Welcome to Marines Quotes, where the valor, discipline, and indomitable spirit of the United States Marine Corps are celebrated through the power of words. The Marines have a rich history dating back to their establishment in 1775, and throughout the years, their bravery and commitment to duty have inspired countless individuals worldwide. Whether facing the heat of battle or undertaking humanitarian missions, Marines embody the ethos of Semper Fidelis Always Faithful.
Within these pages, you’ll find a collection of poignant, motivational, and profound quotes that encapsulate the essence of what it means to be a Marine. From legendary leaders like Chesty Puller to contemporary figures who continue to shape the Corps, these quotes offer insight into the mindset and values that define the Marine Corps. Whether you’re a Marine yourself, a family member, a friend, or simply someone who admires their dedication, these quotes serve as a tribute to the timeless legacy of the Few, the Proud, the Marines.
Scroll down to discover stirring words that encapsulate the Marine Corps experience. From tales of bravery on the battlefield to reflections on duty, honor, and sacrifice, these quotes capture the essence of Marine Corps ethos. Whether you seek inspiration, motivation, or simply a deeper understanding of the Marine Corps spirit, let these words resonate within you. Feel free to copy, share, or even transform them into visually striking creations that honor the enduring legacy of the Marines.
We did some shows – Soulfly played for the Marines twice and it was great meeting those guys. A lot of them are heavy metal fans and go to war areas like Iraq and Afghanistan and listen to their metal. I’m glad that my music has somehow helped them get through that at least a little bit. Max Cavalera
Before leaving the Marines, I was the Training Non-Commission Officer, where it was my job to set up all training scenarios each week that my unit would partake in. Lacey Evans
I was a public affairs officer. I worked with the media, but I didn’t just stay at my desk. I assisted in military duties, travelled around Anbar province, hung out with a wide variety of Marines. Phil Klay
My father was an athlete, a great athlete, fought in the Marines in World War I. He was all sports and activity. My mother was all academics. I still have the complete works of Shakespeare that she had. Marv Levy
I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world! Douglas MacArthur
If the Marines today are doing exactly the same thing their dads did in Vietnam and their granddads did in Korea and World War II, then how in the hell can we say that they’re not as good? John F. Kelly
As a company dedicated to creating fun and affordable toys for children, everyone at Ty is proud to play a small part in helping children in need have a happy holiday. We are proud to be associated with Toys for Tots and congratulate our Marines for a job well done. Ty Warner
I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job. Gene Hackman
Jimmy Carter used to walk off the airplane carrying his own luggage. Do you remember that? I don’t want my president carrying – I want the freaking Marines to be carrying his luggage, and they want to carry his luggage. Donald Trump
Aristotle might not recognize it, or others who are at the root of democracy. What type of democracy do you impose with marines and bombs? Hugo Chavez
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. Larry Elder
Marines dying or being seriously wounded is commonplace in combat. John F. Kelly
My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I’ve always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself. Samaire Armstrong
My dad lived a good life. He was a simple guy. His family had been poor, and he joined the Marines to be able to send money home to his mom and dad and brothers and sisters. He genuinely had the intention to live a good life and to respect other people. Brendon Burchard
The Marines in Korea never feared ‘friendly fire’ or artillery coming from the South Koreans – from their allies – like they did later in Vietnam, fighting with the South Vietnamese. The Koreans could be trusted. David Douglas Duncan
The Marines was a fresh start – that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name. Drew Carey
The United States should not frame its policy options in terms of doing nothing or unilaterally sending in the Marines. Samantha Power
I joined the Marines the week I turned 17, and that led to a few experiences that might qualify as adventure – eye of the beholder. Daniel Woodrell
Marines are expeditionary – we are meant to take on unfamiliar missions. But we are not police. Jake Auchincloss
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. Thomas P.M. Barnett
My best friend in the Marines, her name is Kim, said one day while we were in Iraq that homosexuals in the Forces should be put on the front line because they deserved to die. This was my best friend talking. Liz Carmouche
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. Lane Evans
My brother-in-law, Chuck, whom I have known since we were teenagers, is a disabled veteran who was wounded while fighting with the marines in Vietnam. I’ve been around to observe how the war affected his life and the problems that veterans have, and I knew for a long time that I wanted to write a song about Vietnam. Dennis DeYoung
There was a prison uprising at Alcatraz, and I drove the Marines over there in a landing craft to quell the riot. I am the only serviceman I know with an American Theatre ribbon. Bud Grant
I’d been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war. Phil Klay
My background is as an athlete, and you know, we in the Marines, when we want something, we go after it. Lacey Evans
There’s not really a ban on the KIA bracelet specifically. There are regulations for wearing the uniform and specifically jewelry, and Marines are not allowed to wear bracelets. This falls under that spectrum. Now, the KIA bracelet will be lumped into the same category as the POW/MIA bracelets, which are approved for wear. James F. Amos
In ‘Colonial Marines’ you come into the game as a marine, and how you play depends on your equipment and by the choices you’re making in real time. Randy Pitchford
As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me. Oliver North
