PowerPoint makes us stupid.

Be the hunter, not the hunted.

I don't worry about stress. I create it.

In my line of work, the enemy gets a vote.

The military can buy our diplomats some time.

No war is over until the enemy says it's over.

I don't have the best track record with quotes.

Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.

Marines don't know how to spell the word 'defeat'.

You must reward the kind of behavior that you want.

There is only one 'retirement plan' for terrorists.

What we achieved was a nuclear pause, not a nuclear halt.

There are going to be good days and bad days. Bottom line.

If you can't eat it, shoot it, or wear it, don't bring it.

The Marines have landed, and we now own a piece of Afghanistan.

The economy's always been the engine for our national security.

I don't think the U.S. military is conservative. It's pragmatic.

Don't create more enemies than you take out by some immoral act.

I have never thought it necessary to patronize the American people.

The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.

Read about history, and you become aware that nothing starts with us.

For a sitting U.S. president to see our allies as freeloaders is nuts.

I would storm the gates of Hell if Third Marine Air Wing was overhead.

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.

Iran is not a nation-state; it's a revolutionary cause devoted to mayhem.

There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It's really great.

It's very hard to live with yourself if you don't stick with your moral code.

Gains achieved at great cost against our enemy in Afghanistan are reversible.

I consider ISIS nothing more than an excuse for Iran to continue its mischief.

You stay teachable most by reading books. By reading what other people went through.

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

Iran is not an enemy of ISIS; they have a lot to gain from the turmoil that ISIS creates.

I was a Marine for 41 years, and it wasn't long enough. We enjoy putting on that uniform.

Ultimately, a real understanding of history means that we face nothing new under the sun.

While victimhood in America is exalted, I don't think our veterans should join those ranks.

I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

I have never been bewildered for long in any fight with our enemies - I was Armed with Insight.

There is one way to have a short but exciting conversation with me, and that is to move too slow.

It's a lot easier to stay idealistic if you don't sign two to five next-of-kin letters every day.

Sometimes there are no good guys. There are no bad guys. It seems like everybody is in the middle.

Putin goes to bed at night knowing he can break all the rules, and the West will follow all the rules.

The Corps is in good hands, and it's been a privilege to serve with the Leathernecks. Now it's time to go.

It's not an easy course. It's not designed to be. We're not here to get you in touch with your inner child.

We should not fight wars without a clearly defined end state... when you go to war, it can't be a half-step.

We all recognize that the Mid-east is dissolving into crises, and we know terrorism did not start with 9-11.

The Iranian regime, in my mind, is the single most enduring threat to stability and peace in the Middle East.

The example that America knows how to govern itself is one of the compelling aspects of our national security.

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

There are many people who do not know if the U.S. Army has 60,000 men or 6 million. They do not have a clue about that.

Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.

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