Marine Corps Quotes - Page 2

• 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.

  Chesty Puller

  War, Military, Marine

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

  James F. Amos

  Jobs, Marine, Adaptability

  "Reshaping Your Corps". Interview with Bob Drury, www.menshealth.com. June 2, 2011.

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• Heroism is endurance for one moment more.

  George F. Kennan

  Hero, Marine, Endurance

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  For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles.

  Charles C. Krulak

  Military, Marine, Winning

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• ...let men express the intense admiration, which I share with all other Americans, of the record made by the Marines.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Marine, Men, Records

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• 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.

  Oliver P. Smith

  Military, Marine, Army

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  People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

  Richard Grenier

  Strength, Wisdom, Veterans Day

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• 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.

  Robert E. Cushman, Jr.

  Military, Marine, Men

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• We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess.

  James L. Jones

  Military, Marine, Two

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• We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!

  Chesty Puller

  Military, Marine, Usmc

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• If there's anything more arrogant than a Marine on a horse, it's one in a plane.

  William Overgard

  Horse, Marine, Arrogant

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• A Marine is never intimidated.

  Tom Monaghan

  Marine, Intimidated

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  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.

  William Manchester

  Country, Fighting, Marine

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• I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold.

  Clifton B. Cates

  Suicide, Military, Marine

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• I do not believe I could have built FedEx without the skills I learned from the Marine Corps.

  Frederick W. Smith

  Believe, Marine, Skills

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• Tell that to the Marines!

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Marine

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• They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines.

  Thomas Holcomb

  Military, Marine, Atmosphere

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• Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Hilarious, Sarcastic

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• And once by God, I was a Marine!

  Lee Marvin

  Marine

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• ...The Marines have been the first to land-on embattled beaches throughout the world-we share the unfaltering confidence of all Americans that they will land again-and land hard.

  Herbert F. Leary

  Confidence, Beach, Military

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

  James Mattis

  Military, Enemy, Brain

  "Eve of Battle Speech". James Mattis' words in a message to the 1st Marine Division, The Weekly Standard, March 1, 2003.

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• We've backed off in good faith to try and give you a chance to straighten this problem out. But I am going to beg with you for a minute. I'm going to plead with you, do not cross us. Because if you do, the survivors will write about what we do here for 10,000 years.

  James Mattis

  Faith, Military, Patriotic

  "19 Unforgettable Quotes From Retiring General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis" by Geoffrey Ingersoll and Paul Szoldra, www.businessinsider.com. January 23, 2013.

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• The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers and men may be assigned; second, promptly bringing this efficiency to the attention of the proper officials of the government, and the American people.

  John A. Lejeune

  Marine, Men, Two

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• Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

  Omar N. Bradley

  Memorial Day, Courage, Adventure

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.

  David M. Shoup

  Military, Marine, Winning

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