“A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons.” MilitaryShipsButtonsMarineGarmentsMarine CorpsCall Of DutyMilitary HistoryUsmcModern WarfareUnited States MarineUnited States Marine CorpsMy MarineUnited States MilitaryModern Warfare 2 Author:David Dixon Porter
“On 9/11, 2001, the Navy stood at 316 ships. By 2008, after one of the great military buildups in American history, we were at 278 ships and had 49,000 fewer sailors.” MilitaryShipsFewerAmerican HistoryNavySailorGreat Military Author:Ray Mabus
“When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship.” FunnyLostResponsibilityMilitaryArmyDollarsShipsCaptainsNavyCommandersRiflesNavalArmy Navy Author:Dick Gregory
“Odyssey Dawn? That's not a military operation. That's a Carnival Cruise ship.” MilitaryShipsDawnOperationsCruiseOdysseyCarnivalsCruise ShipsMilitary Operations Author:Stephen Colbert
“You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.” WellsImportantLandMilitaryExampleChangedPercentHorseNuclearShipsPlanesFewerGovernorsNavyAircraftPresidential ElectionCarrierUnderwaterSubmarinesBayonetsPresidential DebateGangnam StyleAircraft Carriers Author:Barack Obama
“Of course, individuals are responsible for individual actions - the pilots who flew over Pearl Harbor and dropped bombs on those ships did a terrible thing as part of an attack on a military base.” ActionCoursesIndividualMilitaryTerribleResponsibleShipsBombsPilotsPearlsTerrible ThingsHarborsFlew Author:Nicholson Baker
“A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.” LifeInspirationalMotivationalActionPastSuccessChangeInspiringCourageMilitaryAdventureConfidenceSafeTravelBuiltShipsTime TravelSailTraveledSailingFunny TravelNot Giving UpSailorInsperationalPortComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceProgramming LanguagesRisk-takingGreat TravelInspiring TravelComputer LanguageTravel AdventureAdventure And TravelWise WomenNauticalGreat RiskInspirational AdventureSailing And The SeaLife AdventureAdventure And LifeSailing ShipsInspirational Adventure TimeShips At SeaSea LifeSailboatMaritimeSailors And The SeaAdventurous LifeFunny AdventureCruise ShipsSafe HarborGreatest AdventureSailing And LoveExploration And Adventure Author:Grace Hopper
“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.” WayLifeDoeWishFearAtheismMilitaryRevolutionConnectionsSoldierHarmShipsSailBad AssNavyAmerican RevolutionNavalInspirational MilitaryAmerican SoldierAmerican MilitarySailing ShipsShips At SeaMilitary SoldierUnited States MilitaryAmerican VeteransMilitary AviationHistorical MilitaryMy SoldierMilitary VeteranSailing And LoveUnited States NavyMost Badass Author:John Paul Jones
“Take a look at the Supreme Court decision that just authorized an effort by U.S. claimants against Iran for terrorist acts. What are the terrorist acts? The terrorist acts are bombings of U.S. military installations in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which Iran is claimed to have something to do with. Well suppose they did. That's not terrorism. I mean if we have a military base in Lebanon that while we're shelling Lebanese naval ships, the Navy is shelling Lebanese installations and somebody attacks [that's not terrorism].” IfsWellsLooksMeanDecisionEffortMilitaryCourtTerrorismTerroristSupremeShipsIranSupreme CourtNavyBombingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisNavalLebanonInstallationCourt DecisionLebanese Author:Noam Chomsky
“It turned out that [Bill] Clinton had authorized Texaco to illegally ship oil to the military junta [in Haiti] during a time when we were supposedly opposing the military junta and supporting democracy instead.” DemocracyMilitaryBillsClintonOilShipsOpposingHaiti Author:Noam Chomsky
“If you look at the Associated Press wires, there's a constant flow of information coming in. At that time I happened to have direct access to AP wires. The day the marines landed in Haiti and restored [ Jan Bètran] Aristide there was a lot of excitement about the dedication to democracy and so on. But the day before the marines landed, when every journalist was looking at Haiti because it was assumed that something big was happening, the AP wires reported that then [Bill] Clinton administration had authorized Texaco to ship oil illegally to the military junta.” IfsLooksBigsDemocracyHappenedMilitaryInformationHappeningsFlowDirectBillsPressesConstantClintonOilAccessShipsAdministrationJournalistExcitementDedicationMarineWireHaiti Author:Noam Chomsky