Navy Quotes

300 Navy quotes by 225 unique authors

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. — George Washington
An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy. — Mao Zedong
As a child, I had no idea that I would end up in the film industry. My ambitions changed from wanting to join the army… — Arjun Rampal
Two weevils crept from the crumbs. 'You see those weevils, Stephen?' said Jack solemnly. I do.' Which would you choose?' There is not a scrap… — Patrick O'Brian
I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life… — John F. Kennedy
They will not be pleased. But they know we must catch the monsoon with a well-found ship; and they know they are in the Navy--they… — Patrick O'Brian
You know, I think the main purpose of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps is to get poor Americans into clean, pressed, unpatched clothes, so… — Kurt Vonnegut
It sucked, but it was way cool at the same time," Gazzy said. "I felt like the Blue Angels!" "Yeah, except the blue Angels are… — James Patterson
Aren’t you a little old for your mom to be picking out your clothes for you? Really? Shopping at the Children’s Place at your age?… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
If men will permit themselves to think, as rational beings ought to think, nothing can appear more ridiculous and absurd, exclusive of all moral reflections,… — Thomas Paine
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. — Samuel Johnson
There's something really the matter with most people who wear tattoos. There's at least some terrible story. I know from experience that there's always something… — Truman Capote
The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy,… — Herman Wouk
Why join the navy if you can be a pirate? — Steve Jobs
Francesca took a navy blue sheath from a hanger and held it up. "This is darling, Gabriel. Don't you love it? You're right, I think… — Christine Feehan
The world is a navy in an empty ocean. — Dejan Stojanovic
Two Navy SEALs versus one angry seven-month-old," he mused, "The odds could go either way. — Suzanne Brockmann
Listen to you sounding all badass. I bet you're just listening to a CD called 'The Sounds of Crime' while you cruise for chicks outside… — Maggie Stiefvater
I've been a Danish prince, a Texas slave-dealer, an Arab sheik, a Cheyenne Dog Soldier, and a Yankee navy lieutenant in my time, among other… — George MacDonald Fraser
When I was a child, I saw my father diving to the deepest point in the ocean with the U.S. Navy. — Bertrand Piccard
My first commercial was an Old Navy commercial where I stood in line in front of a club, and Fran Drescher was in it. — Amber Stevens
There was a moment in time where I was really focused on the Navy and I followed through with it - I passed the test.… — Kid Cudi
I grew up in Manchester, and we were very poor. My father was a miner who joined the Navy during the war and developed a… — Bernard Hill
American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were us: They were the most powerful nation on Earth. Their mercantile empire… — Rick Atkinson
It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil. — Chester W. Nimitz

Who Wrote These Navy Quotes

225 authors contributed a total of 300 Navy Quotes, led by these top contributors: