Navy Quotes

300 Navy quotes by 225 unique authors

Strike fast, strike hard, strike often. — William Halsey
I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or drink. — William Halsey
Underway on nuclear power. — Unknown Author
The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis. — Karl Donitz
I hope for the experience of people standing together, turning their backs to the city and facing this, and hearing the leaves rustle. Well, maybe… — Michael Arad
If you are to use Alexander Graham Bell’s product, which is to say the blower, you should, in all courtesy, use it as he would… — Mark Forsyth
There is a witchery in the sea, its songs and stories, and in the mere sight of a ship, and the sailor's dress, especially to… — Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
With Midway as the turning point, the fortunes of war appeared definitely to shift from our own to the Allied side. The defeat taught us… — Unknown Author
The general's staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs. There's a former head of British Special Forces,… — Michael Hastings
A captured pirate was brought before Alexander the Great. “How dare you molest the sea?” asked Alexander. “How dare you molest the whole world?” the… — Noam Chomsky
Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials… — Ozwald Boateng
To break a Navy Seal, you have to kill us. That's why we can make it into our training. That's why we can call ourselves… — Marcus Luttrell
You mention the Navy, for example, and the fact that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well governor, we also have fewer… — Barack Obama
What constitutes the bulwark of our liberty and independence? It is not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea-coasts, our army and our navy. ... Our… — Abraham Lincoln
Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of… — George S. Patton
Not long ago I heard a Navy chaplain refer to the sage advice of the Apostle to put first things first...If we are to heed… — Calvin Coolidge
The United States Navy carries the might and the mission of America to the farthest parts of the world. — George W. Bush
Adam Brown’s zest for life led him down a few dark alleys and more than one dead end. Kind-hearted and wild, Adam led a life… — Stu Weber
When the invasion began, the British public was called upon to 'support' troops sent illegally and undemocratically to kill people with whom we had no… — John Pilger
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
The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. The fighters are our salvation, but the bombers alone provide… — Winston Churchill
The Navy has a custom-if a ship runs aground, the captain is relieved regardless of who is responsible. That's how Abu Ghraib should be handled. — Rand Beers
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
In armies, navies, cities, or families, in nature herself, nothing more relaxes good order than misery. — Herman Melville
In time, the church will actually be organized more as a military force with an army, navy, air force, etc. — Rick Joyner

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