[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese… — William Halsey Copy Share Image
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… — William Halsey Copy Share Image
When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell! — William Halsey Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of… — William Halsey Copy Share Image
There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history. — William Halsey Copy Share Image
If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the… — William Halsey Copy Share Image
There are no great men, only ordinary men, who have met extraordinary challenges. — William Halsey Copy Share Image
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. — William Halsey Copy Share Image