Fleets Quotes

26 quotes by 25 authors

Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control… — Lord Byron
For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept… — Winston Churchill
We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds. — Chester W. Nimitz
So the British, of all ages, still walk the course. On trips to Florida or the American desert, they still marvel, or shudder, at the… — Alistair Cooke
The truth is that the fall of Napoleon is the hardest blow that our taxing system ever felt. It is now impossible to make people… — William Cobbett
By the end of this decade, a majority of our Navy and Air Force fleets will be based out of the Pacific, because the United… — Barack Obama
Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover… — Patrick Henry
No place is safe - no place is at peace. There is no place where a women and her daughter can hide and be at… — H.G. Wells
Fleets cannot operate without bases. — John A. Lejeune
One of the strangest catastrophes that is in any history. A great king, with strong armies and mighty fleets, a great treasure and powerful allies,… — Gilbert Burnet
What of miniature boats constructed of birch bark and fallen leaves, launched onto cold water clear as air? How many fleets were pushed out toward… — Paul Harding
Herschel removed the speckled tent-roof from the world and exposed the immeasurable deeps of space, dim-flecked with fleets of colossal suns sailing their billion-leagued remoteness. — Mark Twain
If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago… — Horatio Nelson
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
Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family — Tacitus
Natural gas will displace coal in power generation. Getting natural gas into the transportation fleet is harder. It works best for vehicles that work from… — John S. Watson
The only ones to profit from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing are the owners of the fishing fleets who remain hidden behind veils of corporate… — Achim Steiner
You wouldn't think such a place as San Francisco could exist. The wonderful sunlight there, the hills, the great bridges, the Pacific at your shoes.… — Dylan Thomas
Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm to realm we roam. Our… — Shelby Foote
If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into… — Maurice Strong

Who Wrote These Fleets Quotes

25 authors contributed a total of 26 Fleets Quotes as follows: