Orson Welles Quotes

You can serve with anybody for the good of America ... You've never turned your country down. This is not me. This is your country.

I commit myself to serve my country.

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

You’re not saying “No” to me. You’re saying “No” to the presidency and to your country. Hasn’t your country been pretty good to you?

It is now the moment when by common consent we pause to become conscious of our national life and to rejoice in it, to recall what our country has done for each of us, and to ask ourselves what we can do for our country in return.

I have nothing but unreserved praise for our armed forces, paramilitary and internal security forces. Their sacrifices to preserve the integrity and unity of our country present a saga of unparalleled courage and discipline.

When I hear of nationalism in my country today from the youngsters, I want to sit them down and tell them that flags and songs are not nationalism. Stopping at the traffic signal, opening the door for a lady, doing something for your country is nationalism.

Serving in the Israeli Army taught me what it means to be part of something greater than yourself.

If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it.

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

You get an opportunity to do something for your country, you better get out and do it.

Our first responsibility is not to ourselves. Our first responsibility is to our country and to our God.

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 reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.

I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars.

I had to do something for the country.

The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process.

If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.

I am proud of my work for my country.

I want you to know that everything I did, I did for my country.

I have a responsibility to devote my energy to my country and my people.

As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'

They held it their duty to live but for their country.