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“Marines—you beat them down and they come back for more.”
― Chris Kyle, American Sniper

“We killed the bad guys and brought the leaders to the peace table. That is how the world works.”
― Chris Kyle, American Sniper

“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom”
― General George S. Patton

“No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”
― George S. Patton Jr.

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.”
― General Patton

“Do nothing but be prepared to do anything.”
― Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

“Your job is to be the hardest motherfucker in your platoon," he said while pointing at me across the desk. "Do that, and everything else will fall into place."
He added that I was assigned to Bravo Company, call sign Hitman, and wished me luck.”
― Nathaniel Fick

“Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.”
― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

“I became amazed at how much my men would tolerate if someone just took the time to explain the why of it all to them.”
― Donovan Campbell, Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood