Veteran Quotes
270 Veteran quotes by 207 unique authors
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I oppose U.S. military intervention in Iraq. I believe that we should not send troops or engage in air strikes-our nation's military involvement needs to…
— Janice Hahn
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As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men have made in…
— Barbara Lee
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In a fire, you have to be thoughtful; you have to have a certain kind of intuitive smarts that the veterans have. I'm not there…
— Caroline Paul
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Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a…
— Pete Hegseth
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Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.
— Charles Rangel
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Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.
— Richard Watson Gilder
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About a veteran player thrown out trying to steal second: There was larceny in his heart, but his legs were honest.
— Arthur Baer
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At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion that…
— Pete Hegseth
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That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at the…
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The 2.4 million bright, brave, incredibly fit and remarkably talented young Americans who have served in our armed forces since we were attacked on 9-11-01…
— Oliver North
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I was there. I saw your sons and your husbands, your brothers and your sweethearts. I saw how they worked, played, fought, and lived. I…
— Bob Hope
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We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring.
— Philip Sidney
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The guts carry the feet, not the feet the guts.
— Miguel de Cervantes
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The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives…
— Judd Gregg
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I think America as a whole has come more to terms with separating war from the warrior.
— Unknown Author
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If anyone, then, asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him - it means just what Concord and Lexington meant; what Bunker…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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America united with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, with a…
— James Madison
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More and more teams are using almost exclusively the draft to build their teams. And that means you have younger players to develop in those…
— Ozzie Newsome
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I would like to say something, not just to Vietnam veterans in New England, but to men who were in Vietnam, who I hurt, or…
— Jane Fonda
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It’s the only call…To have Christian Ponder as your third quarterback, a guy who started for you a year, to me it made it an…
— Bill Cowher
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As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.
— Tulsi Gabbard
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Today at Pearl Harbor, veterans are gathering to pay tribute to the young men they remember who never escaped the sunken ships. And over the…
— George W. Bush
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Because Vietnam was not a declared war, the veterans are not even eligible for the G. I. Bill of Rights with respect to education or…
— Ronald Reagan
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As the days went on, I didn't mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them. That was the easiest part of all. I…
— Al Kaline
Who Wrote These Veteran Quotes
207 authors contributed a total of 270 Veteran Quotes, led by these top contributors: