Of the Marines on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

Of the Marines on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

Uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.

I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train.

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been the greatest honor of my life.

Without the brave efforts of all the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines and their families, this Nation, along with our allies around the world, would not stand so boldly, shine so brightly and live so freely.

I've been doing Pride and Prejudice all summer, so suddenly the chance to be holed up with a bunch of marines is quite attractive, and probably a necessary dose of male energy.

Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training.

If we're going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries.

Marines are very good at fighting... And if Gen. Franks wants fighters on the ground and he puts Marines in, he'll have what he wants.

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

Look, many of us here are regular marines... I will die as a marine because that is my dream.

I'm relieved that the state of the Marines' readiness will remain high.

But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations.

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.

I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century.

Of the Marines on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation.

But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be done over by the Army after it had already been done by the Air Corps, a mess.

All Marines, sailors and civilian Marines, regardless of sexual orientation, are Marines first. Every Marine is a valued member of our war-fighting team.

I came from a family of Marines into the family of Marines.

I liked my fellow Marines. I didn't like pointless orders.

Marines and soldiers don't issue themselves orders; they don't send themselves overseas. United States citizens elect the leaders who send us overseas.

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

Marines dying or being seriously wounded is commonplace in combat.

My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy.

The Marines are like my West Highland Terrier. They get up every morning, they want to dig a hole, and they want to kill something.

The ongoing dispute over the relocation of U.S. Marines on Okinawa should be quickly settled. This isn't just an issue for the U.S. and Japan. It has regional implications.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

Valor is common but great souls are rare.

As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home.

Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.

My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands!

True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.

Possessed with a full confidence of the certain success which British valor must gain over such enemies, I have led you up these steep and dangerous rocks, only solicitous to show you the foe within your reach.

America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.

Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.