Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

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.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

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.

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

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.

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

Do not calculate what I have done, for I shall accept no recompense. Calculate the public advantage, the welfare and liberty of my country, and believe that I shall refuse no burden, no danger, provided that, at the hour of tranquillity, I may return to private life, for there now remains but one step for my ambition - that of arriving at zero.

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

Our soldiers have nobly fought to protect freedom since our country's birth, and have fought to protect those that could not protect themselves, even in foreign lands when called upon.

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

Responsibility and accountability is a big part of being in the military.

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?

A man's best gift to his country—his life's blood.

I own frankly now that I am to engage, that what I may do may be reckoned and will be reckoned desperate. All appearances seem to be against me. Interest, prudence, and the obligations to you which I lie under, will prevent most people in my situation from taking a resolution that may probably end in my utter ruin. My life, my fortune, my expectations, the happiness of my wife and children are all at stake …, and yet a principle (what seems to me) honour, and my duty to King and Country, outweighs everything.

I promise you that during my life, I was more concerned about not letting people down, about doing my part, than I was ever into what it did for me.

I believe in the idea of sacrifice and fighting for what's right and giving something back to the country that's given me so much.

There is something about putting the uniform on. You've got a role to play, to be calm, to lead other people, to go forward when everyone else is running away. It gives you a sense of, not of courage but, 'It's my job.'

In carrying out every aspect of our work, CIA officers are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.

I don't think I was a hero. I was just doing my job.

I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much.

Not once or twice in our rough island story, The path of duty was the way to glory.

A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.