Random Marine Corps Quotes

“Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long asit's the Marine breed.” — Lt. Gen. “Chesty” Puller

“Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” ~ Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

“We will send ships and Marines as soon as possible for the protection of American life and property.”  ~ –President Theordore Roosevelt, 12 Sept. 1906 (Cuba)

 

 

"Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat" ~ Gen. James N. Mattis | U.S. Central Command

"So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those bastards won't get away this time!" - CHESTY PULLER, USMC

“For me, the Eagle, Globe and Anchor is a symbol for the entire Corps, something in common and a bond between new Marines and old.” — Staff Sgt. Charles E. Fessler | World War II veteran

"We had a war to win and a world to make safe for democracy." — Pvt. Elton E. Mackin, 1918

"The Marines have landed, and the situation is well in hand". ~ Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent (1885)

“They say ‘you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink.’ In the Marine Corps, you make that horse wish to hell he had.” ~ USMC Drill Instructor

 

"Demonstrate to the world there is 'No Better Friend, No  Worse Enemy' than a U.S. Marine." ~ Gen. James "Chaos" Mattis