MilitaryLife can be scary and confusing at times. When it comes to navigating the many new situations that come our way as service members, military spouses, or family members, it’s helpful to know that others have also gone through them. Here’s when it’s nice to hear from others that there is hope!
We’ve gathered a variety of quotes that you’ll experience as a service member, military spouse, family member, or loved one throughout your years.
From encouragement to inspiration, from weathering deployments to another move, and for those times you are so fiercely proud of your service member you simply can’t find the words.
These quotes can be used in letters, on social media, or as a gentle reminder that this adventure is worthwhile.
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QuotesBravery
Military life requires that you use the topic of bravery. All those who think “I don’t know how you do it” are really thinking, “They are so brave.” Be brave!
Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid. -Franklin P. Jones
It takes courage and determination to learn from your mistakes and be who you are. -E.E. Cummings
Courage, courage and courage are what make the blood of life crimson. Do not be afraid to face adversity. -Horace
“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” – Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology & Physiology of Deadly Warfare and Peaceful Conflict
The best way to get out is always through. Robert Frost
Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don’t fail forever. -Lana Del Rey
Be bold. Accept risks. Experience is the best thing. -Paulo Coelho
I don’t lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I have trouble spelling the word. – Jim Mattis
QuotesFor Moving
In military life, saying good-bye is not easy. It’s a different experience when you add a humorous or moving quote to your goodbyes.
Don’t cry because it’s over. It happened. Smile. Dr. Seuss
You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you. -Kiera Cass
There are better things ahead than what we have ever left behind. -C.S. Lewis
It takes only a moment to say hello and forever goodbye. Unknown
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QuotesCourage
Our service members must have courage to deploy and train. It takes courage to leave our homes and start again every few years.
To stand up against our enemies takes courage, but it is just as difficult to stand up for our friends. – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Failure is not fatal, success is not permanent. It is the determination to keep going that matters. -Winston S. Churchill
It takes courage and determination to learn from your mistakes and be who you are. -E.E. Cummings
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. -Maya Angelou
Do not be the victim, but the heroine. -Nora Ephron
QuotesInspiration and Motivation
Inspiration can come from many places. These quotes are a great place for inspiration when you need it.
MilitarySpouses discover their strength as they go. Everyone was scared of distance, deployment, or the unknown. -The Seasoned Spouse
The most beautiful and wonderful things in the universe cannot be touched or seen. They can only be felt with your heart. The Little Prince
How fortunate I feel to have something that makes it so difficult to say goodbye. -A.A. Milne
She stood in the midst of the storm. When the wind didn’t blow her way she adjusted her sails. -Elizabeth Edwards
Motivation is about motivating people to do the things you want. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
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QuotesPerseverance
It can be difficult to balance your military life and work while pushing for your career goals. Be patient!
Perseverance and patience have a magical effect on making obstacles disappear and difficulties disappear. John Quincy Adams
Perseverance doesn’t have to be a long race. There are many short races that go one after the next. -Walter Elliot
Perseverance can be defined as the perseverance you display after you’ve given up on the hard work. -Newt Gingrich
Perseverance is the secret to all victories. -Victor Hugo
“There are not enough chinamen in the world to stop a fully armed Marine regiment from going where ever they want to go” – General Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller
Great work is not achieved through strength, but perseverance. Samuel Johnson
QuotesFor Deployment
A spouse of a military spouse can understand the stress and strains of deployment better than anyone else. There are good times and bad, and no matter how long they’re gone, you miss them!
True love doesn’t mean being inseparable; it means being separated and nothing changes. Unknown
When someone is so important, distance can mean so little. Unknown
When we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. Winnie the Pooh
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Quotes on Gratitude
When you’re looking for things to be grateful for, it’s harder to be upset. Even for the military! Start your gratitude journal with one of these great quotes and list all those things you’re grateful for today.
Gratitude is a currency we can make for ourselves, and that we can spend without fear of bankruptcy. -Fred De Witt Van Amburgh
“These Marines left their home-all these great Americans left their home-signed up during a time of war and said, ‘I wanna do that.’ And we owe them so much gratitude. I am so, very proud. They know that there is no second place in this profession. There can’t be losing. Because the weight of our nation rests on their shoulders.” – Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. -Oprah Winfrey
It is impossible for you to feel both grateful and depressed simultaneously. -Naomi Williams
My whole life changed when I began counting my blessings. -Willie Nelson
Attitude and gratitude should not be seen as challenges. They are options. -Robert Braathe
QuotesEncouragement
Remember that even if you are feeling down or unable to cope with life, tomorrow is still a new day.
It doesn’t get easier. You just get stronger.
Anything worth having is worth waiting.
A soldier doesn’t fight because he hates what is in front of him. He fights for what he left behind.
Only the most strong woman can live without half of her heart.
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QuotesThankfulness
It lifts others to share your gratitude. While saying “thank you” may be hard, these quotes can help you remember why it’s so important.
If we were more thankful, we would be less worried. Thanksgiving is the enemy for discontent and dissatisfaction. -H.A. Ironside
Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone. -Gertrude Stein
When we express our gratitude, it is important to remember that the greatest appreciation is not to speak but to live. -John F. Kennedy
Gratitude should be paid but is not something that anyone has the right to expect. -JeanJacques Rousseau
Appreciation can be a beautiful thing. It allows us to see the beauty in others. -Voltaire
QuotesPatriotism
There’s no question that we’re proud of our service members and their outward show of patriotism. But it still doesn’t hurt to remind the rest of the world of the work they are doing. These quotes are a great way of doing just that without drawing too much attention on those we love.
Patriotism calls for us to continue our sacrifices. -Chiang Kai-shek
It is a proud moment in my heart to be one of America’s earliest adopted sons. -Marquis de Lafayette
Liberty has never been a product of Government. Liberty has always been a product of the people who are its subjects. History of liberty is one of the limitations and not the expansion of government power. -Woodrow Wilson
In the history of human conflict, so much was owed to so few. -Winston Churchill
Take patriotism away, and the nation’s soul has fled. -Edward Mark Deems
Sometimes we need to use quotes to express our emotions, even when it is difficult for us find the right words. Sometimes, the harsh truth is too hard to hear from our own lips so we hide behind the words and actions of others.
No matter why you use these quotations, remember that words can be powerful and that the world needs them.
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