"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass."

"Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Phi…"

"A military man can scarcely pride himself on having "smitten a sleeping enemy"; it is more a matter of shame, simply,…"

"In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory u…"

"The fiercest serpent may be overcome by a swarm of ants."

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

"In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a single word favored above all others by Americans as best characterizing the Japanese …"

"While you may have your initial success, due to timing and surprise, the time will come when you too will have your l…"

"I look upon the Guadalcanal and Tulagi Operations as the turning point from offense to defense, and the cause of our …"

"Nowadays, dynamite, TNT, and fuzes, as well as fire bombs, time clocks, knives, pistols, rifles, and tommy guns can t…"