Veteran Quotations

No veteran should have to wait for claims. If there's anybody impatient here, I am that individual.

Like many of his fellow skyjackers, 49-year-old Arthur Gates Barkley was motivated by a complicated grievance against the federal government. In 1963, the World War II veteran had been fired as a truck driver for a bakery, after one of his supervisors accused him of harassment.

The sanctity of our battlefields, monuments, and veterans institutions is of utmost importance to preserve military history and pay respect to those who fought.

As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.

I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.

It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans.

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal.

I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day.

Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration.

I remain committed to improving the government services to which Hudson Valley veterans are entitled.

I was a veteran, before I was a teenager.

More importantly, if you are in a position to hire, hire a veteran. They will be the best employees you have.

I have a band that I started with a buddy of mine, a Vietnam veteran pal named Kimo Williams from Chicago.

I'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.

I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country.

I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.

Cheer for your teammates, regardless of whether they're fast or slow, veteran or neophyte, varsity or JV. Or rally the spirits of someone who's had a bad performance. Also, encourage stragglers during tough workouts; jog back to 'pick up' a runner who's behind during a long run.

Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene.

Anjelica Huston and Kelly MacDonald are both really special. Anjelica has such a fresh point of view about acting and doesn't seem jaded at all. She seems more like a student and yet she is veteran actor who really brings it.

I think we are looked upon as a veteran band.

In 1949, I saw a World War II veteran named Lou Brissie, who had nearly lost a lower leg in combat, pitch in the All-Star Game in Brooklyn.

As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days.

America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

My younger brother is a decorated combat veteran and was a platoon leader in Iraq.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

My secondary should be solid. Aaron Gipson has just been a veteran of the cornerback position.

I was so excited to get (Holcomb) in there and get him a chance to play. I know Kelly . . . he can get it done. When you got a veteran quarterback he can open it and do it a little more.

When I got the job, we had some good veteran players. Recruiting slipped for a couple of classes, but now we hope we have things going again. We hope to consistently be in the top 10.

My father was a veteran and my mother a schoolteacher. They taught me the value of a good job and an honest day's work.

Obviously whenever you can improve your team you're going to do that -- with a veteran or a young guy. But we're in games.

Morimoto is very focused, ... He's all about business and a veteran of a lot of competition. I was just very aware of who I was going against.

Obviously, Gary and I are familiar with Scott from our time in Dallas. Scott defines the type of person we are looking for, a dedicated veteran who has been a starter and knows what it takes to succeed. Scott understands the system that Gary is putting in place and we are extremely pleased to have him on the roster as we move forward.

Obviously their size is an issue out there. They?re a veteran team that has been playing basketball together for a while now.

No person can escape Einsteinian relativity, and no soldier or veteran can escape the trauma of war's dislocation.

Rick is a versatile veteran that keeps the ball on the ground. He's always ready to go, he knows how to prepare and be ready to pitch virtually every day.

I have confidence in any keeper they put in the goal. We have a veteran defense that is ready to help her out and keep the ball from going into the net. They've all done a great job this spring with pushing each other every day and improving these last two months.

I'd like to go on offense fresh, but for the team I'll go out there and do it. We need a veteran guy back there to look after these young guys. If they kick it to me, I'm going to try and take it to the house.

I don't feel like we have enough depth. Lance has certainly made a lot of improvement. He is a veteran player that's starting to feel more comfortable in the system. He did make a couple of good plays in this game.

If this organization is so cheap they gave him $5.8 million contract, didn't they? All I know is, you look at a lot of these veteran guys in the league, I don't think they ever said that about the Rays.

I don't know who in this room had their stuff together at 21. There are going to be lesser days. That's what the coaching staff, Curt and his veteran teammates are here for. It's a support system.

I don't know too much about the situation and I don't get into personal stuff, ... But just to see a veteran going through what he's going through, you always learn from that.

Last year was probably the youngest team we had in six or seven years. We're a real veteran team this year and we're looking forward to this season.

Last year, we had a veteran team with a lot of proven players, and we won by some substantial margins early,

We're similar builds, so he helps me in and out of my routes. He shows me little veteran techniques that I probably didn't know a couple years ago.

We're glad to have him though, because he gives us good veteran depth ....

Muhsin played well and made some plays, ... I thought the other receivers played well and (running back Thomas) Jones played really well. Muhsin is a veteran guy who has been there and played in big games before.

Meagher is a Vietnam veteran who has dedicated his service to the veteran, and in this position, he will work to ensure the technology we are building on today improves our service delivery to the nation's veterans and their families tomorrow.

Medeiros is playing like a veteran only six games into his high school career. He's playing with more control. He's seen a ton of ice time, logging anywhere from 36-38 minutes a game.

