Marine Quotes - Page 3

• ...We are intensely proud of their noble record and are glad to have had the whole world see how irresistible they are in their might when a cause which America holds dear is at stake. The whole nation has reason to be proud of them.

  Woodrow Wilson

  America, World, Proud

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• Be kindly and just in your dealings with your men. Never play favorites. Make them feel that justice tempered with mercy may always be counted on. This does not mean a slackening of discipline. Obedience to orders and regulations must always be insisted upon, and good conduct on the part of the men exacted. Especially should this be done with reference to civilian inhabitants of foreign countries in which Marines are serving.

  John A. Lejeune

  Country, Mean, Men

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• The problem was that Panama technically belonged to Colombia, which refused to sign a treaty leasing it to the United States. So Roosevelt sent a gunboat filled with marines down to Panama, just on the off chance that a revolution might suddenly break out, and darned if one didn't, two days later. Not only that, but the leaders of the new nation of Panama-talk about lucky breaks!-were absolutely thrilled to have the United States build a canal there. 'Really, it's our pleasure,' they told the marines, adding, 'Don't shoot.'

  Dave Barry

  Two, Leader, Might

  Dave Barry (2010). “Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States”, p.93, Ballantine Books

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• Success in battle is not a function of how many show up, but who they are.

  Robert H. Barrow

  Inspirational, Success, Military

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• We will send ships and Marines as soon as possible for the protection of American life and property.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  America, Usa, Navy

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• The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services.

  Jim Lehrer

  Iraq, Rate, Has Beens

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• I have learned two important lessons from my association with the Marine Corps: always be on time and always be ready to do what is required when you get there.

  Ed McMahon

  Two, Important, Lessons

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• I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country.

  Scott Ritter

  Country, Mean, Years

  Interview with David Asman, www.foxnews.com. September 12, 2002.

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• Sir: It gives me pleasure to report to you the fine bearing and soldierly conduct of Captain Wilson and his men whilst absent on special duty. Though their duties were more arduous than those of others, they were always prompt and ready for performance of all they were called upon to do. As a body they would be a credit to any organization, and I will be glad to be associated with them on duty at any time.

  John Taylor Wood

  Men, Organization, Giving

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• I've been a survivor my whole life...if I survived the Marines, I can survive Muhammad Ali.

  Chuck Wepner

  Boxing, Ifs, Survived

  "Chuck Wepner". ipfs.io.

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• Since the birth of our nation, the steady performance of the Marine Corps in fighting America's battles has made it the very symbol of military excellence. The Corps has come to be recognized worldwide as an elite force of fighting men, renowned for their physical endurance, for their high level of obedience, and for the fierce pride they take, as individuals, in the capacity for self discipline.

  Clare Boothe Luce

  Military, Fighting, Pride

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• Throughout my professional life, I have looked upon the Corps as a most valuable part of our naval organization, and this opinion has only been the more confirmed by every year's additional experience in active service.

  Samuel Francis Du Pont

  Life, Military, Army

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• The sea! The sea! The open sea!, The blue, the fresh, the ever free!

  Bryan Procter

  Beach, Ocean, Blue

  Bryan Waller Procter, “The Sea”

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• And once by God, I was a Marine!

  Lee Marvin

  Marine Corps

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• To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim - the rocks - the motion of the waves - the ships, with men in them, what stranger miracles are there?

  Walt Whitman

  Beach, Ocean, Men

  Walt Whitman (1861). “Leaves of Grass”, p.220

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• Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

  Chester W. Nimitz

  Military, War, Men

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• If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.

  Douglas MacArthur

  War, Military, Winning

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  The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.

  Larry Ferguson

  Dream, Ocean, Home

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• The world's finest wilderness lies beneath the waves.

  Robert Wyland

  Lying, Ocean, Sea

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• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

  Alton Brown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Animal protection is education to the humanity.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Ocean, Animal, Sea

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• I want to get out in the water. I want to see fish, real fish, not fish in a laboratory.

  Sylvia Earle

  Real, Ocean, Sea

  "Ambassador for the World's Oceans". The Academy of Achievement, www.achievement.org. January 27, 1991.

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• My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Beach, Ocean, Heart

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2012). “Favorite Poems”, p.45, Courier Corporation

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• Life is life's greatest gift. Guard the life of another creature as you would your own because it is your own. On life's scale of values, the smallest is no less precious to the creature who owns it than the largest.

  Lloyd Biggle, Jr.

  Ocean, Animal, Sea

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• Take me to the Brig. I want to see the "real Marines".

  Chesty Puller

  Military, Real, Want

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