Quotes on My Marine

Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long as it's the Marine breed.

The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!

A Marine is a Marine. I set that policy two weeks ago - there's no such thing as a former Marine. You're a Marine, just in a different uniform and you're in a different phase of your life. But you'll always be a Marine because you went to Parris Island, San Diego or the hills of Quantico. There's no such thing as a former Marine.

Demonstrate to the world there is "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" than a U.S. Marine.

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

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

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world.