Sailor Soldiers

Famous quotes containing the words sailor and/or soldiers:

    “Captain Bligh: Mr. Byam, you’re up late.
    Byam: It’s very warm below, sir.
    Captain Bligh: I hadn’t noticed it. A true sailor can sleep in an oven, if need be, or in a keg of ice.”
    —Talbot Jennings (1896–1985)

    “I used to think of death ... like I suppose soldiers think of it: it was a possible thing that I could well avoid by my skill.”
    —Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)