"Tell the men to fire faster. Fight 'til she sinks, boys. Don't give up the ship." —
Captain James Lawrence,
USN, June
1813
"I have not yet begun to fight." —
John Paul Jones September 23,
1779. During his engagement with the
HMS Serapis
“A ship is referred to as she because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder” — Fleet Admiral
Chester Nimitz
"Investigate and shoot down all snoopers — not vindictively, but in a friendly sort of way." — Fleet Admiral
William "Bull" Halsey, Jr.,
USN
"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people." — Admiral
Hyman G. Rickover
"Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!" — Admiral
David Glasgow Farragut
"We have met the enemy and they are ours..." — Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry
"The difference between a good and great officer is about ten seconds." — Admiral
Arleigh Burke
"The Navy has both a tradition and a future--and we look with pride and confidence in both directions." — Admiral
George Anderson
"A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace." — President
Theodore Roosevelt
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