Memorable U.S. Marine Quotes

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"The Marine Corps is not a job, it’s a way of life."
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"Every marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other qualifications are a distant second."
General Robert H. Barrow
"There are no shortcuts in life. The only way to get to the top is by hard work."
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"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die."
G.K. Chesterton
"War is not about who is right, but who is left."
Unknown
"We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training."
Archilochus
"The Marine Corps is the greatest traveling club in the world."
Unknown
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"It is not the combatants that make the battle; it is the logistics."
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"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."
General Norman Schwarzkopf
"Grace under pressure."
Ernest Hemingway
"To be a Marine is to be part of the finest fighting force in the world."
Unknown
"A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons."
Admiral David D. Porter
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
Muhammad Ali
"We don’t retreat, we don’t surrender."
Unknown
"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"The soldier is the army. No army is better than its soldiers."
General George S. Patton
"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."
General Douglas MacArthur
"Good leadership is about making people feel safe."
General Richard Myers
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Thomas Jefferson
"Be courteous to all but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."
George Washington
"The Marines I serve with are the best men I know, they are the best men that have ever walked the earth."
General James Mattis
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"Marines are not born, they are made."
Unknown
"Aim high, act high, and think high."
General William Tecumseh Sherman
"We are not here to be average. We are here to be awesome!"
General John Kelly
"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."
Lance Armstrong, often echoed in Marine training
"The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances."
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné
"It is not how hard you hit; it is how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."
Rocky Balboa, often quoted in Marine training
"Semper Fidelis, always faithful."
Motto of the United States Marine Corps
"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."
Bruce Lee, often quoted by Marines
"Do not wish for an easy life. Wish for the strength to endure a difficult one."
Unknown, echoed by Marines
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
Joseph P. Kennedy
"A soldier is not just a soldier. He is a man. And a man stands on his own two feet."
General Norman Schwarzkopf
"There are only two kinds of people in the world. Those who have served, and those who will serve."
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"It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog."
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
Thomas Paine
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"In war, there is no prize for the runner-up."
General Omar N. Bradley
"War is too important to be left to the generals."
Georges Clemenceau
"In victory, you deserve beer; in defeat, you need it."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Oscar Wilde
"Fortune favors the brave."
Virgil
"Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are appendages."
General A. M. Gray
"The Marine Corps is a brotherhood; a band of brothers that is unique."
Gen. James F. Amos
"Improvement in the Marine Corps comes from personal and professional education, training, and experience."
General Charles C. Krulak
"Marines are not a recruited group. They are volunteers. Each Marine has chosen to be here; any person willing to wear the eagle, globe, and anchor does so with pride."
Commandant of the Marine Corps
"Every Marine a rifleman, every officer a leader, every enlisted Marine a trained warrior."
General Robert H. Barrow
"In the absence of orders, find something and kill it."
General Lewis B. Puller
"There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet."
William Frederick Halsey Jr.
"We're not here to be liked. We're here to accomplish the mission."
General Robert Neller
"The Marine Corps is the only place where you can get a bit of a pay bump for being a failure."
Unknown
"If you are one of those who can’t understand the meaning of being a Marine, just know that I’ve seen things that changed my life."
Unknown
"The Marine Corps is a place where you learn to fail and fail well."
Unknown
"Deeds, not words."
Marine Corps Motto
"It is the policy of the Marine Corps to keep its enlisted and officer personnel fresh, fit, and healthy."
General Joseph Dunford
"The only thing harder than peace is war."
Unknown
"A Marine is a Marine for life."
Unknown
"Marines never die; they just go to hell to regroup."
Unknown
"Well done is better than well said."
Benjamin Franklin (popular among Marines)
"We are still the tip of the spear."
Unknown
"A Marine’s duty is to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
General John A. Lejeune
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem."
Ronald Reagan
"Surrender is not a Marine word."
Unknown
"War is hell, but it’s the only adventure some people will ever know."
Unknown
"Improvise, adapt and overcome."
U.S. Marine Corps
"Honor, courage, and commitment."
U.S. Marine Corps
"The Marine Corps is a way of life, not just a job."
Gen. Charles C. Krulak
"First to fight for right and freedom."
U.S. Marine Corps Hymn
"There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet."
William Halsey
"Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat."
Unknown
"A Marine is a Marine until he's in the grave."
Unknown
"Courage is endurance for one moment more."
Unknown
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle."
General Pershing
"To be a Marine is to live a life of honor and sacrifice."
Unknown
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
General George S. Patton
"Do or do not. There is no try."
Yoda (fictional, often quoted by Marines)
"Discipline is the soul of an army."
George Washington
"We’re not here to be average; we’re here to be awesome."
Unknown
"You can be whatever you want to be. Just give it everything you have."
Unknown
"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers."
José Narosky
"When you’re in the trenches, you must be fearless."
Unknown
"To understand the soldier, you must understand the war."
Unknown
"Marines are trained to adapt to any situation."
Unknown
"The best key to leadership is influence, not authority."
Kenneth Blanchard
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Nelson Mandela
"Heroes are made in the hour of defeat."
Vince Lombardi
"Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes."
Margaret Fuller
"The few, the proud, the Marines."
U.S. Marine Corps Slogan
"Marines don't know how to quit. They just get better."
Unknown
"Pain is weakness leaving the body."
U.S. Marine Corps Motto
"A Marine is a military person who serves with honor, courage, and commitment."
Unknown
"The only easy day was yesterday."
U.S. Navy SEALs (commonly associated with Marine ethos)
"No better friend, no worse enemy."
Unknown
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog."
Mark Twain (often quoted by Marines)
"We’re not here to just make a living. We’re here to make a difference."
Unknown
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act in the presence of fear."
Puller
"There are only two kinds of people in the world: Marines and those who wish they were."
Unknown
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
General George S. Patton
"A good Marine is a good man."
Unknown
"Marines never die, they just go to hell and regroup."
Unknown
"Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary."
General A. M. Gray
"To be a Marine is to be a leader and follow the calling of duty above self."
General Robert B. Neller
"Older guys may not always win, but they have a definite insight towards strategy."
General Charles C. Krulak
"On the battlefield, I’ll do my job; I’ll be good at it."
Unknown
"A Marine's first duty is to his country, and present himself to his nation."
Unknown
"Once a Marine, always a Marine."
Unknown
"Your reputation is what others think of you. Your character is what you are."
John Wooden (often cited by Marines)
"Victory loves preparation."
Unknown
"We’re looking for a few good men."
U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Slogan
"We don’t measure our lives by years but by how we spend them."
Unknown
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
Peter Drucker (inspirationally used by Marines)
"If you are going through hell, keep going."
Winston Churchill (often quoted in Marine training)
"Adapt, improvise, and overcome."
Unknown
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