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“The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services.”

Has Beens Rate Iraq Marine

Author:Jim Lehrer

“I can now say without hesitation the Marine Corps was the best foster home I ever had.”

I Can Home Youth Marine Hesitation Marine Corps

Book:Leaving home: a memoir

Source: Leaving home: a memoir

“I have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine.”

Trouble Authority Marine

Author:Gene Hackman

“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.”

Years Firsts Jobs Actors Half Four New York Seven Marine Seven Years Half A Year

Author:Gene Hackman

“In 2012, the far-right Golden Dawn won 21 seats in Greece's parliamentary election, the right-wing Jobbik gained ground in my native Hungary, and the National Front's Marine Le Pen received strong backing in France's presidential election. Growing support for similar forces across Europe points to an inescapable conclusion: the continent's prolonged financial crisis is creating a crisis of values that is now threatening the European Union itself.”

“I do not believe I could have built FedEx without the skills I learned from the Marine Corps.”

Believe Skills Built Marine Marine Corps

Author:Frederick W. Smith

“My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.”

Years Values Left Understanding Four Skills Four Years Marine Marine Corps Leadership Skills Indelible

Author:Frederick W. Smith

“I always equate wrestling to having been in the Marine Corps.”

Wrestling Marine Marine Corps

Author:William Baldwin

“I was very much into science when I was young - I wanted to be a marine biologist, then I wanted to be a doctor, and then something else, I was always changing.”

Wanted Young Doctors Marine Biologist Marine Biologist

Author:Freema Agyeman

“I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.”

People Jobs Chance Best Things Marine Marine Corps

Author:Adam Driver

“The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.”

People Want Acting Responsibility Training Valuable Commodity Marine Marine Corps Best Acting

Author:Adam Driver

“Whether it's in an inner-city school or a rural community, I want those students to have a chance to take A.P. biology and A.P. physics and marine biology.”

Want School Community Chance Cities Students Physics Biology Marine Inner City Marine Biology Rural Communities Inner City Schools

Author:Arne Duncan

“The Marine Corps has been, and will continue to be, America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness - ready to respond to today's crisis, with today's Marine forces, today.”

Has Beens Today America Force Ready Crisis Marine Readiness Marine Corps

Author:James F. Amos

“Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer any more. Not the whiskey drinking Indian, nor the Marine that went to war.”

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Author:Johnny Cash

“They love us everywhere we go. So when in doubt, send the Marines.”

Politics Doubt Marine When In Doubt

Author:Tom Lehrer

“When I went through Marine boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina, we actually did have bayonets that we trained with.”

South Paris Islands Camps Boots Marine Carolina South Carolina Bayonets Boot Camp

Author:Josh Mandel