J. J. Watt Quotes

Whether it's police officers, firefighters, first responders, or 911 dispatchers, many dedicated Americans work long hours, and often in difficult conditions, to make sure that when someone's in need, they can help.

What firefighters and people in our military and cops do is separate from what the rest of us do; basically these people say, 'I'm going to protect all these strangers.'

In the midst of the heartbreak and wreckage of 9-11, the world also witnessed what is America's greatest strength. Firefighters, nurses, police officers, first responders and local residents worked around the clock to rescue and care for those injured.

The men and women of our emergency services are the very best of us.

Firefighters and rescue workers are American superheroes.

Each day in Texas, heroes risk their lives to protect ours.

For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.

Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter.

I think heroes are the people that go into houses when they're on fire and save people in hospitals.

I believe very, very strongly that when you serve, you serve the entire state.

Not everybody would choose to be a firefighter or an ambulance driver. Not everyone wants to see the nasty bits of life.

There's men and women out there protecting and serving, doing it the right way, that aren't talked about.

All first responders do noble work, and all of them deserve our respect and our appreciation.

The heroes who emerged first from the rubble of the September 11 attacks were not politicians or generals and they didnt become household names in the months that followed. They were, instead, public servants who continued to work day in and day out to protect our communities and ensure hometown security.

If we are true servants of the masses, we would take pride in spinning for their sake.

Police officers are the best of us. And the men and women, white, African-American, Asian, Latino, Hispanic, they put their lives on the line every single day.

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

Donald Trump obviously knows nothing about what it's like to put your life on the line for your country. He's never risked his life for anything.

To work for the good of our country is not a shallow thing.

I pledge to dedicate everything I have to working for Japan and for the people.

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

For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans.

Police officers, firefighters, EMTs - they are all out there every single day - literally just a phone call away for anyone who needs them.

My dad spent most of the '50s and early '60s actually acting as sort of an advance man for the Justice Department, as a civil rights lawyer. So it was actually reading his papers after he passed away a few years ago that first started me thinking about this... What fraction of your life do you spend in service to your fellow man?

People consider me a hero, but I turn around and look at the military people overseas. They're the freaking heroes. They're the ones putting their lives on the line for America.