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Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

Steve Jobs

It's better to be a pirate than to join the Navy.

Steve Jobs

Both (Air Force and Navy service pilots) are safe, but the Navy and Marine guys are more precise.

Tom Walsh

They're an agency with their own institutional integrity. No doubt NOAA -- like other agencies -- can bend. But here the Navy is asking them to snap.

Michael Jasny

We believe the change will allow us to maintain the solid presence of the US navy and contribute to keeping Japan's security.

Hiroyuki Hosoda

The poor taxpayer may wipe his shoes on a $3 doormat when he goes home, but not the Navy. It is, damn the cost, full feet ahead on a doormat you would be ashamed to get muddy.

William Proxmire

I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd use anything I learned in the Navy. But I did.

Jack Kearney

Schools and rapid advancement ... made me think that a career in the Navy might not be too bad.

John Witt

There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen: and the gentlemen were not seamen.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

We are fully aware of Capt. Atkins' exploits and he certainly is a Navy hero, ... And he is one of many Navy heroes who would be considered in the future naming of ships.

Jack Green

He's probably upset, devastated. This was his last chance to beat Navy. Erik has been such a loyal contributor to this basketball program ... that's why it's also hard to lose this game here for him, too.

Matt Bell

The Navy is firmly committed to the protection of marine mammals and goes to great lengths to mitigate its potential effects on marine wildlife.

William Marks

I love the tradition involved. The Navy Run is very motivating; it gives me a something to train for.

James Wade

We believe that the change (of the carriers) will lead to maintaining the solid presence of the U.S. Navy and contribute to keeping Japan's security and international peace into the future.

Hiroyuki Hosoda

He should be OK, ... He was in the Marines. My dad was in the Navy. My auntie and uncle, they were in the Air Force and Army. So, they're survivors.

Byron Sanders

They came posing as fishermen and attacked the navy boats. We also retaliated and fired back and captured six LTTE rebels.

Jayantha Perera

Definitely, it's a Navy town. It's almost like playing a game in Annapolis, except the weather's better.

Scott Strasemeier

The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island.

William Blackstone

They are eager to learn, they are like sponges. It's not about being Army or Navy anymore. The name of the game is staying alive.

Warren Brown

The latest information I have is that 59 people have been saved and are on board the navy vessel.

Marthen Manu

We have always believed the Navy has played a part in what we do and we are happy to have them there. We are not in the business of making money. We are in the business of youth development and these guys are youth.

John Lister

Having Matt come back for the Army game meant so much to the rest of us. To see how much Matt cares about Navy basketball and how badly he wants to be there for the team ... it's just very uplifting.

Greg Sprink

It was an easy dunk for the commission to decide that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy (Gordon English) were just way off base.

William McDonough

The Navy will need congressional and administration leadership in finding creative solutions for the submarine program, or the current course will continue.

Dan Blumenthal

He's definitely the best player that has ever come out of Keystone Oaks. He's a hard-working kid that earned everything he is getting right now. His makeup will fit well with the Navy.

Nick Kamberis

These guys were terrorists. It was a wake-up call to establish a navy.

Walter Borneman

It's not hard for us to get up for Navy. If you want to win the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, this is a game you have to win.

Shaun Carney

Nobody wants to see the ship go anywhere. The Navy likes it here, and I believe the city does as well.

Richard Conti

We're not allowed to do a lot in here, so we can at least raise a lot of money. Being out of the Navy is a big hole that I'll never be able to fill. I think a lot of the guys here feel the same way.

Chad Taylor

In the past, we've done things with Miramar Marine Corps base. For their birthday, we delivered a cake to them and then we did a letter-writing campaign for returning Marines and Navy personnel.

Ashley Gisiger

This is recognition that the Navy is implicitly accepting a supporting role in the global war on terrorism.

Andrew Ross

That comes with the Navy.

David Craft

He came from the mines to the navy in World War II, you know these people came up in a time when you had to fight for every inch you got.

Bob Davidson

I feel college will help in the future by allowing me to get the first-line knowledge. Everyone should take some college courses. It can help you out in learning more about your job in the Navy and can help you with your future plans if you happen to leave the military.

David Hampton

We learned many advanced facets of firefighting in these classes. We learned the basics of firefighting in the Navy and were able to build on this to have the same skills that a professional firefighter possesses.

Russ Morton

Were helping build capability and capacity in the new Iraqi Navy.

David Nichols

I'm looking forward to going there. A lot of people say it really helps you out for the Academy. I've been going back and forth with (Navy wrestling coach Bruce) Burnett; so I'm turning in papers.

Justin Bowser

We have been to Bahrain and to Singapore on a USO tour. The Navy crowd has always been a fun audience. We also got to perform on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Portugal. It was awesome.

Todd Hill

(Brad) came over and we watched the Army-Navy game on TV and he got sucked in a little bit. When you go there, your jaw just drops and he knew it was for him.

Nick Kamberis

Getting games such as this to Baltimore is difficult because Maryland wants home games and Navy wants home games and they both want them at their own facilities.

Kevin Byrne

We don't go in and dis the Army or the Navy. We just ask kids to think for themselves.

Rich Hersh

What was he thinking? ... You just hate to have an ex-president, a Navy guy and a Georgian going against the home team.

