Phil Klay Quotes

I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community.

I like the ethos of the military and the idea of joining an institution in which, at the very least, everyone who signs up believes in something.

You've got to bring your A-game when you're in the same household as a military guy.

My father and brothers were in the military.

I grew up in a military family, so I liked being in an atmosphere where there was almost that feeling.

I'm pragmatic.

It is always an honor to put on a uniform.

The military is a group of people that come together from different perspectives and backgrounds and places and get a job done because they have a mission.

I come from a military family.

I'm a pragmatist.

I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

My only definition is that I am a pragmatist.

Once an Armyman, always an Armyman.

As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'

A military life has ever comported with my inclination.

The military infrastructure grew me. My faith in God is important, my belief in my country is important, my relationship to my family is important, the things that Mom and Dad tell you growing up are important.

I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay, on his own whim. That's not what military leadership is all about.

I am more willing to come out when I get my message from my commander.

If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common.

I'm very pragmatic.

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

The Army's always had a special place in my heart.

In the military you do not get points for creativity. You get points for obedience.

You have received an order from your Commander in Chief.