William Halsey Quotes

Hit them fast, hit them hard, and hit them a lot.

Violence of action, as we call it in the Spec Ops community, will often change the odds in your favor.

Never go to war unless your willing to win.

There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'.

War’s very object is victory—not prolonged indecision.

We are going to finish with this chap Rommel once and for all. It will be quite easy. There is no doubt about it. He is definitely a nuisance. Therefore we will hit him a crack and finish with him.

We realize that wars are never won on the defensive. We must take the battle to the enemy

I don't want to get any messages saying, "I am holding my position." We are not holding a Goddamned thing. Let the Germans do that. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested in holding onto anything, except the enemy's balls. We are going to twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all of the time.

One active campaign, a smart action, and burning two or three their towns, will set everything to rights.

Our enemies should take note. Arial attacks, stupendous in their mass effect, surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination from within, the murder of leading men, overwhelming attacks on all weak points in the enemies defense, sudden attacks, all in the same second without regard for reserves or losses.

If the North Korean Communists provoke another war, we must immediately deter it and give them a decisive counterattack at the initial place of aggression.

We bring the fight to the enemy so that they don't bring it to us.

Furthermore, they had calculated that if 25,000 of them died for every one of us, they would finish with us first, for they were many and we were but few.

Strike hard and fast and do not separate.

The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.

If you wage war, do it energetically and with severity. This is the only way to make it shorter and consequently less inhuman.

In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.

In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.

When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy...attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last.

Give it to 'em!" Take 'em down!" First Aleran!" Kick their furry--" Assault formation!

If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in.

He who shoots first laughs last.

Any military force should be dictated by the vital national security interests of the United States. And if and when we use force, we should use overwhelming force for a clearly stated objective. And then when we're done, we should get the heck out.

Great captains do never use long orations when it comes to the point of execution.

I'm not a real vocal guy, but sometimes you need to kick someone in the ass.