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In retrospect I wrote things about my life and my family's existence, I realized that it was a frighteningly harsh way to make a living. And I used to say that they were slowly dying trying to make a living.

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William Halsey

There are no great men, only ordinary men, who have met extraordinary challenges.

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There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

Greatness, Meet, Men, Ordinary, Volunteer

All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble.

Adversity, Courage, Grasp, Inspirational, Pricks, Problems

The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country. ' I think it is the elite of the world.

Corps, Country, Military, New York, Times, World

[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours more than two to one, I sent my task force commanders this dispatch: ATTACK REPEAT ATTACK. They did attack, heroically, and when the battle was done, the enemy turned away. All problems, personal, national, or combat, become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble. Carry the battle to the enemy! Lay your ship alongside his!

Battle, Counsel, Courage, Dispatch, Enemy, Two

Hit hard, hit fast and hit often

Fast, Firsts, Hard, Hit
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