Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary. Votes: 4
Alfred M. GrayThe Marine Corps is supposed to be the toughest and most rigorous of its class. Votes: 4
Adam DriverThe raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years. Votes: 4
James ForrestalIn the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks. Votes: 4
Ralph PetersI have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine. Votes: 4
Gene HackmanOld breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long as it's the Marine breed. Votes: 4
Chesty PullerI'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years. Votes: 4
Lee TrevinoWho has created more peace in the world, the Peace Corps or the Marine Corps? Votes: 3
Dennis PragerI've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps. Votes: 3
Jonathan WintersIf I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war. Votes: 3
Douglas MacArthurIf there's anything more arrogant than a Marine on a horse, it's one in a plane. Votes: 3
William OvergardIn military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy. Votes: 3
Robert KiyosakiAlmost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering. Votes: 3
Catherine BellWe also very importantly recommend continued growth in the Army and the Marine Corps end strength. Votes: 3
John M. McHughI can now say without hesitation the Marine Corps was the best foster home I ever had. Votes: 3
Art BuchwaldDemonstrate to the world there is 'No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy' than a U.S. Marine. Votes: 3
James MattisMarine Le Pen may want me dead, that's possible, but she must not count on my co-operation Votes: 3
Jean-Marie Le PenSpread the gospel that the Marine Corps is a force that has changed. We're not in 1942 anymore. Votes: 3
James F. AmosI'm probably more comfortable inside a Marine Corps rifle company than I am anywhere in my life. Votes: 3
Jim Webb[ General James Mattis] is a Marine's Marine who has served in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Votes: 3
Peter R. MansoorThe Marine Corps taught me how to kill, but it didn't teach me how to deal with killing. Votes: 3
Karl MarlantesPenny was a very pretty, witty and brave girl, as bold as a Marine platoon storming Iwo Jima. Votes: 3
John C. WrightI do not believe I could have built FedEx without the skills I learned from the Marine Corps. Votes: 3
Frederick W. SmithThe first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible. Votes: 3
Wynton MarsalisGod has a hard-on for a Marine because we kill everything we see. He plays His game, we play ours. Votes: 3
Stanley KubrickBeing ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there. Votes: 2
Victor H. KrulakI am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world. Votes: 2
Winston ChurchillLook, many of us here are regular marines... I will die as a marine because that is my dream. Votes: 2
Jerry JonesI wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school. Votes: 0
Cobie SmuldersI can never again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of reverence. Votes: 0
Edward JohnsonWe need to stop flying, stop driving cars and jetting around on marine recreational vehicles. Votes: 0
Paul WatsonTheir brilliant audio expert, who is a marine biologist, should really be looking after Flipper Votes: 0
Rob HalfordThe oceans are a way of life. We fish; we sail; we have a robust marine economy. Votes: 0
Sheldon WhitehouseIf I wasn't a writer, I don't know what I'd be. Probably a marine biologist or something. Votes: 0
Jeff VandermeerFish banks are areas we set aside without fishing, reserves where we allow marine life to come back. Votes: 0
Enric SalaI wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school. Votes: 2 Cobie Smulders
When I went through Marine boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina, we actually did have bayonets that we trained with. Votes: 1 Josh Mandel
They are a fairly aggressive conservation organization that was started to protect the great whales particularly, but in general all marine life around the world. So those are the people I'm trying to attach my name to. Votes: 1 Richard Dean Anderson
Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity. Votes: 6 William Manchester
Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival. Votes: 3 Richard Branson
Linda Svendsen's 'Marine Life' was important. I was nearly 22. Larry Mathews discussed the book in a creative writing class. We examined her stories, figured out how they worked. Votes: 5 Michael Winter