Betty Gabriel Quotes

My dad was career Army.

I'm inclined to think that a military background wouldn't hurt anyone.

My father was an air officer in the Second World War. My brother was a marine in Vietnam. When I was given this opportunity, I leapt at the chance because I thought it would be a hell of a lot more interesting than what my friends were doing.

When I was in the Army, 100 percent of our effort was to really be sharp, and soldiers, we were under live fire all the time.

I adore my mother, and I am probably a chef because of my mother. She was adventurous.

I am not going to second-guess my old battlefield comrades from Iraq and Afghanistan; each has his own reason for what he has done.

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

A veteran is a person who has proven themselves in an uncontrolled, unstable environment. That's the kind of person I want on my team.

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 have a military background in my family.

When I was in the military, my dad ran in the Mike Harris 1995 Common Sense Revolution election, and that's where I really made the decision that one day I would love to run for office.

I've been a paratrooper all my life.

Since war became a geographically distant but very real way of life after Sept. 11, 2001, no Hollywood star has stepped up to support active duty U.S. military personnel and wounded veterans like Gary Sinise.

Nobody thought a white girl should learn to cook in South Africa. I went to drama school. My mother was an actress, so I thought I'd be an actress.

Every individual who has worked for Blackwater in Iraq has previously served in the U.S. military or as a police officer. Many were highly decorated. And from the beginning, these individuals have been bound by detailed contracts that ensure intensive government direction and control.

My dad was ex-military, so I was raised to always know about current events, particularly what was going on with the military and government. And I always loved storytelling.

My dad always wanted to be a soldier, but he couldn't be one. When I told him that I would be playing a soldier in J.P. Dutta's film 'Paltan,' he was very excited.

I'm a former educator, a veteran, and I have a strong energy and asset background.

'House of Cards' was amazing to work on. I couldn't believe I landed there.

My father is a retired Navy officer; my sister is in the army. For me, defence services have been close to my heart.

So many of our wounded warriors from today's wars are alive not just because of remarkable advances in technology, but primarily because of the extraordinary dedication and skill of our military and our VA medical professionals.

My dad... was in the military, a drill sergeant, when he was a preacher. You know how some Christians really get into church and become very radical? Imagine him as a radical and a drill sergeant. It was intense.

Coming from a uniformed background I can relate to the army.

My father was often away with the army, or in London, but mum did a lot of the cooking. She never liked cakes - not baking. Meat. Fish. That's what she did.

I think everyone in the band has had someone that's served in their family. I wouldn't say that anybody has a military family, but both of my grandfathers were in the military.