Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sebastian Junger

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

Todd Tiahrt

On Veterans Day, we take time to honor those men and women who bravely serve and have served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Miguel de Cervantes

The guts carry the feet, not the feet the guts.

Philip Sidney

A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring.

Maya Angelou

Freedom is never free.

Miguel Cabrera

Forget the veterans. They havent told me anything, and they better not come tell me anything, either.

A soldier is he whose blood makes the glory of the general.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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 we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

Solomon Ortiz

To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and women in uniform today and provide long overdue benefits for the veterans and military retirees who have already served.

Ronald Reagan

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Ronald Reagan

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Ronald Reagan

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

Rudy Giuliani

Didn't vet Bernard Kerik sufficiently for DHS recommendation.

Steven Spielberg

My father had many, many veterans over to the house, and the older I got the more I appreciated their sacrifice.

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 us.

Steve Buyer

America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago.

Steve Buyer

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 men and women who wear the uniform; and when they take off the uniform, we care for them when they are veterans.

Thomas Paine

These are the times that try men's souls.

Thomas Paine

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Sue Kelly

The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.

Zell Miller

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.