Admiral Quotes

39 quotes by 33 authors

We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little - my brother… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill. — William Cowper
Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking. — Ambrose Bierce
[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… — William Halsey
Regarding the air raid over Los Angeles it was learned by Army G2 that Rear Admiral Anderson...recovered an unidentified airplane off the coast of California...with… — George C. Marshall
Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he could, holding out… — Christopher Columbus
What is wanted in architecture, as in so many things, is a man. ... One suggestion might be made-no profession in England has done its… — Benjamin Disraeli
The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he necessarily… — Alfred Thayer Mahan
The Admiral says that he never beheld so fair a thing: trees all along the river, beautiful and green, and different from ours, with flowers… — Christopher Columbus
Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral… — Jack Adams
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… — Ferdinand Columbus
"Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by the many signal… — Christopher Columbus
As I passed along the side walls of Westminster Abbey, I hardly saw any thing but marble monuments of great admirals, but which were all… — Karl Philipp Moritz
The rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; theyâ€™re not written by people who… — Chris Kyle
The main American naval forces were shifted to the Pacific region and an American admiral made a strong declaration to the effect that if war… — Hideki Tojo
Gout, unlike any other disease, kills more rich men than poor, more wise men than simple. Great kings, emperors, generals, admirals and philosophers have all… — Thomas Sydenham
A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing, the most formidable… — Mark Twain
Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there… — Richard Widmark
The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. In this respect his authority would be nominally the same… — Alexander Hamilton
I had learned volleyball in the Navy, where all the captains and admirals wanted to be spikers, and I found then that a man who… — James A. Michener

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