Mike is a veteran coach, and he has been at it a long time. Mike also has a good support group. We have 120 years together on our coaching staff collectively. The right hand and left hand pretty much know what each other are doing. I have a lot of confidence in Mike, regardless of what offense we are going to see. Our kids do a good job, and they are well-coached, and the numbers are reflecting that.

Mr. Versatility. He probably has the best hands as far as catching the football on this team and then just being a veteran guy that guys can look up to and see produce week in and week out.

She did it all this year with the poise of a veteran and class, ... It's hard to imagine a player who loves the game more. I can't wait to see what she does for an encore next year.

She did a good job of staying patient and not getting frustrated. She let the game come to her, which is the mark of a veteran player.

Scott Young is a returning veteran who knows the organization and what the coach expects, ... He adds speed and will contribute valuable time on the power play. Scott's level of performance was always very consistent during his time here in St. Louis, when he enjoyed some of his best years.

Many veteran craftsmen gave up their jobs of making New Year pictures in previous hard years.

Sidney Crosby might be the leader of the team in 2010. But at this time we felt we wanted to go with proven veteran players.

Secondly, Tyrus can't go to a bad team in the NBA and make that team better. That would be the worst environment for him. He's 19 years old and would have to go to a veteran team. He's not ready to go and be a dominant player, not emotionally or physically.

Several questions concerning the status of veteran's benefits, the construction of veteran's homes, and suitable mental health services face our veteran population and necessitate action, ... As chair of the Assembly committee on veterans affairs I will fight to provide first-rate care for California's 2.5 million veterans and will pursue increased benefits for the brave men and women serving in the California National Guard.

She was tough. She's a freshman, but I thought she played more like a veteran tonight.

She's a veteran leader, one of our captains and she's just got a solid all-around game. It's nice having an extra player that can step up.

She's a veteran so she's more experienced and I'm sure she's going to help me out with plays and showing me the ins and outs. I'll definitely be there to listen to her.

She's a veteran so she's more experienced. I'm sure she's going to help me out a lot, teach me the plays and tell me the in and outs, so I'm just going to be there to just listen to her.

The only person who can understand a veteran is another veteran.

I have a whole new respect for the guys that are successful at it, because it's not an easy job to sit for a few days and come in and face those nasty setup men when you're cold. That's why most organizations, most managers tend to lean on veteran guys like myself. We've been around awhile and maybe have a book on some of those pitchers and can handle the situation." ()

Kevin and Fernando are both veteran major league players that we can bring to camp for some extra depth on our team. They have both had health challenges but, if healthy, they will be valuable players for our younger guys to compete against and learn from.

Kevin is a veteran who has been around for a while. It's no disrespect to John. He's still learning this game. I told him that I don't want him to accept it. I want him to go out and learn from it and work hard.

Grier didn't make it easy on us, but I didn't expect him to. He's a senior and they have a veteran team like we do. This meant a lot to them, too.

Kevin's our third guy right now, and he brings veteran leadership to this group. But we do make fun of him because he's so small. He looks like he's 5-7 out there next to us. But he does make plays.

I wouldn't be surprised if (Edwards), a veteran guy, gets gobbled up at some point,

Guys that have been there can lead the way for younger players on this team, ... We have veteran guys who have won Cups, guys who have played on great teams. They know what it takes and know what it takes to put pucks in the net. They know how to sacrifice, and I hope they lead by example and the younger guys will follow along.

Greener is a veteran who is supposed to bring an offensive touch to the game. I thought he was all right in the first game but just so-so in the second. He had a long layover and it showed. Hopefully, a good week of practice here should help him.

He knows there is more to life then baseball and an affair like this is tremendous for someone at his age. He is a veteran now. I am not going to ask him to carry my bags anymore.

There are some veteran guys out there, and right now everyone's trying to get more money. We should have a decision next week.

This was a good sign of an experienced, veteran team and a focused team. They jumped out on us, they were doing some things. But, every time they would answer, we would answer, and I think we just had the last couple spurts.

He is passionate about coaching, he values and develops each athlete's unique skills and leadership abilities, and he challenges both his veteran athletes and neophytes to be better persons in and out of the pool.

From what I read and hear, as a team and with Shaq, they feel like they are going to be able to turn it on when they need to. Veteran players have that belief. We go through that here in some games But I expect them to come with a great deal of energy.

I am a veteran myself, and I believe that veterans should not be forgotten.

