88+ Best Army Quotes: Exclusive Selection

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Famous Army Quotes

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E.E. Cummings

There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer. Gen. James H. Doolittle

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. Horace

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation. Gen. Douglas MacArthur

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. 

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams

The best way out is always through. Robert Frost

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death  that is heroism. Robert Green Ingersoll

Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don’t fail forever. Lana Del Rey

Word to the Nation: Guard zealously your right to serve in the Armed Forces, for without them, there will be no other rights to guard. President John F. Kennedy

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. Paulo Coelho

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. Gen. George S. Patton

I don’t lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.  Jim Mattis

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

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men. Minot J. Savage

You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you. Kiera Cass

America without her Soldiers would be like God without His angels. Claudia Pemberton

There are far better things ahead than we ever leave behind. C.S. Lewis

War is too important to be left to the generals. Georges Clémenceau

It takes a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye.

For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? Ralph Waldo Emerson

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.  J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree. Thomas Campbell

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston S. Churchill

America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor. Paul Tsongas

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E.E. Cummings

True patriotism isn’t cheap. It’s about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going. Robert Reich

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. Maya Angelou

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him but because he loves what is behind him. – G.K. Chesterton Read more: 

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron

Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless. Sherry Anderson

Military spouses find their strength along the way. Everyone began frightened of distance, deployment, and the unknown. The Seasoned Spouse

You have two hands. One for helping yourself and one for helping others. Sam Levenson

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. The Little Prince

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. A.A. Milne

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. H. Jackson Brown Jr.

She stood in the storm. And when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. Elizabeth Edwards

The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves. Helen Keller

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.  Dwight D. Eisenhower

Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart. Elizabeth Andrew

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams

Help one another. There’s no time like the present, and no present like the time. James Durst

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. Walter Elliot

You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartache for other folks, you are a pretty rich man. Seth Parker

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. Newt Gingrich

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. Betty Reese

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs. Victor Hugo

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia

There are not enough chinamen in the world to stop a fully armed Marine regiment from going where ever they want to go. General Lewis B. Chesty Puller

At the end, it’s not about what you have or even what you have accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back. Denzel Washington

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. Howard Zinn

True love doesn’t mean being inseparable; it means being separated and nothing changes

Volunteer. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe

Distance means so little when someone means so much. 

Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve. Marianne Williamson

When we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. Winnie the Pooh

Volunteering is at the core of being a human. No one has made it through life without the help of someone else. Heather French Henry.

These Marines left their home all these great Americans left their home signed up during a time of war and said, ‘I wanna do that.’ And we owe them so much gratitude. I am so, so proud. And they understand that in our profession there can be no second place. There can be no losing. Because the weight of our nation rests on their shoulders. Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal

The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers. Terri Guillemets

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey

He who feeds a hungry animal, feeds his own soul. Charlie Chaplin

It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment. Naomi Williams

Part of being a person is about helping others. Regis Murayi

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. Willie Nelson

Helping others without expecting anything in return is what true self worth is all about. Gavin Bird

Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices. Robert Braathe

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. Robin Sharma

Silent gratitude isn’t very useful to anyone. Gertrude Stein

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. John Holmes

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

The best way to pursue happiness is to help other people. Because there’s nothing else that will make you happier. George Lucas

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. Jean Jacques Rousseau

It’s easy to make a buck.  It’s a lot tougher to make a difference. Tom Brokaw

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.Oscar Wilde

It is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted sons of America. Marquis de Lafayette

The British army are retreating, the French army are trying to hold the Germans off as long as possible and they desperately need to get to Dunkirk. 

Liberty has never come from the Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it. Woodrow Wilson

I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget. President George W. Bush

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Winston Churchill

The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment. Judd Gregg

Take patriotism away, and the nation’s soul has fled. Edward Mark Deems

It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. General Norman Schwarzkopf