Quotes from Dakota Meyer

I'll do whatever it takes to go out and help others.

I'm just tired of us as Americans living in fear.

When I came back, I tried to live independently. In the Marine Corps, we're taught as a team, so why would you think you're going to get out of the military and live independently and not rely on your support system around you?

I hate it. I resent it. I refuse to tell anybody that I am a Medal of Honor recipient. I hate it.

I grew up on a farm, and I think I would have come back and done something like that. It's an honest way of life, a conservative way of life, simple way of life.

Being in the Marine Corps and doing the job I did, there is a lot of risk involved. It made me comfortable with risk.

I want people to be able to relate to me and the trials and tribulations and struggles that I go through.

I learned early on that just because you come from the same blood as someone doesn't mean they are family.

I'm never gonna date again, because I can't imagine meeting a woman that's good enough for my daughters.

Big Mike Meyer was my real dad as far as I was concerned.

When you get out of the military, all you are doing is a work-up for the longest deployment of your life.

My story is one of millions, and the others aren't often told.

I know how critical that is, having a mother and father involved in your life, and I'm going to continue to be the most involved father hopefully that you'll ever see.

At the end of the day, no one is going to care about your company as much as you do. That is a motto that you will live or die by. And if you don't believe that, just take your eye off the ball for a day and watch what happens.

I always spoke my mind. I didn't go with the flow.

These guys that were standing up to fight, for the most part, had pride in their country, and they wanted to do the best, and they wanted to go out and fight, and I was as close to these Afghans as I was to the Marines.

The standard Bristol set at being a mother is high for a woman to have to step into. She, as a mom, is crushing it.

I think every relationship has its ups and downs. I think that's a part of whether you're married or whether you're in friendship or in business, right? They all have their ups and downs, and I think it's just a normal part of life.

When I got out, there weren't too many job opportunities for snipers.

Being an entrepreneur is all about risk. Being an entrepreneur is like going to Vegas every day and shoving all of your chips into the middle of the table every single day.

If me believing helping others should come before Instagram posts is 'stupid'... you got me right.

A veteran is a person who has proven themselves in an uncontrolled, unstable environment. That's the kind of person I want on my team.

I don't care anything about being a Medal of Honor recipient, but if I can use that to help veterans get jobs, I will.

I'm trying to raise awareness for veterans.