Chesty Puller Quotes

I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying.

I've learned the lesson that when you're in the middle of something that seems overwhelming, or you're in a bad situation and it seems like it's the end of the world or whatever, then you learn that it's not.

I like the fact that when you're put into a really extreme situation, you put everything else aside. You put your ego aside and get on with it, and I quite like that.

I grew up military but have met very few women that have a mission plan for when things don't work out. I attack everything like that.

Playing in adversity is when we show we have clear heads.

People with military experience seem to do very well in these situations. They've been taught that they can control their destiny, which is half the battle. They also have some experience in getting out of bad situations even if just through training. They know they have to make a plan and follow it and execute it.

It is good advice to slow down a little, steady the course, and focus on the essentials when experiencing adverse conditions.

When I hear bad news I look at it as another leadership test that will determine how successful Go Daddy will become. So I no longer dread it. Instead, I enjoy the game of finding the very best way to deal with it, and take great satisfaction in having a hand in resolving the issues that come my way.

All of us love miracles. We just don't like being in a situation that necessitates one.

I think that two wrongs don't make a right. And I have been in the situation of counseling young girls, not 13 but 15, who have had very at risk, difficult pregnancies. And my counsel was to look for some alternatives, which they did. And they found that they had made what was really a lemon situation into lemonade.

I think that's what's thrilling about leadership - when you're holding onto literally the worst possible hand on the planet and you know you're still going to win. How are you still going to win? Because that's when the character of the company really comes out.

You never want to be in a bases-loaded, no-outs position, but dammit, when you're there, you better enjoy it. You better not sit there and sulk about it. You better rise up and figure it out.

The test of a successful person is not an ability to eliminate all problems before they arise, but to meet and work out difficulties when they do arise.

It's amazing how resourceful you can become when you're in the middle of the ocean and there's only one way to get to the other side.

A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.

I feel quite sure that the American people, if they have knowledge and leadership, can meet any crisis just as well as they met it over and over again in the past.

Look, as my mama always said, 'One monkey don't stop no show.

Anyone can lead when the plan is working. The best lead when the plan falls apart.

They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time.

I know some people say "Keep your eyes on the prize," but I disagree. When your eyes are stuck on the prize, you're going to keep stumbling and crashing into things. If you really want to get ahead, you've got to keep your eyes focused on the path.

What separates the winners from the losers is that winners are able to handle problems and crises that they never imagined would occur. You hit the floor, but what counts is how fast you can get up and regroup. Failure is simply part of the equation.

The great pilot can sail even when his canvass is rent.

Remember; no matter how desperate the situation seems, time spent thinking clearly is never time wasted.

When everything else breaks down, I don't hesitate to roam out of the pocket and do the boogaloo.

Bosses and leaders everywhere should cherish the people who bring them bad news, disappointing data or hard problems.