Memorable US Marine Quotes

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"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example."
Benjamin Disraeli
"It is the Marine who fights to win and is not afraid to die."
General Mike Barrow
"There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet."
William Frederick Halsey Jr.
"The few. The proud. The Marines."
United States Marine Corps
"If they wanted you to have a family, they would have issued you one."
Unknown
"I'm not a hero. I'm an ordinary human being who was in the right place at the right time."
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"A Marine is a Marine forever, in life and in death."
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"The Marine Corps is not a job, it’s a lifestyle."
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"We’re not just fighting for ourselves or our families. We’re fighting for the future of our country."
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"Adapt, improvise, overcome."
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"A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart."
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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."
George Washington
"The Marine Corps is an expeditionary force in readiness."
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"There are no two Marine Corps units that are alike."
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"Freedom is not free."
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"Sometimes you have to roll the hard six."
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"We’re all meant to be heroes.—Marines believe it."
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"Brought up by the Corps to be a soldier, I live and die for my country."
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"The Marine Corps motto is Semper Fidelis, meaning always faithful."
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"The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer."
US Marine Corps
"Only the best come north."
US Marine Corps
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"The few, the proud, the Marines."
US Marine Corps
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
General George S. Patton
"Tough times don't last; tough people do."
US Marine Corps
"To be a Marine is to be part of something greater than yourself."
General Charles Krulak
"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore."
William Faulkner
"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."
George Washington
"The Marines are not a branch; they are a way of life."
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"A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them."
M. D. Arnold
"There are only two kinds of people in this world: Those who are in the fight and those who watch from the sidelines."
Unknown
"We don't promise you a rose garden."
US Marine Corps
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
Winston S. Churchill
"There is no greater love than a love of one's country."
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"It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared."
Whitney Young Jr.
"You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give."
Winston S. Churchill
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"Great leaders are not born; they are made."
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"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
"The Marine Corps is not just a job, it’s a way of life."
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"Marines are not born leaders; they are made leaders."
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"The strength of the Marine Corps is in its people."
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"You will not just follow orders, but will also embrace the responsibility to lead."
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"Pain is just weakness leaving the body."
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
General William D. McKee
"Without the Navy, the Air Force would be an orphan."
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"I have seen a few people who would rather die than be a Marine."
General James Mattis
"When it comes to the fight, the Marines are the best."
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"Marines don’t wear dog tags; they wear their honor."
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"There are only two kinds of people in the world: Marines and those who wish they were."
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"We don’t retreat, we advance in another direction."
General Oliver P. Smith
"I’m not a hero. I’m just someone who did their job."
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"The Marine Corps way is to never leave a comrade behind."
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"Marines do more with less."
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"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking."
General George S. Patton
"A Marine is a man who will look you in the eye and tell you the truth."
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"It’s not the dog in the fight, it’s the fight in the dog."
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Service before self: that’s the Marine Corps motto."
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"You can’t put a Marine in a box. Marines break the mold."
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"It's the spirit of the Marine that matters most."
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"The Marines I saw were all business. They were all about a mission. They were pursuing a goal."
Tom Clancy
"Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary."
Gen. Robert B. Neller
"A good leader leads by example, not by force."
Sun Tzu
"Marines never die, they just go to hell and regroup."
Unknown
"We’re not just a band of brothers; we’re a family."
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"There are only two types of people in this world: Marines and those who wish they could be Marines."
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"You can't pick the time and place you get called upon to make a sacrifice."
General James Mattis
"The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer."
Marine Corps saying
"It is the greatest honor for me to be a Marine. I will never forget that as long as I live."
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"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem."
Ronald Reagan
"The Marine Corps is not a job; it’s a way of life."
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"Marines are not just warriors; they are citizens of a free nation and protectors of the American way of life."
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"Adapt, improvise, and overcome."
Gen. James Mattis
"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Upon the fields of battle, we are forged."
Unknown
"We sleep safely at night because brave men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us."
Ronald Reagan
"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be."
General Douglas MacArthur
"First to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean."
Marine Corps Hymn
"The Marines are a reflection of the U.S. – we are a nation of fierce determination and unyielding resolve."
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"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Thomas Jefferson
"When in doubt, do the right thing."
General John A. Lejeune
"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul."
Micahel de Montaigne
"Every Marine is also a sailor, and every sailor is also a Marine."
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"The only easy day was yesterday."
US Navy SEALs
"Marines: When it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed overnight."
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"The strength of the mission is determined by the strength of the Marine."
Unknown
"Pain is weakness leaving the body."
US Marine Corps
"A few good men do not a Corps make; it takes every one of us to provide the foundation our Corps stands on."
Unknown
"No better friend, no worse enemy."
US Marines
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
General George S. Patton
"Courage is endurance for one moment more."
Unknown
"The Marines are the first to fight."
Unknown
"In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it."
General Lewis B. Puller
"We’re not here to do just a job; we’re here to do whatever it takes to get the job done."
Unknown
"It is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life."
Elizabeth Kenney
"The Marine Corps is a culture, and it’s about being a part of a greater purpose."
Unknown
"Improvise, adapt, and overcome."
US Marine Corps
"There are no atheists in foxholes."
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
"The ultimate measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught."
Thomas B. Macaulay
"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"
General John Basilone
"It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog."
Archie Griffin
"Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier."
Samuel Johnson
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
Plato
"You cannot be a hero without being a coward."
G.K. Chesterton
"One of the bravest things you can do is be yourself."
Unknown
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will."
Vince Lombardi
"Adapt and overcome."
Unknown
"Each Marine is a rifleman, first and foremost."
General Alfred M. Gray
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