Guy Martin Quotes

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

Firefighters and rescue workers are American superheroes.

In terms of people who we call heroes - and I don't tend to like that term, and firefighters don't consider themselves heroes - but if you look at their job description, they are. Their job is to straight up save people.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.'

My dad's a firefighter, so I know what it's like for policemen and firefighters to be on their own on Christmas Day.

People call us heroes, but we are nothing compared to our police force and fire fighters and everybody who protects us and makes sure our freedom is held to the highest standard.

I'll always be a firefighter, no matter what.

I should be trading on the blood of my men.

Some made the ultimate sacrifice. The rest of us were lucky.

The number of people that put their lives at risk, just totally overwhelmed the evil of the act.

Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.

Heroism is a matter of choice.

In the extremity of war, character is revealed.

I respect and admire what cops do.

I support firefighters.

I don't know if I would ever truly want somebody's life in my hands. I think what these people, what doctors and nurses and public service employees do on a day-to-day basis, is unreal, and it takes a special type of person to do that - and I don't think I'm that type of person. I'm happy to play one on TV.

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.

I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.

I die really well, by the way. It's one of my strong points. I just take a bullet well.

When you think of the sacrifices our firefighters make, think about the service of soldiers in foreign lands and listen to their lives, you have to be careful that whatever you do, don't cast a shadow on what these great people do.