Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Obesity is now a problem in the navy. They've created a new rank: Really Big Rear Admiral. — David Letterman Copy Share Image
In this country we find it pays to shoot an admiral from time to time to encourage the others. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." "Very funny, Piper. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Admiral Farragaut upon entering Mobile Bay Damn the torpedos. FULL SPEED AHEAD! — David Farragut Copy Share Image
Personally, I liked Admiral Kelso very much. I believe that he served his country with distinction. — John McCain Copy Share Image
The challenge of education is not to prepare a person for success, but to prepare him for failure. — James Stockdale Copy Share Image
In this country [England] it is good to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others. The reference is… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same… — Jack Adams Copy Share Image
There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to… — William Halsey Copy Share Image
Thanks be to God," says the Admiral, "the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
A man's judgment is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have acquired and can concentrate wholly on… — Raymond A. Spruance Copy Share Image
I am the son and grandson of Navy admirals, and I was born into America's service. It wasn't until I was deprived… — John McCain Copy Share Image
The rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; they’re not written… — Chris Kyle Copy Share Image
“Whatever title you sail under, Nile, you have the heart and mind of an admiral. And I will follow you into any… — War and Wind Domenic Copy Share Image
There was a lot of maneuvering on the part of the Roosevelt administration to get the stars aligned so that that attack… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
While Admiral Neffenger is an impressive man, it is naive and dangerous to pretend installing one director can heal what ails TSA,… — Benjamin E. Sasse Copy Share Image
Perhaps there lives some dreamy boy, untaught In schools, some graduate of the field or street, Who shall become a master of… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
“If you please, Admiral, don't be a cock. I'll know it when I see it, and if, for some reason, I don't,… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
The English also had a reputation, shared with the Dutch, for blowing up their ships to avoid capture. In 1611, for instance,… — Peter Earle Copy Share Image
A peril of the night road is that flecks of dust and streaks of bug blood on the windshield look to me… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I had learned volleyball in the Navy, where all the captains and admirals wanted to be spikers, and I found then that… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Today a Scot is leading a British army in France [Field Marshall Douglas Haig], another is commanding the British Grand Fleet at… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. In this respect his authority would be… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Every schoolchild knows that Columbus set out across the sea to prove that the world was round. But the belief in a… — Ferdinand Columbus Copy Share Image
The highest greatness, surviving time and stone, is that which proceeds from the soul of man. Monarchs and cabinets, generals and admirals,… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese… — William Halsey Copy Share Image
A broadsheet obituarist once pointed out to me that veteran soldiers die by rank. First to go are the generals, admirals and… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
“I was 36, I was an admiral, and this lovely office would also turn out to be a prison cell. I” — David A. Goodman Copy Share Image
The admiral needs only one science, that of navigation. The general needs all the sciences. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I call my dad 'Admiral Ass Hat,' he doesn't really think it's funny. — Jay Crownover Copy Share Image
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![“Today a Scot is leading a British army in France [Field Marshall Douglas Haig], another is commanding the British Grand Fleet at sea [Admiral David Beatty], while a third directs the Imperial General Staff at home [Sir William Roberton]. The Lord Chancellor is a Scot [Viscount Finlay]; so are the…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/365/anonymous-1_admiral_today-a-scot-is-leading-a-british-army-i_2497209.jpg)
![“Every schoolchild knows that Columbus set out across the sea to prove that the world was round. But the belief in a spherical earth had a long and illustrious pedigree, as Columbus himself was well aware. . . . "The second reason that inspired the Admiral [Columbus] to launch his enterprise and…” quote by Ferdinand Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/515/ferdinand-columbus-237435_admiral_every-schoolchild-knows-that-columbus-se_1782891.png)
![“[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours more than two to one, I sent my task force commanders this dispatch: ATTACK REPEAT ATTACK. They did attack, heroically, and when the battle was done…” quote by William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/william-halsey-31828_admiral_admiral-nelson-s-counsel-guided-me-time_3184967.jpg)