I learned in the Marines to leave no one behind, but after 34 years in Washington, Mitch McConnell left our coal miners behind years ago. Amy McGrath
Marines and soldiers don’t issue themselves orders; they don’t send themselves overseas. United States citizens elect the leaders who send us overseas. Phil Klay
A lot of the great pieces of journalism from Iraq showed how important command influence was in violent, aggressive environments, where Marines and soldiers had a constrained set of choices to make in sudden moments. Phil Klay
It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don’t regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn’t save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I’m not naive, and I don’t romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job. Chris Kyle
When I joined the Marines, I went to Quantico for training. One of the first things I learned is that you can drop out of a run, a couple runs. You can fail the test or a couple tests in a row, and they’d give you a second try. But if you lied about anything, you were gone that afternoon. That’s how important integrity is in the military. Seth Moulton
When you’re leading Marines, you don’t screw around, so the comedy is limited in uniform. And when you’re a comedian, you can’t be heavy handed and come across with tales of gore or material that people won’t understand, so I try to keep them separate. Rob Riggle
I liked my fellow Marines. I didn’t like pointless orders. Daniel Woodrell
I am a retired United States Marine Corporal and I started out in 2nd Battalion Night Marines on my deployment and I finished my career in the Marine Corps at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a patient. Kyle Carpenter
I wanted to set the story straight and really let people know what it’s like and what me and my Marines went through. Kyle Carpenter
The drummer in my first band was killed in Vietnam. He kind of signed up and joined the marines. Bart Hanes was his name. He was one of those guys that was jokin’ all the time, always playin’ the clown. Bruce Springsteen
My father served 26 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile programs. I learned early about the sacrifices a family makes when a member is repeatedly deployed, and also the fulfillment that comes from serving our country. My brother, my son and I all became Marines. Jim Webb
There are always fellow Marines who understand and know what you’re going through. Be proud, don’t be ashamed, and go out there and tackle the second life you’ve been given. Kyle Carpenter
I’ve had some ‘riotous excursions of the human spirit’ alongside the young Sailors and Marines, and it’s time to leave the stage to the young leaders who got their rank the old-fashioned way – they earned their stripes in combat. Jim Mattis
Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem. Ronald Reagan
I suppose it is the lot of soldiers and Marines to be objectified according to the politics of the day and the mood of the American people about their war. Phil Klay
On patrol through Taliban villages, the falsehoods and the jingoism that beat the drums of war back home were quickly made hollow, and all that was left was roadside bombs, scared villagers and demoralized young Marines. Jake Auchincloss
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. Oliver North
It was the Marines who taught me how to act. After that, pretending to be rough wasn’t so hard. Lee Marvin
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. Hayden Fry
So long as our Corps fields such Marines, America has nothing to fear from tyrants, be they Fascists, Communists or Tyrants with Medieval Ideology. For we serve in a Corps with no institutional confusion about our purpose: To fight! To fight well! Jim Mattis
Thirty days after high-school graduation, I went straight into the Marines. Nate Dogg
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. Peter Pace
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. Rosamund Pike
I had medevacked so many women off the battlefield that I knew that it was a misnomer to say that women weren’t in combat. I had friends that were Marines that were taken to fight the enemy. They weren’t just firing in defense of their position. MJ Hegar
I’ve sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it’s Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I’m fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe. Hampton Sides
To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase… Rather, it’s displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen. Jim Mattis
The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job. Drew Carey
The Righteous Brothers started out in Orange County, California. It was about the whitest place in the country, but the black marines from the nearby base heard there were two guys singing rhythm and blues, so they came down to hear us. At the end of our songs they’d yell out, ‘That’s righteous, brother!’ and that’s how we got our name. Bill Medley
When I first arrived here, after spending years as a competitive fighter and training U.S. Marines in hand-to-hand combat, Hollywood is the last place I would have expected to find such blatant bias and discrimination. Lexi Alexander
All Marines, sailors and civilian Marines, regardless of sexual orientation, are Marines first. Every Marine is a valued member of our war-fighting team. James F. Amos
As I recovered at Walter Reed, I worried about the soldiers who pulled me out of my helicopter that Friday afternoon. Would they make it back okay? And what about all the other soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who were also putting their lives on the line every day? Tammy Duckworth
I’ve always been a fan of those guys. My dad was in military school and I have a bunch of buddies that are Marines, and I just kind of want to give back to those guys that gave more than enough for us. Stephen Thompson
Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training. David Hunt
There were a lot of hard times, and having to have a team of people help me out of the bed, having to use a bedpan is a really tough thing to swallow. But looking back, I’m proud of my scars and what myself and my Marines went through in Marjah. Kyle Carpenter
