John Ruskin Quotes

I have dedicated half my life to military service.

Now I'm running against a woman who, my God, that's all she talks about. Our true heroes, it's the last thing in the world they talk about.

If I have got to be a soldier, I must be a good one, anything else is unthinkable.

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.

The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America.

I owe everything to the army.

It's an extraordinary thing to do, to go into the military and to serve your country.

I appreciate our men and women in uniform so much. They are the real heroes. I can't fathom the selflessness involved in serving our country.

The spirit of Thanksgiving rests in our recognizing the blessings in our lives, and as we all take stock, I hope you will join me in expressing sincerest thanks to our soldiers serving in harm's way in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. May God bless you on this day of thanks, and may God protect our troops.

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

Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.

Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable.

Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day.

With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service.

Then when I went to Iraq and saw the strength and character the men and women in our military service exhibit every day and their belief in what they're doing, I knew I wanted to get that on film and share it with everyone. They are my inspiration.

I have so much respect for people in the service. The mental strength it takes to do what they do is unbelievable.

I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea.

Twenty-five million veterans are living among us today. These men and women selflessly set aside their civilian lives to put on the uniform and serve us.

It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.

I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less.

I can't imagine a more loyal employee to have than somebody who's laid their life on the line for their country.