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352 Marine quotes by 223 unique authors

Retention of operational control of its air is important to the Corps' air-ground team, as air constitutes a significant part of its offensive firepower. — Keith B. McCutcheon
After about 25 medals, you run out of shoulder to put them on. — Unknown Author
War, the ordinary man's most convenient means of escaping from the ordinary. — Philip Caputo
Wherever you are or whatever your job, don't be confused or diverted by false priorities. We have only one mission to perform-that is to fight… — Unknown Author
In the last analysis, what the Marine Corps becomes is what we make of it during our respective watches. And that watch of each Marine… — Unknown Author
If any of you get hernias in this tug-of-war against the Army, I'll pay to get them fixed. — Unknown Author
Deep thinking in the ranks leads only to drinking. — William Overgard
It does not pay to be friendly with officers, they take advantage of you. — William Overgard
If there's anything more arrogant than a Marine on a horse, it's one in a plane. — William Overgard
MY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect… — Chris Kyle
But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father… — Patricia Richardson
I had gone to school to study marine biology. — Skeet Ulrich
The highly skilled workers at Lima have enabled the plant to grow far beyond its original mission, now providing a wide variety of cutting-edge military… — Michael Oxley
During a mock battle attended by President Warren Harding in 1921, Marine Corps General Smedley D. Butler exhumed the arm [of Stonewall Jackson; he didn't… — Tony Horwitz
An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy. — James Mattis
Every time a boy falls off a tricycle, every time a black cat has gray kittens, every time someone stubs a toe, every time there's… — Al Capone
Due to the oath I swore to the constitution when I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, by virtue of the universal human right… — Adam Kokesh
I hurt for my Marines, goodhearted American guys who'd bear these burdens for the rest of their lives. And I mourned for myself. Not in… — Nathaniel Fick
I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long.... Looking… — Smedley Butler
I have been fortunate to have been brought up on a diet of adventure and privileged to take part in number of challenges. My training… — Pete Goss
Who has created more peace in the world, the Peace Corps or the Marine Corps? — Dennis Prager
The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild… — Mark Udall
They are a fairly aggressive conservation organization that was started to protect the great whales particularly, but in general all marine life around the world.… — Richard Dean Anderson
Look, many of us here are regular marines... I will die as a marine because that is my dream. — Jerry Jones
Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S.… — Dana Rohrabacher

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