Corps Quotes

Corps Quote of the day

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.

I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us.

The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world.

Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.

In war, the chief incalculable is the human will.

And once by God, I was a Marine!

Tell that to the Marines!

I was stationed at a Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego from 1965 to 1967.

Ensure that no Marine who honorably wore the eagle, globe and anchor is lost to the Marine Corps family.

They say "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." In the Marine Corps, you can make that horse wish to hell he had.

I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country.

I want to go where the guns are!

The Marine Corps is proud of the fact that it is a force of combined arms, and it jealously guards the integrity of its air-ground team.

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.

Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, esprit de corps and determination.

The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.

I had never imagined myself, nor aspired to be, a member of a royal family. I wanted to be in the Peace Corps, not a princess!

I'm a conservative because I believe in peace - real peace, not just the peace of mind. I'm a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps.

In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.

What is the difference between the Marine Corps and the Boy Scouts? The Boy Scouts have adult leadership.

Whatever the job is, we can do it. Thats why the nation has a Marine Corps.

There's no such thing as a crowded battlefield. Battlefields are lonely places.

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corps because of something that I said or did.

If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort, and in battle lead them well.

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.

Fleets cannot operate without bases.

It's better to send in the Peace Corps than the Marine Corps.

Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever.

So the Marine Corps really did teach me to conquer fear, and then to go for higher causes, higher purposes.

Something I learned in the Marine Corps that I've applied to acting is, one, taking direction, and then working with a group of people to accomplish a mission and knowing your role within that team.

General [James] Mattis's primary experience - indeed, his only experience - is as a member of the United States Marine Corps, where he served for 41 years. That's his experience.

The Navy-Marine Corps team is unique in history because its mobility and versatility permit it to make a contribution in virtually every medium of warfare: land, sea and air.

Clearly, if Confederation is to survive another 100 years, Canada must find a national esprit de corps. Cohesion cannot depend indefinitely on hating Toronto.

A Marine is never intimidated.

The Marine Corps taught me how to kill, but it didn't teach me how to deal with killing.

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government.

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking about your feelings.

The Marine Corps taught me commitment, courage, focus, and a value system that can easily suffice for people like me who aren't religious.

The Peace Corps is an outstanding organization that promotes peace through helping countless individuals who want to help build a better life for the community in which they serve.

My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixty-eight.

We also very importantly recommend continued growth in the Army and the Marine Corps end strength.

I entirely approve the measures proposed by you in relation to the Marines who are lately captives in Tripoli. Therefore execute them.