Mare Island Navy

Famous quotes containing the words mare, island and/or navy:

“Oh, no man knows
Through what wild centuries
Roves back the rose.”
—Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)

“This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.”
—Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)

“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 (1800–1859)