Culture Quote by George Friedman

“Fisher said, “to be a good admiral, a man does not need to be a good sailor. That’s a common mistake. He needs good…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

Admirals and Generals always want more ships and more weapons and they take the arguments where they can find them.

— Helmut Schmidt

A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense; and it has always been of defense that we…

— Woodrow Wilson

“Without a dedicated naval staff to define requirements and shape policy in technical matters, and, where appropriate, tap civilian expertise, the Navy was bound…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he…

— Alfred Thayer Mahan

“I'll have you understand the United States has got the best navy in the world." "Well, . . . why, then, do we need…

— Clyde Brion Davis

“To Admiral Cunningham it was against all tradition to abandon the Army in such a crisis. He declared, “It takes the Navy three years…

— Winston Churchill

The common sense of the word (navy) as we use it today refers to a permanent fighting service made up of ships designed for…

— Nicholas Rodger

The Navy is very old and very wise.

— Rudyard Kipling

“At a time of deep naval peace, when social connections were a means to the top, when royal yachts brought career advantage, and when…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

I do not hesitate to say that the limitation on naval craft between the great naval powers was too high.

— Frank B. Kellogg

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry