Naval Quotes

Sailors have the cleanest bodies and the filthiest minds.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive.

— George Washington

The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash.

— Winston Churchill

To become powerful, to develop will, meditate on the naval center.

— Frederick Lenz

I am now reading Cooper's Naval History which I find very interesting.

— Anonymous

December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I was suppose to be a Jesuit priest or a naval academy graduate.

— Jimmy Buffett

There are but few naval powers, but there are many land powers.

— Frank B. Kellogg

Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on.

— Alan Shepard

Focus your attention on the center of your stomach, in the area of your naval. Feel that this is an area of…

— Frederick Lenz

Every Naval vessel has a contingent of Marines aboard. After all, the Sailors have to have someone to dance with.

— Bob Hope

By interacting with NATO vessels on E.U. anti-piracy duty, the Chinese are gaining valuable insights in to Western naval doctrine.

— Robert C. O'Brien

At no period of the naval history of the world, is it probable that Marines were more important than during the War…

— James F. Cooper

There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.

— Fredrik Bajer

I went to the Naval Academy in Annapolis and then I went right into the Navy after that.

— Mikie Sherrill

An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.

— Hesiod

But Canada remains a crucial partner in this global war on terrorism, and we are grateful for that. Canadian naval vessels, aircraft…

— Paul Cellucci

The first time I saw America was from my perch on the mast of a Spanish naval ship, where I could spot…

— Anonymous

We know that russians are deeply engaged in supporting Assad because they want to have a place in the Middle East. They…

— Hillary Clinton

I commanded a naval gunboat patrolling the Mekong Delta. Then when I came home after two tours of duty, I decided that…

— John F. Kerry

As a Naval officer, I've been all over the world, and one of the foundational lessons I learned was that parents everywhere…

— Michael Mullen

The United States and China have both beefed up their naval presence in Southeast Asia, leading to fears of a military confrontation.…

— Judy Woodruff

I work very closely with Steve Bannon. Frankly, people should look at the full resume. He's got a Harvard Business degree, a…

— Kellyanne Conway

I think the major event that shaped my life was being a Naval aviator. I got my commission and wings at 18…

— George H. W. Bush

Whether in peaceful trade or warlike attack, the sea unites more than it divides. Even if it were possible to treat England,…

— Nicholas Rodger

Matt Lauer asked her [Hillary Clinton] tough questions, in fact, questions that should have been asked and followed up on by the…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

The new naval treaty permits the United States to spend a billion dollars on warships-a sum greater than has been accumulated by…

— Abraham Flexner

It was that summer, too, that I began the cutting, and was almost as devoted to it as my newfound loveliness. I…

— Gillian Flynn

And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves…

— Abraham Lincoln

For in this modern world, the instruments of warfare are not solely for waging war. Far more importantly, they are the means…

— Arleigh Burke

I have already transmitted to Congress the report of the naval court of inquiry on the destruction of the battleship Maine in…

— William McKinley

“Navy: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision. Civilian: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees…

— John D. Barrow

It is not surprising that only one medieval state, Venice, long possessed anything clearly identifiavble as a navy in this sense. We…

— Nicholas Rodger

“What manner of ship is this? What does it do? What is its combat record? Well, those are fair questions, if difficult…

— Thomas Heggen

I wrestled and played football in high school and in my last year, I started as a wrestler and actually had a…

— John McCain

You may fire when you are ready Gridley.

— George Dewey

I learned a lot in the naval officers' course. It gave me a lot.

— Adam Neumann

Naval Special Warfare is no place for the weak of heart, limb, or liver.

— Chuck Pfarrer

**** the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

— David Farragut

Ian Fleming was my cousin, you know. He was in naval intelligence.

— Christopher Lee