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title: "7 Went Navy Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Went Navy quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Went Navy sayings and thoughts."
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> [My father took me back home, back to Greenwich Village, and he thought by taking me out of the orphanage he'd be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-corso/my-father-took-me-back-home-back-to-greenwich-village-and-he-thought/)

[Gregory Corso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-corso/)

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> [And then, when I left Princeton in the middle of my sophomore year, I went into the navy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-mathews/and-then-when-i-left-princeton-in-the-middle-of-my-sophomore-year-i/)

[Harry Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-mathews/)

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> [I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-adams/i-received-my-parents-permission-and-went-into-the-navy-on-june-3-1941/)

[Jack Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/jack-adams-25127_army_i-received-my-parents-permission-and-wen_429680.jpg)

> [I went into the Navy because I love the ocean, and I am still privileged to have a place that I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-went-into-the-navy-because-i-love-the-ocean-and-i-am-still/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/john-f-kerry-996_army_i-went-into-the-navy-because-i-love-the_2385407.png)

> [I did 20 years in the Navy. I joined the Navy right out of high school and went through Navy boot camp,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocko-willink/i-did-20-years-in-the-navy-i-joined-the-navy-right-out-of-high-school/)

[Jocko Willink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocko-willink/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/jocko-willink-3347_adult-life_i-did-20-years-in-the-navy-i-joined-the_2572352.jpg)

> [I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-i-was-studying-art-i-wanted-to-be-a-great/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [And then, when I went into the Navy, there was no choice. You took about half of the hours during your naval…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-j-evans/and-then-when-i-went-into-the-navy-there-was-no-choice-you-took-about/)

[Daniel J. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-j-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/daniel-j-evans-31942_army_and-then-when-i-went-into-the-navy-there_3086223.jpg)

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