Navy Quotes

300 quotes by 239 authors

We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel. — David Attenborough
Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids. — Alexander Graham Bell
I'm glad I was in the Navy. — Yogi Berra
I've been to a number of places and seen for myself the caliber of people who are in the Navy today - in all the… — Ernest Borgnine
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. — Arleigh Burke
I was the first Navy, Marine or Air Force person who had been an astronaut to return back to the Air Force. I had certain… — Buzz Aldrin
There is no cannibalism in the British navy, absolutely none, and when I say none, I mean there is a certain amount. — Graham Chapman
My father was raised with brothers, he was a football player and a boxer, he was a chief petty officer in the Navy, he was… — Hillary Clinton
The British Army should be a projectile to be fired by the British Navy. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense; and it has always been of defense that we have… — Woodrow Wilson
I'm blessed to be in a command position in a Navy this good — Michael Mullen
I've received many honors and I'm grateful for them; but I've already received the highest award I'll ever receive, and that has been the privilege… — Grace Hopper
To have command of the air means to be able to cut an enemy's army and navy off from their bases of operation and nullify… — Giulio Douhet
The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm. — Jimmy Doolittle
Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can make, or such as it can make a man with… — Henry David Thoreau
The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash. — Winston Churchill
Our national defense will be consolidated and no imperialist will be allowed to invade our territory again. Our People's armed forces must be maintained and… — Mao Zedong
The trouble with military rule is that every colonel or general is soon full of ambition. The navy takes over today and the army tomorrow. — Yakubu Gowon
I feel that the recent ruling of the United States Army and Navy regarding the refusal of colored blood donors is an indefensible one from… — Charles R. Drew

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