William Halsey
William Halsey
Fleet Admiral...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth30 October 1882
CountryUnited States of America
firsts hard
Hit hard, hit first, hit often.
men challenges ordinary
There are no great men, only ordinary men, who have met extraordinary challenges.
navy strikes hard
Strike fast, strike hard, strike often.
war bad-ass soldier
When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!
war air sea
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.
military men history
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
bad-day people challenges
There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.
war world world-war-2
Kill Japs, kills Japs, kill more Japs!
fighting men navy
I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or drink.
men outcomes circumstances
There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.
dodge action problem
All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them.
six six-months months
The only good Jap is one that's been dead six months.
courage two enemy
[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!
men volunteer challenges
There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.