Quotes from William Halsey

If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air.

I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.

There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.

There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.

I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or drink.

When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!

Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs!

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

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

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