Memorable Famous Marine Quotes

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"The Marine Corps is the finest fighting force the world has ever known."
General James Mattis
"We're not here to be nice to our opponents. We're here to defeat them."
General John Kelly
"A good Marine is a good student. Learning is a lifelong process."
General Alfred M. Gray Jr.
"Courage is the most important attribute of a Marine."
General Craig Fuller
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."
General George S. Patton
"The Marine Corps has a saying: 'No better friend, no worse enemy.'"
Unknown
"It's not about being the best. It's about being better than you were yesterday."
Unknown
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"To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return."
Madre Teresa
"The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph."
George Washington
"The Marines are like a family; we take care of each other."
Unknown
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
Peter Drucker
"Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win."
Max McKeown
"If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
Harry S. Truman
"Lead by example, and show them what right looks like."
Unknown
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan but also believe."
Anatole France
"Always do the right thing, even when no one is watching."
Unknown
"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile."
Roger Staubach
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."
Jim Rohn
"A strong man stands up for himself; a stronger man stands up for others."
Unknown
"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence."
Jessica Guidobono
"The Marines I have seen around the world have impacted my life in ways I can’t explain."
Kenneth W. L. Wright
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"Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are a derivative of that fact."
General A. M. Gray
"We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess."
General James F. Amos
"The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer."
U.S. Marine Corps motto
"Once a Marine, always a Marine."
Unknown
"It is the Marine Corps that has made America pay the price for its actions in the world."
Mr. Jordan P. Mello
"To be a Marine is to be part of the world's most elite fighting force, a brotherhood of men and women who understand sacrifice, duty, and honor."
Unknown
"Pain is temporary. Glory lasts forever."
Unknown
"We’re not here to take part; we’re here to take over."
Unknown
"A few good men can change the world."
Former U.S. Marine Corps recruitment slogan
"There are only two kinds of people in the world: Marines, and those who wish they could be Marines."
Unknown
"Marines are some of the brightest, most able people I’ve ever met."
John F. Kennedy
"The Marines are a unique breed... They do what others can't or won’t do."
Unknown
"The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the soldier's soul, are everything. If you get those right, the rest falls into place."
General Norman Schwarzkopf
"We make the impossible happen, we do the impossible."
Unknown
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"Becoming a Marine is a journey that lasts a lifetime."
Unknown
"A Marine is a Marine for life, no matter how long you’ve been out."
Unknown
"Marines know how to win, how to work together and how to fight when necessary."
Unknown
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Thomas Jefferson
"If everyone could serve in the military, they would see the value of our freedom."
Unknown
"Improvise, adapt, and overcome."
U.S. Marines
"Semper Fidelis – Always Faithful."
U.S. Marine Corps motto
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."
George Washington
"The few, the proud, the Marines."
United States Marine Corps Motto
"Marines die. That's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means you live forever."
Eugene Sledge
"In the Marines, we don't have time for politics. We don't have time for arguments. We have time for action."
James Mattis
"The Marine Corps is not a job, it’s a way of life."
Unknown
"Marines are not just soldiers; they are also defenders of America’s values."
Unknown
"There are not enough days in the year for all the good things the Marine Corps provides."
Unknown
"No better friend, no worse enemy."
Marine Corps Motto
"To be a Marine is to accept the truth that life is a continuous challenge."
Lejeune
"The Marine Corps is a family, and we take care of our own."
Unknown
"In war, there is no second place."
General John J. Pershing
"It is better to die than to live like a coward."
Marine Corps Saying
"We don't do 'surrender'. We do 'victory'."
Unknown
"A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons."
Admiral David G. Farragut
"The best of the best are selected to become Marines."
Unknown
"The Marines have landed, and the situation is well in hand."
Richard Harding Davis
"Semper Fidelis! Always Faithful."
United States Marine Corps Motto
"The Marine Corps is a place where we turn boys into men."
Unknown
"Retreat? Hell, we just got here!"
Padre William C. M. O'Brien
"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."
George Washington
"Marines don’t fight for the sake of fighting; we fight to survive."
Unknown
"The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."
Rudyard Kipling
"We make war that we may live in peace."
Aristotle
"To be on the cutting edge, you must first cut yourself."
Unknown
"The Marines I see are the Marines I love. They are the greatest fighting force in the world."
Mike O'Callaghan
"Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary."
Robert B. Neller
"Marines don't know how to spell the word 'defeat.'"
Anonymous
"No man is a man until he has been a Marine."
Anonymous
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass."
Isoroku Yamamoto
"In the absence of orders, go find some."
General Eric Shinseki
"A Marine is a Marine 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year."
General James T. Conway
"The most important thing is to protect our brothers and sisters. We will always fight, we will always stand together."
Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black
"If we don't take care of our own, why should anyone else?"
Anonymous
"Courage is endurance for one moment more."
Anonymous
"There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet."
Admiral William H. McRaven
"The Marine Corps is not a job, it's a lifestyle."
Anonymous
"Being a Marine is about the total commitment to the Marine Corps and the values it represents."
Anonymous
"To be a Marine is a special privilege. You are part of something larger than yourself."
General Robert H. Barrow
"I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."
Jimmy Dean
"It's not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Acta non verba. (Deeds, not words.)"
Marines Motto
"Pain is weakness leaving the body."
Anonymous
"The best weapon is the one you have with you."
Anonymous
"If you're going to be a Marine, then be a Marine through and through. Wear that dress uniform proudly."
Anonymous
"In the end, the only thing that matters is how you lived your life and whether you put others before yourself."
Anonymous
"We are the keepers of the flame, the guardians of freedom, the defenders of our nation."
Anonymous
"The character of a man is known from his conversations."
Anonymous
"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."
John F. Kennedy
"We do not rise to the occasion; we fall back to our training."
Anonymous
"The Marines I have seen around the world have always reminded me of the cheers of the crowd at a football game. I found that moment when they passed through the gate to be a sight to behold."
Joe Dunford
"Marines are not born, they are made."
Unknown
"The only easy day was yesterday."
Nate Self
"No man is a Marine without the honor and pride to be one."
Unknown
"To be a Marine is to be part of something larger than oneself."
Unknown
"The future is not a gift, it is an achievement."
John F. Kennedy
"We're not just fighting for a cause, we're fighting for each other."
Unknown
"A few good men.... is a story about brotherhood, heroism, and sacrifice."
Jack Kelly
"You don’t get what you deserve; you get what you fight for."
Unknown
"We are the few, the proud, the Marines."
U.S. Marine Corps Motto
"The Marine Corps is the only place where someone will yell at you for doing everything right."
Unknown
"There are only two kinds of people in the world: Marines and those who want to be Marines."
Unknown
"It’s not about being better than someone else, it’s about being better than you used to be."
Unknown
"Marines never die, they just go to hell and regroup."
Unknown
"Improvise, Adapt, Overcome."
Unknown
"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving."
Robert Louis Stevenson
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle."
General Pershing
"Lead, follow, or get out of the way."
Unknown
"Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."
George S. Patton
"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."
Richard Nixon
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
General George S. Patton
"A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
Mark Twain
"There is no greater love than that of a Marine for his country."
Unknown
"Freedom is not free."
Unknown
"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."
Napoleon Hill
"Fortune favors the brave."
Virgil
"Pain is temporary, pride is forever."
Unknown
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