Quotes About Admiral

You're kidding me! Vice Admiral Horth told her com screen. The hell I am. There was just over a one-second transmission delay each way between Soissons Orbit One and Jefferson Field, and Admiral Marat's expression was less humorous even than the weapons fire in Horth's plot when he replied two seconds later. We've got a rogue drop commando in an alpha-synth, Becky, and she's boosting out of here like a bat out of hell.

Jesus Christ and General Jackson, this is the hottest potato they've ever handed me!" - Admiral "Bull" Halsey upon receiving instructions to take the Pacific Fleet and defend Guadalcanal at all costs.

As it pulled away from the wreckage, he stood up to look back at the sinking plane. The coxswain shouted at him: "Sit down, you!" Then, realizing who it was, he tried to apologize, but Nimitz told the coxswain that he was absolutely correct, and obediently sat.

In this country [England] it is useful from time to time to kill one admiral in order to encourage the others.

He glanced at his admiral, that man so far removed from his own lowly rank that he might have been a god, and found Sir Graham smiling at him. The admiral winked. "Cheer up, Mr. Marshall, I have not even begun to work you yet!

So, do I win this test of patience, then, Admiral?" His eyes swung into focus. Sharp, intent, steady focus. And then his lips curved in a slow, wicked smile that made her realize she was in over her head, here. Far over her head. The smile grew wicked. "Obviously . . . not.

The almirante smiled, and the pirate felt sweat break out the length of his spine. I will kill you, those eyes promised. You may depend on it. He would too, el Perro Negro knew. The English admiral would not forgive him for his treatment of the puta.

Then he spotted the ship's cat, sprawled lazily in the sun streaming through the stern windows; he bared his teeth and made a face, the cat fled, and the admiral burst out laughing. "Kitty, kitty, kitty!" Sir Graham coaxed, scowling playfully at the cat, who now glared at him from beneath the safety of Colin's desk. A loud, angry hiss met his summons, and, again, the admiral's rich, booming laughter filled the cabin.

Well, thank God for that," the admiral exclaimed. He took the girl's hand, his thumb caressing her palm before raising it to his lips. Her eyes flashing, she opened her mouth to deliver a scathing rebuke that the admiral effectively cut off: "I daresay, she has taken a decade off my life with the amount of worrying I've done about her. Do be careful there, man. She's to be my wife, you know." "Like hell I am," Maeve snarled.

Would your life as an admiral's wife be as bad as all that? He said you could go to sea with him. He said you could always stay near him. He said you could have all the freedom you wanted. His only wish is that you give up the pirating. And given that he's an admiral, that's really not such an unreasonable request . . . is it?

Maeve's temper exploded. "Furthermore," she raged, "I will not marry you and spend my days as a—" The admiral clapped his hand over her mouth. She bit him. He never flinched, only grinning and pushing his palm harder against her teeth to smother her snarls of fury.

And where are you going, Admiral? . . . Don't you ever sleep?" She sensed him kneeling down beside her, felt his breath on her cheek as he lovingly absorbed every detail of her face and smoothed the wispy hair that had come loose from the braid. "Sleep? Not when my lovely Queen is under my protection. I am an officer, Majesty, and I have my sworn duty." An officer. Guarding the lives of those he loved. "I love you, Maeve," he said softly, and kissed her.

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.

Beware of people who are certain they are right, Admiral. That certainty allows them to justify almost any act in pursuit of their

didn't just die. In a very real sense, they were murdered by willful ignorance." "That is too harsh, Admiral. They meant well, as did we. The difference is that we formed our intentions based on our ideals and what we saw. They formed their intentions based on their ideals and what they wanted to see.

The admiral was clearly more concerned with force diversity and the push to open the SEAL Teams to females than he was with crushing America's enemies. Whatever got him his next star.

Reece's guess was that the admiral's liberal political leanings under a far-left Democratic president had a lot to do with his ability to remain in his position.

promoted to admiral after a daring escape from the Citadel prison;

This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." "Very funny, Piper.

Poor Admiral. Soon you will be stuffed." Cassiopeia sounded rather cheerful at the prospect. "Don't be sad. I will visit you in Uncle Freddy's study.

Admiral, wake up wake up wake upahwoo

That's the second time you've apologised in less than a minute, Remo. When you have to do that to an admiral it could be your career on the line.

Lord Nelson promptly followed it up with two signals of his own.

do not say the French cannot come. I only say they cannot come by sea.' Admiral St Vincent