34 Quotes About Marine-corps

In the simple moral maxim the Marine Corps teaches — do the right thing, for the right reason — no exception exists that says: unless there's criticism or risk. Damn the consequences.

The only person I wouldn't want to fight is myself." -Kai Gug

There are no heroesOnly those that accomplish incredible featsUnder incredible amounts of pressure

Wars may be started by the failings of humanityBut they are wonBy the craftOf the keen and intelligent minds that fight them

Bite the dog too oftenAnd you will tear it apartBefore it even has the chance to riseYet be too kindAnd it will forget that it was bred for warIt will die in the killing fieldsEverything you do must be with purpose and reasonAll decisions must be made without emotionWith respect to the missionAnd the currency of lives

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

As a civilian, I know nothing about combat, the Marine Corps experience or modern man's struggle adjusting to peace after war. I only know what's been shared with me; confidences I would never betray, nor use as details in a novel.

There are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don’t think you do. It’s just business.

When we cuss each other out, call each other the vilest names on earth, and put each other down with thoughtless cruelty, it is the only way we know and the only language we have to express our ardent love for each other.