If we lose the war in the air we lose the war and lose it quickly.

I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.

The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners.

Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset - its flexibility.

The first duty of a leader is opti­mism. How does your sub­or­di­nate feel after meet­ing with you? Does he feel uplifted? If not, you are not a leader.