Marine Quotes
Marine 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.
Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines.
They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time.
The Marines don't have any race problems. They treat everybody like they're black.
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.
Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.
Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long as it's the Marine breed.
You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.
...Since 1775 the United States Marines have upheld a fine tradition of service to their country. They are doing so today. I am confident they will continue to do so.
I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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.
For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles.
Demonstrate to the world there is "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" than a U.S. Marine.
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.
So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won't get away this time!
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.
Any officer can get by on his sergeants. To be a sergeant you have to know your stuff. I'd rather be an outstanding sergeant than just another officer.
We are all members of the same great family ... On social occasions the formality of strictly military occasions should be relaxed, and a spirit of friendliness and goodwill should prevail.
We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess.
If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone.
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The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they know it.
I'm going to fight my way out, I'm going to take all my equipment and all my wounded and as many dead as I can. If we can't get out this way, this Division will never fight as a unit again.
A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.
Ensure that no Marine who honorably wore the eagle, globe and anchor is lost to the Marine Corps family.
Here's to the drunken Marine With beer in his canteen! You've heard of the Unknown Soldier But, never an unknown Marine!
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 still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets, as well.