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. Mark Udall
As Marines, it’s drilled into us… to take care of fellow Marines. Kyle Carpenter
I went straight from the Marine Corps to the MFA. The way that you would express things among Marines is somewhat different than the way you’re supposed to express things in a creative-writing workshop. Phil Klay
Get off your butt and join the Marines! John Wayne
The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services. Jim Lehrer
I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn’t get in. I was basically living in a back room of my parents’ house, paying rent and not doing anything with my life. I’d like to say it was patriotic to join the Marines, but it was also that I was doing nothing honorable with my life and spending too much time at McDonald’s. Adam Driver
If we’re going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries. David Hunt
From the Marines, from Ohio State, from Yale, from other places, people have really stepped in and ensured that they filled that social capital gap that it was pretty obvious, apparently, that I had. J. D. Vance
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. Patricia Richardson
Marines don’t know how to spell the word ‘defeat’. Jim Mattis
In the Marines, I was stunned, absolutely stunned, at everything around me, at what the world looked like. John Naisbitt
We Marines believe that God gave America the greatest gift He could bestow to man while he lived on this earth -freedom. We also believe He gave us another gift nearly as precious – our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines – to safeguard that gift and guarantee no force on this earth can ever steal it away. John F. Kelly
There’s a feeling of invincibility that comes with being young, with being fit and in the prime of your life. But I learned when I was in the Marines just like I’ve learned as a UFC fighter that no one is invincible, and that you have to project yourself at all times. Liz Carmouche
Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less. Allen West
‘Battle: Los Angeles’ – I’ve got to say this was easily one of the most physically trying things that I’ve ever done in my life because I play a Marine in the film, and they had us training with real live Marines for, like, three weeks. It gave me a whole new respect for just the armed forces, period. Ne-Yo
Nothing drew me to the film business. I was propelled by the fear and anxiety of Vietnam. I had been drafted into the Marines. My brother was already serving in Vietnam. I bought, if you will, a stay of execution – both literally and figuratively – and went on to graduate school of business from the law school that I was attending. Peter Guber
I knew early I wanted to follow my father into the military. He did a full 30-year career and retired as a full colonel in the Marines after graduating from Allentown H.S. and later from Cornell University. James G. Stavridis
These guys that were standing up to fight, for the most part, had pride in their country, and they wanted to do the best, and they wanted to go out and fight, and I was as close to these Afghans as I was to the Marines. Dakota Meyer
I knew many Marines had done brave deeds that no one saw and for which they got no medals at all. I was having a very hard time carrying those medals and didn’t have the insight or maturity to know what to do with my combination of guilt and pride. Karl Marlantes
To keep providing our soldiers, sailors and Marines with 21st-century firepower, Picatinny needs 21st-century laboratories and research and development facilities. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Our son, Michael, serves in the U.S. Marines and our son-in-law, Henry, serves in the U.S. Navy. Karen Pence
If you’re coming from America to Iraq, then how are you supposed to be objective? I mean, you could pay lip service to being objective, but how are you going to objective when you’re embedded with the Marines? The Marines are saving your life every day and they’re protecting you. Shane Smith
My battalion motto in the Marines was, ‘Whatever it takes,’ and I’m going to do whatever it takes to help win back the House in 2018. Seth Moulton
I always wanted to go into the military or something like that – my whole family, all my friends are either Air Force, Navy, or Marines. RJ Mitte
Marines know we’re all on the same team. Amy McGrath
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. Hugh Shelton
We are acknowledging the close personal nature of our 10 years at war and the strong bonds of fidelity that Marines have for one another, especially for those fellow Marines who we have lost. James F. Amos
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. Ed Royce
My friends’ parents who were in the Marines, they were the people I looked up to the most. I looked up to them as role models. Liz Carmouche
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. Robin Hayes
Flamethrowers have been used by many armies in many wars, including by American Marines in Korea and Vietnam. They cause horrific deaths and are thus a serious public-relations liability. The U.S. military apparently phased them out in 1978. Rachel Kushner
I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn’t make a living doing it. You don’t have a lot of options in Indiana anyway, though, so I didn’t want to stay there. I graduated early and worked a bunch of really odd jobs, and then I joined the Marines. Adam Driver
The American people should not wonder where their military leaders draw the line between military advice and political preference. And our nation’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines should not wonder about the political leanings and motivations of their leaders. Martin Dempsey
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. Stuart Symington
Standing beside each one of our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines is a loving, supportive, and dedicated family whose sacrifice is a true service to our great nation. Elise Stefanik
I can’t say that dropping out of school at 16 to join the Marines was my best idea. On the other hand, maybe it was. Who knows? Daniel Woodrell
If you ask me why I’ve succeeded, it’s because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That’s the confidence it breeds. Brian McDermott