Georgia Govsonny Perdue

The Navy, from early on, knew this was important. They could have dumped it in the ocean. We don't know who decided this, but someone said let's keep it and preserve it.

Daniel Martinez

The Navy must make their determination whether they want to get it over here this late in the year. It's the Navy's call, but the EPA (approval) was the big milestone.

Robert Turpin

We've tried to come up with a way to make this trip on Navy. We're just doing everything we can to help them, to support them.

Chet Gladchuk

Baseball in the Navy always was much more fun than it had been in the major leagues.

Bob Feller

I thought the war would be over in six months, ... if I knew it would last as it did, I would be going back to the navy.

John Rossi

The two armies have maintained constant exchanges at high levels, among institutes and for navy vessel visits.

Cao Gangchuan

A Civil War: Army vs. Navy.

John Feinstein

It's a little more difficult to justify letting a guy play golf. However the Navy wants to use me, that's how I'll be used.

Billy Hurley

But if the hole is big enough, the square peg goes through. This is definitely a first-time thing for everybody involved. I just hope I can represent the Navy as well as it deserves to be represented.

Billy Hurley

He is not a Navy SEAL and he's not a CIA operative.

Thomas Egan

The navy is heavily patrolling the area. They requested air support.

Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe

When we get the final answer from the EPA, if the Navy is certain they get it sunk by June 1, they'll bring it over.

Robert Turpin

Sound, disciplined defense. That's what Navy defense is all about.

Matt Russell

What the NOAA letter does is confirm that the Navy analysis is fundamentally flawed.

Michael Jasny

I was in the Navy a long time, and what we're trying to do here is something we didn't do in Vietnam.

Rex King

For example, the fact that you can put Navy personnel in an Air Force facility, exploiting information coming from Army sensors, you get a little bit more information than you would otherwise get if it was just the Navy talking to the Navy talking to the Navy, or the Army talking to the Army talking to the Army.

Christopher Jackson

Our job is to raise interest in possible careers in the Navy. If anyone is interested, they should ring 01142 721476.

John Mcdougall

Would you rather have 20 Navy Seals go to war for you or 1,000 Iraqi soldiers?

Andy Curtin

I really think the Navy is wrong on this one.

James Hansen

Navy is a very physical team that is extremely well-coached. We knew they were going to go at us hard for the full seven minutes. Our guys didn't match their intensity and effort.

Pat Santoro

If you bang one on, your passengers automatically think you are Navy.

John Culp

We're thrilled we got a win here. This is always a tough place to play. It's a hostile crowd and Navy is a good team.

Jesse Schwartzman

Jimmy Carter, as a former Navy man, in opposition against his own state of Georgia ... I think that's very important.

James Bilbray

Such is an actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes. [On filming MacHale's Navy].

Michael Caine

This is a Navy town. About 80 percent of our economy is generated by the base, directly or indirectly. That's a big deal to us.

Phil Arnold

She joined the Navy to see the world and landed in Boston.

Mary Moriarty

I don't feel bad about us going in to try and meet those challenges. First and foremost, Georgia Southern is going to come in here running the offense that we saw against Navy (last season).

Rocky Hager

I adore that pink! It's the navy blue of India!

Diana Vreeland

It's time for the Navy to stop this needless infliction of harm.

Michael Jasny

The Navy also has a long-term interest in fuel cells.

Jim Ferner

It was empty when it was seized but we have managed to contact the US navy in the Horn of Africa.

Andrew Mwangura

We as a Navy and a nation cannot maintain a workforce that is configured for a world that no longer exists.

Donald Winter

Messages are free and can be sent to Marine, Army, Navy, Coast Guard or Air Force members - stationed anywhere in the world. We will host all messages for free forever.

Amanda Hale

In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft. This aircraft will have to be shared by the Air Force and Navy 3-1/2 days each per week except for leap year, when it will be made available to the Marines for the extra day.

Norman R. Augustine

While I was in the U.S. Navy I was a crack marksman. I have a collection of guns at home in New Mexico and the guns in this case were given to me by friends in Germany for that collection. I guess I just brandished one in a moment of temper.

Gene Vincent

We feel it's not appropriate for the Navy to cover those expenses, that they [Northrop Grumman] need to deal directly with the insurance company.

Delores Etter

There's no question we had circled Navy on the schedule. That was the biggest game of the season for us.

Darryl Hill

Aegis BMD is at sea today. This Flight Test Mission demonstrates yet again both the capabilities that are now in the hands of our US Navy Sailors and the enduring commitment this team has to Aegis engineering excellence.

Orlando Carvalho

Best of all, we've added a lot of new war memorials. And we got to keep our name, something we've had since the Army-Navy game in 1926, as well as our football team. We're still owned by the Chicago Park District.

Sara Phillips

It's based on the look and feel of a classic American diner, but with an Old Navy spin on it, a wink and a twist.

Susan Wayne

The Navy has changed a great deal. Not that the officers of my day were bad, because I served under a lot of good officers, believe me. But there were a few bad ones, too.

Ernest Borgnine

I am not going to let this game define (my Army-Navy career). I am going to look at it as a very good opportunity, a great game to play in. And I will definitely focus on the wins we've had.

Erik Engstrom

Any loss is hard to take, especially against Navy.

Erik Engstrom