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.

We have the most skillful, firecest, and certainly the most ethical ground forces in the world... I'm not saying we have to commit right now, but certainly don't pull it off the table.

Be the hunter, not the hunted: Never allow your unit to be caught with its guard down.

You can overcome wrong technology. Your people have the initiative, they see the problem, no big deal ... you can't overcome bad culture. You've gotta change whoever is in charge.

An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.

Treachery has existed as long as there's been warfare, and there's always been a few people that you couldn't trust.

It is mostly a matter of wills. Whose will is going to break first? Ours or the enemy's?