Defense And Veterans Quotes & Sayings

We write to embrace the sacred thoughts. — Lailah Gifty Akita

At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion that genuinely changes unsustainable spending trajectories while preserving U.S. defense capacity. — Pete Hegseth

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. — Bobby Unser

There are two kinds of perfect: The one you can never achieve, and the other, by just being yourself. — Lauren King

You don't get anywhere without saying yes. — Joel Stein

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

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

I always encourage my promoter to see if we can go someplace new. And he'll go, 'OK, how about Armenia?' — Joe Cocker

If you are a good student of life, wisdom becomes your rain, falling heavily on your mind! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

He began to wish to know more of her, and as a step towards conversing with her himself, attended to her conversation with others. — Jane Austen

The communications delays between Earth and Mars can be half an hour or more, so the people on the ground can't participate minute by minute in Mars surface activities. — Henry Spencer

The way to balance the budget is for Congress to cut Social Security, move the retirement age to 70, cut defense, Medicare and veterans pensions, while the states cut almost everything else. It would be tough but we could do it. — Howard Dean

When we look from the bottom of a well, sky shines more beautifully than from the surface! Heaven is a Double-Heaven in the Hell! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

What I like about all these giant superhero movies is that they speak to the issues that I'm dealing with - working mother and time management and how to be an interesting, sexual, curious woman in your 40s. — Amy Poehler

Drivin' the green train I'm all like, Choo-choo! Choo-choo! Can't catch me! - Oh, poop! A — Rick Riordan

We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures. — Jennifer Granholm

Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades. — Sara Sheridan

I think there is some real therapy in getting your hands in the dirt and working with food. — Jon Tester

I think all animals have souls. I feel certain that if we have souls, octopuses have souls, too. If you grant something a soul, it demands a certain level of sacredness. Look around us. The world is holy. It is full of souls. — Sy Montgomery

The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth disputed whether John Kerry deserved some of his five medals. A large part of Kerry's defense was an appeal to the authority of veterans who supported him-one of whom has now been revealed to have received a medal he doesn't deserve. This doesn't prove the Kerry detractors were right, but it certainly doesn't weaken their case. — James Taranto

There are only three great puzzles in the world, the puzzle of love, the puzzle of death, and, between each of these and part of both of them, the puzzle of God. God is the greatest puzzle of all. — Niall Williams