There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!

Hit hard, hit fast and hit often

There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.

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.

I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or drink.

The only good Jap is one that's been dead six months.

Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs!

If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air.

There are no great men, only ordinary men, who have met extraordinary challenges.

Life is a sage’s university

As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try a lot of different things.

The people who resist change will be confronted by the growing number of people who see that better ways are available; thanks to technology.

Biology, meaning the science of all life, is a late notion.

You shouldn't make jokes if it makes you so unhappy.

I support good relations with other countries. A policy of détente will be a central issue for me.

Help them to learn songs of joy, instead of burn, baby, burn.

To everything there is a season. Yes. A time to break down, and a time to build up. Yes. A time to keep silence and a time to speak. Yes.

The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.

Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.