The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world.

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.

There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world.

Hit hard, hit fast and hit often

All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble.