Harris Faulkner Quotes

My father and brothers were in the military.

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.

I came from a military family, so there are a lot of things I think about when the anthem is playing.

I come from a military family.

Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.

I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

I have great respect and understanding for military commitment due to my own family's involvement with the armed forces.

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

My dad was a career military man, so I had that kind of discipline and training.

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.

The one word you use in military flying is duty. It's your duty. You have no control over outcome, no control over pick-and-choose. It's duty.

If I have got to be a soldier, I must be a good one, anything else is unthinkable.

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

I learned about life before I went into the theater, which is why I've been so happy. I was a soldier.

I admire the military. I guess in a world of villains and heroes, they're my heroes. Their dedication, their commitment, their discipline, their code of ethics.

Then when I went to Iraq and saw the strength and character the men and women in our military service exhibit every day and their belief in what they're doing, I knew I wanted to get that on film and share it with everyone. They are my inspiration.

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.

More than 48 million men and women have served America well and faithfully in military uniform.

I have so much respect for people in the service. The mental strength it takes to do what they do is unbelievable.

We should have a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the military, of their sacrifices, of their failures.

We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those who serve or have served in our country's military, as well as to the families of those individuals. Whether protecting our freedoms in foreign fields or making contributions here at home, the value these men and women bring to the American workforce and our way of life is beyond measure.

People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community.

I like the ethos of the military and the idea of joining an institution in which, at the very least, everyone who signs up believes in something.

We really owe it to the military for what they do day in and day out that we never even hear about.