I am concerned about information I have received indicating that President Bush, himself may have supplanted the role of veteran career litigators at the Department of Justice, ... As a result, I am particularly interested in learning about what role, if any, Phil Perry, associate attorney general and Vice President Cheney's son-in-law; Alberto Gonzales, assistant to the president and White House counsel; and Larry Lindsey, assistant to the president for economic policy and director, National Economic Council, played in this decision.

I am excited and honored to have this opportunity, both as a CNN veteran who has done virtually every job in the organization and as a journalist dedicated to maintaining our stature as the world's most powerful news organization.

For us younger guys, we just want to perform. The veteran guys are prepared to steer. They'll take us wherever we're going.

For us, it was a good pickup to add a veteran to a very young team.

I don't want to be complaining. Paul Zimmerman (a veteran writer) has mentioned that he thought there was a bias, but I don't want to say that because it can work against you and make it sound like these guys are whiners.

Glenn, Kyle and Eddie (Miller) are our three veteran guards and they're all playmakers. If you put the ball in their hands, they make coaching a lot easier. They make plays for themselves and others. And Glenn, he has the ability to be as good as any guard in our league, and I truly believe that.

I believe the team is being fair in its decision for this weekend. Although I am not currently in a championship race, the team is in a points race. I always welcome opportunities that are presented to me, and to work with a veteran like Jimmy Spencer is a great opportunity. I hope that this decision will not only benefit me, but the team as well.

But this is a team that has grown up. This is a team that has been together for awhile. We have a veteran group and I'm sure coach Ryan can attest to the veterans he's had in the past.

I don't believe it will affect this veteran team. The main guy is Barry and if he does his thing with the bat and is not affected by it, I don't think we'll be.

To get guys like him, who their first year can step in. He plays like a veteran most of the time. He's a guy you can count on. He's physical. He has a big frame on him that he likes to use and puts to good use. He moves the puck well. We can play him on the power play and the penalty kill. For a first year guy that's huge.

Having a lot of veteran players will be a big help to us. We get a quick look at Section 2 teams with three straight games right at the start, but that's good for us to play teams that are so strong.

Having a top-shelf, veteran talent like Carl P. Mayfield as the centerpiece of the Road Dog Trucking channel sends a strong message to the trucking community that we have made a major commitment to this very important listener base. With Carl, we are anticipating many good times down the road.

He's a good player who waited as long as he could and gave himself both options, but I still want that goal back. If you don't have butterflies, you shouldn't be in this spot because this is the best time of year when you want to show up. There's a way to control the nerves and not let them get the best of you, so maybe that's where a veteran knows how to do it. But today is over, and tomorrow is the most important day.

Gus is going to make us a better team at the quarterback position. His knowledge and experience that comes with being a veteran will help the development of some of our younger players. In addition, he is familiar with our system and he'll create competition at the position.

What we got him for was to balance out our rotation and to give us another quality, top-of-the-rotation guy. Pitching is what wins championships. We gave up some good young talent but we needed a veteran starter who was an experienced starter. Who was a top-of-the-rotation guy. Who was used to pitching in big games like this.

What you saw was the difference between a veteran team and a young one like ours. The veteran teams do the right things down the stretch to win games. They make the right decisions. We're young and we didn't do the things it takes to win.

He's a good dude. I found that out right away. Obviously, he's going to be a good player, and he knows how to act, too. I want to be there to help him out. But I don't want to overkill him with Johnny Veteran stuff. We're all men here and we're all teammates here. Plus, I like him.

We surrounded (Kevin). We brought in two veteran players in Sam Mitchell and Terry Porter that we thought were two very professional type individuals that would show him how to handle practice situations, what it was to be professionals, to prepare for practice, to prepare for games, how to deal as far as off the floor, not to put yourself in any awkward-type situations. And then we tried to communicate with him. Our biggest thing was we gave him enough responsibility on the court that he was able to perform, yet still improve.

We take a lot of pride in that. We have a big veteran group here. We've been working hard since Day 1 of training camp, and we are coming together. We are focusing on what needs to be done, and a lot of us understand that every week. We try to do our best to keep the old man on his feet.

I also believe Odom would complement Eddie Jones and Brian Grant, our two veteran leaders. As I have said before, we are committed to winning and will do whatever it takes to give our fans talented players and a great team.

He's pitched two excellent games. Why would we send him back? I like the way he conducts himself, handles himself on the mound. He seems to have excellent composure out there, veteran composure.

He wasn't supposed to run. He missed the sign and it cost us, but that's what happens when you play a veteran team like Florida.

I accepted his visit as typical of one you get from a veteran player who has a strong interest in seeing his team in a better position to win. In my opinion, it was a great discussion we had.

We match up better against Karch and Lambert than we do against Stein and Jake,'' said Rogers, an 11-year beach veteran who won his 11th title in his 23 championship match.