George W. Bush Quotes

I am the living death, a Memorial Day on wheels. I am your Yankee Doodle Dandy, your John Wayne come home, your Fourth of July firecracker exploding in the grave.

Dad entered the Second World War like any other man, trying to do the right thing.

Soldiers will fight for our independence and the honor of the Volk. My cause is the cause of my Volk.

I sought them far and found them, The sure, the straight, the brave, The hearts I lost my own to, The souls I could not save They braced their belts about them, They crossed in ships the sea, They sought and found six feet of ground, And there they died for me.

Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice.

Like the American soldiers who went before them, they are putting their lives on the line to protect ours.

The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live.

I think of all the guys that strap a gun on their backs and head to Afghanistan and Iraq to keep us free and safe and maintain what America has stood for.

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.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

Sacrifice is going to war for your country. Sacrifice is a brave young man being blown up by a landmine in Afghanistan.

This idle complaining, wishing, and lamenting, and boasting will answer no end. Something must be done! Must be done by you! Therefore instead of assuming the state of patriots and heroes at home, TO ARMS! and away to the field and prove your pretensions sincere. Let the thunder of this imprecation rouse you out of your ease and security...

One percent of our country is fighting to protect the other 99 percent.

To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the ass.

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

Veterans have stood up for us.

We ask our brave men and women in uniform to risk everything to protect us.

War was a way of life for Americans in the early forties. Heroism was expected.

I can say with pride that I have a brother who served with distinction in the Indian Army.

I have seen America's sons, daughters, mothers, and fathers fight valiantly for our freedom and pay the ultimate sacrifice to defend us.

I come from a military family, where service is seen as a badge of honor.

Personally, it was a big honor for me meeting so many families of the fallen soldiers and hearing their stories.