Imperial Japanese Naval

Famous quotes containing the words imperial, japanese and/or naval:

    “The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.”
    —Simon Hoggart (b. 1946)

    “I am a lantern—
    My head a moon
    Of Japanese paper, my gold beaten skin
    Infinitely delicate and infinitely expensive.”
    —Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

    “Yesterday, December 7, 1941Ma date that will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
    —Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)