Forrest Sherman Quotes

Forrest Percival Sherman was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt in 1970. The Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was named for him. Wikipedia  

✵ 30. October 1896 – 22. July 1951
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Forrest Sherman Quotes

“The survival of this country depends upon letting the world know we have the power and the ability to use it if the occasion demands.”

As quoted in "According to Plan" in TIME magazine (13 March 1950) http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,812125,00.html

“You can't get good marks if you're popular.”

On the need to focus on accomplishment rather than popularity, in a comment to his sister while in high school, quoted in "According to Plan" in TIME magazine (13 March 1950) http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,812125,00.html

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