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Memorial Day Quotes - War Quotes - Hero Quotes

Welcome to these Memorial Day Quotes about war, heroes, victory, and sacrifice.

My heart bleeds at the death of every one of our gallant men.
- Robert E. Lee


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Memorial Day Quotes

Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances.
The spirit of this day has not changed -
it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.
- Doc Hastings

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died.
Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
- George S. Patton

December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

As America celebrates Memorial Day,
we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars.
- John M. McHugh

My heart bleeds at the death of every one of our gallant men.
- Robert E. Lee

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments,
but what is woven into the lives of others.
- Pericles

Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life.
- Robin Hayes

I know not what course others may take;
but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
- Patrick Henry (American revolutionary patriot)

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
- Anonymous

I Did Not Die
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn's rain,
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
- Anonymous

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
- Nathan Hale (American revolutionary patriot)

Never apologize for showing feeling.
When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
- Benjamin Disraeli

I have not yet begun to fight!
- John Paul Jones (American Revolutionary War naval Captain)

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

I give you this one thought to keep -
I am with you still - I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the sweet uplifting rush,
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft starts that shine at night.
Do not think of me as gone -
I am with you still in each new dawn.
- Traditional Native American Prayer

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
- George Eliot

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.
- Rabindranath Tagore

With courage you will dare to take risks,
have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble.
Courage is the foundation of integrity.
- Keshavan Nair

Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom.
No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from.
Fill your lives with love and bravery,
and you shall lead a life uncommon.
- Jewel

Farewell My Friend
It was beautiful as long as it lasted
The journey of my life.
I have no regrets whatsoever
save the pain I'll leave behind.
Those dear hearts who love and care...
And the strings pulling at the heart and soul...
The strong arms that held me up
When my own strength let me down.
At every turning of my life I came across good friends,
Friends who stood by me,
Even when the time raced me by.
Farewell, farewell my friends
I smile and bid you goodbye.
No, shed no tears for I need them not
All I need is your smile.
If you feel sad do think of me
for that's what I'll like when you live in the hearts
of those you love, remember then
you never die.
- Gitanjali Ghei

War Quotes

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can,
only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th United States President. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe)

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.
- Thomas Jefferson

But what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world, to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world!
- Robert E. Lee

War settles nothing.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace ... is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul.
Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
- Jawaharlal Nehru

If we are to teach real peace in this world
and if we are to carry on a real war against war,
we shall have to begin with the children.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy.
Then he becomes your partner.
- Nelson Mandela

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist.
I am willing to fight for peace.
Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
- Albert Einstein

You have heard that it was said,
"Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
But I tell you: Love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you.
- Matthew 5:43-44

Hero Quotes

A hero is someone who has given his life
to something bigger than himself
or something other than himself.
- Joseph Campbell

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
- Christopher Reeve

Heroism feels and never reasons and is therefore always right.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
- Bob Dylan

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic.
It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost,
but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
- Arthur Ashe

Hard times don't create heroes.
It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.
- Bob Riley

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends,
of most of the people you see every day,
is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
- Theodore H. White


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