Famous quotes containing the words russian, navy and/or officer:
“To be born in a new country one has to die in the motherland.”
—Irina Mogilevskaya, Russian student. Immigrating to the U.S., student paper in an English as a Second Language class, Hunter College, 1995.
“I call to mind the navy great
That the Greeks brought to Troye town,
And how the boistous winds did beat
Their ships, and rent their sails adown;
Till Agamemnons daughters blood
Appeased the gods that them withstood.”
—Henry Howard, Earl Of Surrey (1517?1547)
“Oh hes doing fine, Michael. Nevertheless, hes an officer and a gentleman, and thats no job for a gentleman.”
—Frank S. Nugent (19081965)
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