Rhys Darby Quotes

Anyone who says they don't enjoy the Army is mad - you can spend a week hating it and the next week it could be the best thing in the world and the best job you could ever, ever wish for. It has got so much to offer.

In the Marines, I was stunned, absolutely stunned, at everything around me, at what the world looked like.

The army teaches boys to think like men.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

I'm probably more comfortable inside a Marine Corps rifle company than I am anywhere in my life.

As a former Airman First Class in the United States Air Force, like many veterans in America, my military experience played an important part in instilling in me a sense of character and discipline that has served me throughout my life.

For over 20 years, I was in the Army, and it's given me a real love of history.

Veterans have the skills employers want - discipline, motivation, leadership, and the ability to work on a team. They have made the U.S. military the most effective and respected in the world.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

In 1967, I signed up for the Army, where I earned an equivalency diploma, then went on to join the Special Forces. That was really was the turning point in my life. I became more disciplined and focused. I went overseas and was in combat, got wounded a couple of times, lost a lot of good friends but matured a great deal.

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.

I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.

I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother. It fed me, took care of me and gave me wonderful opportunities.

I spent 22 years in the United States military, so I'm a pretty strategic level thinker.

I did 22 years in the military. I went through Paris Island. I'm a Marine. I will never not be one.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

Engineering didn't take to me. And what saved me and kept me in college was I ran into ROTC cadets who were in a fraternity called The Pershing Rifles. And I found my place. I found discipline. I found structure. I found people that were like me and I liked.

In some ways, being on the road is like summer camp. There's a camaraderie, but I'm also learning how to be more of a leader.

My entire adult life has been in military. That's a big part of my life and a big part of why I am the person with the experience to be the United States senator.

When Dad looked at football players, he would take them in his own image. That's what he grew up around; that's what he was when he was a master sergeant in the Korean War. That's what I took, and that's what I want on my football team.

My experience in uniform has shaped my life and informed who I am like no other, and it's difficult for me to wrap my mind around the idea that I will no longer be a soldier.

I've met a lot of military men in my time. After they retire, they are still extremely game. They dress perfectly and have impeccable manners. They always end up as secretaries of golf clubs. I have great admiration for them.

Join the military, there is nothing better. You get to travel a lot.

When I went in to Seattle, I had eight veterans who were in the league over six or seven years. That was a plus for me, to teach me how to respect somebody.

After spending time around Donald Trump I find myself inspired by his vision, thought process, keen insight, and overall discipline. He's a brilliant thinker who tends to walk several steps ahead of the masses. I want to share his wisdom with the world in my own way.