Preston Cole/Quotes

Below are quotes said by Preston Cole.

Quotes

Halo: Evolutions

The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole

• "They told me to fight, and that's what I've done. Let historians sort through the wreckage, bodies, and broken lives to figure out the rest." - Preston Cole
• "Those not bloodied in combat have no business leading men and women into battle." - Preston Cole, on the requirement of mandatory noncommissioned field experience
• "Humanity's future is among the stars. There is no single more important thing than to help men and women build new lives on distant worlds. I have no illusion that this is some manifest destiny, but rather, it is the only logical place left for humanity to evolve. I plan to be a part of that, learn as much as possible, and then one day become one of those humans on some distant world, on a little farm of my own under a night sky full of stars that I've never before seen." - Preston Cole's reason for enlisting in the Navy
• "Sir, what kind of officer would I make if I said what you wanted me to say just to avoid trouble—regardless of whether it is the truth or not? Or if I guessed at any wrongdoing to make myself look better? I will not do such a thing." - To Board of Inquiry, Academy at Mare Nubium
• "This first encounter with the aliens is a test—for them and us. So far we have failed that test. We have to show them that we cannot be so easily defeated. We have to win no matter the cost." - Vice Admiral Preston Cole, in a personal log written on November 15, 2525
• "Listen to me, Covenant. I am Vice Admiral Preston J. Cole commanding the human flagship, Everest. You claim to be the holy and glorious inheritors of the universe? I spit on your so-called holiness. You dare judge us unfit? After I have personally sent more than three hundred of your vainglorious ships to hell? After kicking your collective butts off Harvest—not once—but twice? From where I sit, we are the worthy inheritors. You think otherwise, you can come and try to prove me wrong." - Vice Admiral Preston Cole to the Covenant fleet at Psi Serpentis
• "Is that the best you can do? Watch what one unworthy human can do!" - Vice Admiral Preston Cole to the Covenant fleet at Psi Serpentis
• "They told me to fight, and that's what I've done. Let historians sort through the wreckage, bodies, and broken lives to figure out the rest." - Vice Admiral Preston Cole