Veterans Day Quotes
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others… — Arthur Ashe
- Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. — Otto von Bismarck
- Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring. — John Boehner
- Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they… — Barbara Bush
- Because all of us believe and understand in the fabric of the common bond of why we call ourselves American is to care for the… — Steve Buyer
- America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago. — Steve Buyer
- Twenty-five million veterans are living among us today. These men and women selflessly set aside their civilian lives to put on the uniform and serve… — Steve Buyer
- A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. — Joseph Campbell
- Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for… — Tom Clancy
- How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! — Maya Angelou
- You've been told that you're broken, that you're damaged goods and should be labeled victims. I don't buy it. The truth, instead, is that you… — James Mattis
- All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our… — Oliver North
- This year's Veterans Day celebration is especially significant as our country remains committed to fighting the War on Terror and as brave men and women… — John Doolittle