Vitor Belfort Quotes

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

How happy I am to go to the front at last. To do my bit. To prove with my life what I think I feel.

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.

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

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.

I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea.

There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe.

Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field.

The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America.

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less.

Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.

I'm looking to be shot any time I step out of my car ... If I die, it will be in a good cause. I've been fighting for America just as much as the soldiers in Vietnam.

Anyone who wants to carry on the war against the outsiders, come with me. I can’t offer you either honours or wages; I offer you hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Anyone who loves his country, follow me.

Where could death have found him but at the post of duty.

I can't spare this man—he fights.

In patriotism, loyalty, and combat, there are no moderates.

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

SEALs aren't the only heroes out there. Everyone who puts on a uniform meets that threshold.

The best of our nation is exemplified by our nation's veterans who embody what it means to put service above self. Who have sacrificed their own personal interests out of a greater love for our people and our country.

When trouble breaks out, our men and women in uniform, they don't just sit around thinking about it or talking about it - they act. They put on that uniform. They leave their loved ones behind. They go out there. They give orders. They follow orders. They do whatever it takes to keep our country safe.

It's an extraordinary thing to do, to go into the military and to serve your country.

If you've been willing to put your life on the line to do something important for your country or your state, putting your job on the line is really not a very big deal.

Sacrifice is the 1.3 million active duty men and women in the U.S. military and 800,000 reserve forces who volunteer to keep us safe and defend our way of life.

I appreciate our men and women in uniform so much. They are the real heroes. I can't fathom the selflessness involved in serving our country.