William Halsey Jr.

“Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs.”

“The bugles of the Marines are now sounding 'Gung Ho' all through the Pacific.”

“Before we're through with them, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell.”

“Forgetting is a crime. The world must not forget what has happened to our people.”

“Always hit first. If you wait for the enemy to fire the first shot, you may be too dead to fire the second.”

“Hit hard, hit fast, hit often.”

“There are no great men, only great challenges which ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.”

“All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them.”

“Never give an order that can be understood; always give an order that cannot be misunderstood.”

“The target is the enemy carriers. Strike, I say again, strike.”

“You have to be a little bit of a bastard to be a good admiral.”