William Halsey Quotes

• There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

  William Halsey

  Greatness, Men, Volunteer

  "Fictional character: Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey Jr". "The Gallant Hours", 1960.

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• All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble.

  William Halsey

  Inspirational, Courage, Adversity

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• When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!

  William Halsey

  Memorial Day, Military, War

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• There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.

  William Halsey

  Perseverance, Bad Day, People

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• Hit hard, hit fast and hit often

  William Halsey

  Firsts, Hard

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• All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them.

  William Halsey

  Motivational, Success, Dodge

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• [Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours more than two to one, I sent my task force commanders this dispatch: ATTACK REPEAT ATTACK. They did attack, heroically, and when the battle was done, the enemy turned away. All problems, personal, national, or combat, become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble. Carry the battle to the enemy! Lay your ship alongside his!

  William Halsey

  Courage, Two, Enemy

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• I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or drink.

  William Halsey

  Military, Fighting, Men

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• The only good Jap is one that's been dead six months.

  William Halsey

  Six Months, Months, Six

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• There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

  William Halsey

  Military, Men, History

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  The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world.

  William Halsey

  Country, New York, Military

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• Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs!

  William Halsey

  War, World, World War 2

  "Wartime". Book by Paul Fussell, 1990.

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• There are no great men, only ordinary men, who have met extraordinary challenges.

  William Halsey

  Men, Challenges, Ordinary

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• If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air.

  William Halsey

  War, Air, Sea

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• Strike fast, strike hard, strike often.

  William Halsey

  Navy, Strikes, Hard

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• There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.

  William Halsey

  Men, Outcomes, Circumstances

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