Firefighter is a person whose job is to stop fires from burning. Inspirational firefighter quotes will fire up your brain and inspire you to look at life differently while helping you show your appreciation.
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Most Famous Firefighter Quotes
The funny thing about firemen is, night and day, they are always firemen. Gregory Widen
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. Albert Schweitzer
Every firefighter knows that he is always susceptible to this type of tragedy. They go to work every day knowing that they are doing something so positive, that people really respect them and appreciate them. Thomas Von Essen
A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted. Andrew Bernstein
The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen. Andrew Bernstein
Firemen never know what they will encounter on each call but proceed with the same level of commitment and service. Byron Pulsifer
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that firefighters usually use water. Anonymous
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one. Baltasar Gracian

Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed. Bob Riley
In fire, you can plan everything out to the minute, and a minute before that, everything changes. Dan Felix
When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. Edward Croker
Firefighters go where they’re needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved. Bill Dedman
Nothing cries out for compassion, concern, and danger as a fire engine screams by carrying firefighters ready to do battle without flinching from any demand. Byron Pulsifer
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death, can erase our good deeds. Buddha
The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire. Carl Jung
Inspirational Firefighter Quotes
The guts carry the feet, not the feet the guts. Cervantes
Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, & how to be free from it, that’s the point. Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. Francis Quarles
When fire is cried and danger is neigh, ‘God and the fireman’ is the people’s cry; but when ’tis out and all things righted, God is forgotten and the firemen slighted. Unknown
All men were created equal, then a few become firemen. Unknown
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls. David Thomas
When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. Edward F. Crocker
Firemen never die, they just burn forever in the hearts of the people whose lives they saved. Susan Diane Murphree
Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home. Christopher Dodd
But sound aloud the praises, and give the victor-crown to our noble-hearted Firemen, who fear not danger’s frown. Frederic G.W. Fenn
For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind. Eleanor Everet
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. General George Patton
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow. That’s what courage is. General Norman Schwarzkopf
Firefighter appreciation isn’t just a once a year affair because firefighters are there for each of us every day. Byron Pulsifer
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! Maya Angelou
I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine. Kurt Vonnegut
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. General George Patton
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. Ralph Waldo Emerson
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow. That’s what courage is. General Norman Schwarzkopf
Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. Kevin Costner
If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? George Carlin
The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men. Henry David Thoreau
Amazing Firefighter Quotes
Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned how to put it out. Henry Jackson Vandyke Jr.
Being a firefighter is as close as you get to being a modern day soldier in your home country. Tom Dawson
Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid. Franklin P. Jones
More often than not, a hero’s most epic battle is the one you never see; it’s the battle that goes on within him or herself Kevin Smith
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. Thucydides
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. James Allen
I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names. Jodi Picoult
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Joseph Campbell
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve
People are always asking me how is it that firefighters run into a burning building when everyone else is running out. Courage is the answer. Chief Kennedy, Ladder 49
You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself, and for the firefighter it is fire. Larry Brown
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.’ Denis Colin Leary
The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen. Andrew Bernstein
Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. Kevin Costner
I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine. Kurt Vonnegut
Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be. Lucius C. Lactantius
Courage isn’t that you can see what lies ahead; courage means you will advance not knowing but doing at all costs. Byron Pulsifer
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.’ Baltasar Gracian
Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed. Bob Riley
Firefighting – one of the few professions left that still makes house calls. Unknown
Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter. Denis Leary
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. Meg Cabot
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match. Mia Hamm
To me, there’s only 5 real jobs in America: Police Officers, Teachers, Firefighters, Doctors, and the Military Service. Charles Barkely
Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned to put it out. H.J. Vandyke
As the member of a firefighter family myself, supporting the widowed families of rescue workers is an important, personal cause of mine. Mark Sanchez
Courage can’t see around corners, but goes around them anyway. Mignon McLaughlin
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. Omar Bradley
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brace by doing brave acts. Aristotle