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| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. |
| NUMBER: | 1784 |
| AUTHOR: | Chester William Nimitz (1885–1966) |
| QUOTATION: | Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might be the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of matériel and supplies? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Admiral CHESTER W. NIMITZ.—Life, July 10, 1944, p. 84, describes these as “three favorite rules of thumb which … he has printed on a card he keeps on his desk.” |
| SUBJECTS: | Success |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia |
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