Veterans Day Thank You Quotes:

On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.

- Dan Lipinski

topic: Veterans Day, Our Veterans, Promise, Live Free, Wounded Veterans

We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

topic: Veterans Day, Believe, Fighting, Veterans Day Thank You, Thank A Veteran

So shines a good deed... in a weary world.

- Gene Wilder

topic: Shining, World, Deeds, Darkness To Light, Kindness Generosity

While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.

- Randy Neugebauer

topic: Country, Veterans Day, Military, Memorial Day Heroes, Countrymen

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

- Cynthia Ozick

source: Jamake Highwater (1997). “The Mythology of Transgression: Homosexuality as Metaphor”, Oxford University Press, USA

topic: Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude, Inspirational Gratitude

My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.

- Sidney Sheldon

topic: Thank You, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day Thank You, Protect And Serve

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

- Arthur Koestler

topic: Military, War, Men, Soldiers At War, War Veteran

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

- Joseph Campbell

topic: Inspiring, Courage, Veterans Day, Something Bigger Than Yourself, Inspirational Military

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

- Abraham Lincoln

topic: Veterans Day, Liberty, Civil Rights, Christian Veterans Day, Constitution Of The United States

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

- Bernard Malamud

source: Bernard Malamud (2003). “The Natural: A Novel”, p.148, Macmillan

topic: Inspirational, Inspiring, Veterans Day, Memorial Day Heroes, War Veteran

The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

- Jeff Miller

topic: Thanksgiving, Country, Veterans Day, Memorial Day Messages, Memorial Day Poems

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

- Billy Graham

topic: Motivational, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Inspirational Courage, Memorial Day Heroes

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.

- Dick Cheney

source: "Painkiller Deathstreak" by Nicholson Baker, www.newyorker.com. August 9, 2010.

topic: Taken, 4th Of July, Patriotic, Independence And Freedom, Independence Day

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

- John Doolittle

topic: Country, Veterans Day, America, Patriotic Veteran, Christian Veterans Day

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

- Charles Rangel

source: "Fighting for Those Who Fight for Us" by Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2013.

topic: Country, Veterans Day, Sacrifice, Veteran's Day, Veterans And Freedom

You'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us.

- Jim Davis

topic: Veterans Day, Grateful, Our Veterans, Veterans Day Inspirational, Veterans Day Poems

Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.

- Pete Hegseth

topic: Country, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day Messages, Memorial Day Poems

Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers.

- Zach Wamp

topic: Thank You, Memorial Day, Prayer, Veteran Appreciation, Veteran's Day

Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.

- Bill Shuster

topic: Veterans Day, Responsibility, Our Veterans, Christian Veterans Day, Veteran Memorial

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

topic: Freedom, Believe, Feet, Veterans Day Thank You, Thank A Veteran

But fame is theirs - and future days On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise; Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead - "These for their country fought and bled."

- Philip Freneau

source: Philip Morin Freneau (1861). “Poems on Various Subjects: But Chiefly Illustrative of the Events and Actors in the American War of Independence”, p.293

topic: Country, Memorial Day, Pillars, Memorial Day Remembrance, Veteran Appreciation

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Positive, Naughty, Shining, Kindness Generosity, Organ Donation

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that

- James Neil Hollingworth

topic: Courage, Judgement, Absence, Peaceful Warrior, Afraid Of Life

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Fear None, Afraid Of Life

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.

- Winston Churchill

source: Speech at Harrow School, Harrow, England, 29 Oct. 1941

topic: Life, Inspiring, Graduation, Just Give Up, Just Stay Strong

You've been told that you're broken, that you're damaged goods and should be labeled victims. I don't buy it. The truth, instead, is that you are the only folks with the skills, determination, and values to ensure American dominance in this chaotic world.

- James Mattis

topic: Veterans Day, Determination, Skills, Veterans Day Inspirational, Veterans Day Thank You

Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

- Winston Churchill

topic: Courage, Yield, Giving, Special Forces, Overwhelming Force

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

- Zell Miller

source: 2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 1 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York

topic: Veterans Day, Military, Army, Joining The Army, Joining The Military

Have the courage to act instead of react.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

topic: Courage, Veterans Day, Fear, Veteran Appreciation, Veteran's Day

From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.

- John Hoeven

topic: Country, Veterans Day, War, Veteran's Day, Veterans Day Thank You

Because all of us believe and understand in the fabric of the common bond of why we call ourselves American is to care for the men and women who wear the uniform; and when they take off the uniform, we care for them when they are veterans.

- Steve Buyer

topic: Veterans Day, Believe, Men, Veterans Day Thank You, American Veterans

Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.

- Barbara Bush

topic: Veterans Day, Work, Home, Wounded Veterans, Wounded Warrior

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

- Otto von Bismarck

topic: Veterans Day, Military, War, Veterans Day Inspirational, Veterans Day Thank You

We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay.

- Doc Hastings

topic: Veterans Day, War, Our World, World War Ii, Veterans Day Poems

I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions that improve the quality of life for struggling families - I don't believe that government should bend to serve the needs of subsidized multi-national corporations and entitled billionaires.

- Moby

topic: Veterans Day, Children, Believe, Veterans Day Thank You, Thank A Veteran

In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense.

- Jennifer Granholm

topic: Cutting, House, Pay, Defense Spending, Patriotic Veteran

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

- Ronald Reagan

source: Ronald Reagan (1983). “A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982”, Gateway Books

topic: Strength, Peace, Children, Independence And Freedom, Inspirational Freedom

The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.

- Sue Kelly

topic: Sacrifice, Fighting, Defense, Veterans Day Poems, Veterans Day Thank You

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.

- Mark Twain

topic: Mastery, Absence, Peaceful Warrior, Afraid Of Life, Inspirational Adversity

Courage is not the absence of fear

- Richard Stengel

topic: Absence, Peaceful Warrior, Afraid Of Life, Inspirational Courage, Inspirational Recovery

While we can never truly repay the debt we owe our heroes, the least we should do for our brave veterans is to ensure that the government takes a proactive approach to delivering the services and benefits they have earned, so they can access the care they need and so richly deserve.

- Kirsten Gillibrand

topic: Veterans Day, Hero, Government, Veterans Bravery, Veterans Day Inspirational

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder.

- Jan Karon

source: Jan Karon (2007). “Home to Holly Springs”, p.289, Penguin

topic: War, Stress, Battle, World War One, Ptsd

America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it.

- Jim Ramstad

topic: America, Care, Veteran, Wounded Veterans, Veteran Appreciation

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.

- George Washington

topic: Military, War, People, Memorial Day Soldiers, Military Memorial

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

- Elmer Davis

topic: Veterans Day, Courage, Memories, India Independence Day, Independence Day

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

- John F. Kennedy

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Gratitude

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.

- Steve Buyer

topic: Veterans Day, Men, Selfless, Veterans Day Inspirational, Veterans Day Poems