United States Marine Corps Quotes

“Semper Fidelis”

“The Navy's police force.”

“A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons.”

“You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force.”

“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!”

“They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's.”

“USMC quotes at Old Corps”

“I Wouldn't Give A Bean
To Be A Fancy Pants Marine,
I'd rather Be A Dogface Soldier Like I Am.”

“I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world.”

“"Try"? We don't try in this Marine Corps, we either do or we don't! We don't straddle any fences, understand that?”

“Some people work an entire lifetime and wonder if they ever made a difference to the world. But the Marines don't have that problem.”

“Come on, you sons-o'-bitches! Do you want to live forever?
• Variant: For Christ's sake men—come on! Do you want to live forever?”

“Good afternoon, Marines. Thank you for your attention so late on a Friday. I know the women of Southern California are waiting for you, so I won't waste your time.”

“Come on, you sons-o'-bitches! Do you want to live forever?
• Variant: For Christ's sake men—come on! Do you want to live forever?”

“I wouldn't give a bean to be a fancy pants Marine;
I'd rather be a dogface soldier like I am.
I wouldn't trade my old ODs for all the Navys dungarees,
For I'm the walking pride of Uncle Sam.”

“In the Marine Corps, there's a simple rule every enlisted man learns. And that is, officers eat last and that any officer worries first about feeding his or her privates and lieutenants before he even picks up a knife or a fork.”

“Lady, there was a killing war. The Marine Corps taught me how to kill Japs and try to survive. Now, if that don't fit into any academic course, I'm sorry. But some of us had to do the killing — and most of my buddies got killed or wounded.”

“It was the fate of our Marines to be at the front at a moment when the destiny of the modern world hung in the balance, and to have played a part that will be gratefully remembered here in America, as well as in western Europe, through generations to come.”

“From the halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli
We fight our country's battles,
In the air, on land, and sea.
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.”

“Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.”