everybody here always persists in facile optimism until the very worst actually happens. -Isoroku Yamamoto
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As long as tides of war are in our favor, the United States will never stop fighting. As a consequence, the war will continue for several years, during which materiel will be exhausted, vessels and arms will be damaged, and they can be replaced only with great difficulties. - Isoroku Yamamoto
It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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
I'm against war with the United States. But I am an officer of the Imperial Navy and a subject of His Majesty the Emperor. - Isoroku Yamamoto
I entered the navy with the great ambition of becoming a naval soldier and going to war. Either I die from this festering wound - because I refuse to have my arm amputated - or I recover from it and continue being a soldier. I have a one-in-two chance, and I shall bet my life on it! - Isoroku Yamamoto
The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
To fight the United States is like fighting the whole world. But it has been decided. So I will fight the best I can. - Isoroku Yamamoto
Abstinence is the worst form of perversion.
It is like a disease to think that an invincible status has been achieved after being satisfied with the past successful operations. -Isoroku Yamamoto
Look at it this way: You’ve already survived 100% of your worst days! You’ll get through this one too.
