Memorial Day Sayings

Honoring those who served and sacrificed — 481 sayings

I am a sacrifice for all of mankind.

— David Koresh 1993
Wisdom

I'm a survivor. I'm a warrior. I'm a champion.

— Mike Tyson 2013
Wisdom

I am a warrior, not a saint.

— Vlad the Impaler c. 1460
Wisdom

I am a pioneer. I am also an explorer. I am a warrior.

— Yayoi Kusama 2012
Wisdom

I am a warrior of light.

— Marina Abramovic 2014
Wisdom

I'm a warrior. I've always been a warrior.

— Roseanne Barr 2019
Wisdom

I'm not a victim. I'm a warrior.

— Courtney Love 1999
Wisdom

The Jews caused the war, the Jews caused the outbreak of thieving and robbery all over the country, the Jews caused the inefficiency of the navy.

— Henry Ford 1920
Wisdom

I would rather face a thousand warriors than one Spanish lawyer.

— Hernan Cortes 1528
Wisdom

I'm not a boxer. I'm a warrior.

— Mike Tyson 1994
Wisdom

The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.

— Florence Nightingale 1850
Wisdom

Without laboratories, men of science are soldiers without arms.

— Louis Pasteur Late 19th Century (approx.)
Educational

One must be prepared to make sacrifices for the sake of science.

— Robert Koch circa 1890s
Educational

I am deeply interested in marine biology, and I have devoted much of my time to its study.

— Emperor Hirohito Throughout his life
Educational

The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to make a sacrifice for others.

— Chinua Achebe late 20th century
Educational

I want to be known as the girl who fought for education, not the girl who was shot.

— Malala Yousafzai 2013
Educational

The greatest danger to humanity is not war or disease, but technology.

— Ted Kaczynski 1995
Educational

My reasons are moral.' And they said 'Then get out of this university. and don't ever come back.' And I I I did. and I left and I never came back. and I I you know it would be really wonderful if I could say that I did it out of some lofty idealistic…

— Philip K. Dick 1979 (interview year)
Educational

We did not win the war with prayers, but with the blood of our soldiers.

— Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) Post-War of Independence
Biblical

The God of War will see fair play-he's often slain that wants to slay!

— Homer c. 8th Century BCE
Biblical
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