The 25 Manliest Quotes By Americans

Townhall.com ^ | March 15, 2016 | John Hawkins

[knittnmom]

In the running for fictional quote (though I can’t find it to quote exactly): In Last Man Standing, when Kristin asks her father to keep her gun because it makes her fiance nervous, her father says something like: “But when you’re alone and hear something that makes you afraid, call me. I’ll be there before you hang up the phone.”

[henkster]

Quote from a signalman on escort carrier Fanshaw Bay, at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, as the vastly superior Japanese fleet turns away when they were on the verge of sinking the slow, unarmored and now unprotected American carriers:

“Dammit boys, they’re getting away!”

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

You forgot "That's solid" by Linc......

[DuncanWaring]

Adm. James Bond Stockdale, reflecting on his time "checked-in" at the Hanoi Hilton:

This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.

[FirstFlaBn]

“We’ll fight them, sir, ‘til hell freezes over, and then, sir, we will fight them on the ice.”

An anonymous Confederate soldier at Gettysburg, quoted by Shelby Foote

[elcid1970]

(In the movie) Patton to Omar Bradley:

“In about five minutes...we’re going to turn these boys...into fanatics! They’ll lose their fear of the Germans all right; I just hope to God they never lose their fear of me!”

No P.C. in that.

[nevergore]

“Oh the Huge Manatee!”

I really like the guy who clubs baby seals better than Teddy...

[mad_as_he$$]

snicker.....

[T-Bird45]

I feel this post is a micro-aggression and racist since almost all the quotes are from dead white guys....

You win the morning round of Internet! Congratulations!!

[The Sons of Liberty]

“You tell ‘em I’m coming ... and Hell’s coming with me!”

[outofsalt]

Manly quotes?
“Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.” ~Groucho Marx

[Night Hides Not]

That day could have been much worse.

With a heavy dose of sarcasm and cynicism, had Flight 93 hit the Capitol, they might have done us a favor by taking out Congress.

[PLMerite]

“A large Japanese fleet has been contacted. They are fifteen miles away and headed in our direction. They are believed to have four battleships, eight cruisers, and a number of destroyers. This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” - Commander Ernest E. Evans, MoH, USN, to crew of USS Johnston (DD-557), Battle off Samar, Leyte Gulf, October 25, 1944

[ClearCase_guy]

“No more running. I mean to misbehave.” — Capt Malcolm Reynolds

[Dr. Sivana]

“Nuts!”

[Night Hides Not]

10) "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." — Nathan Hale before being hung by the British

The correct quote is, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Missing from that list should be "Nuts", the response to the Germans by BG Anthony McAuliffe at Bastogne.

[Night Hides Not]

Damn, “Nuts” was # 18...apologies.

[Kaslin]

That is #18

[Dr. Sivana]

Manliest quotation by a Mexican:

"Viva Christo Rey!"

Blessed Fr. Miguel Pro at his execution by Mexican revolutionaries

[Dr. Sivana]

Thanks. I missed it on my first scan.