Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)

Van Johnson: Lt. (jg) Howard Thayer

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• Lt. Howard Thayer : It's not what you say, Ken, it's what you do.

• Lt. Comdr. Ted Dodson : Taking chances, Howie, isn't heroic. It's foolish. Play it safe. Look out for number one. Nobody else will.

  Lt. Howard Thayer : [sarcastically]  Is that how you won your Navy Cross?

  Lt. Comdr. Ted Dodson : That's why I'm still around to wear it.

• Ensign Kenneth Schechter : Ever think about being married?

  Lt. Howard Thayer : Not lately. They say it's better when you don't think about women, so I'm trying not to think.