William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

Kill Japs, kills Japs, kill more Japs!

— William Halsey

Strike fast, strike hard, strike often.

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

Hit hard, hit fast and hit often

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey

Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs!

— William Halsey

[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

I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.

— William Halsey

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

— William Halsey