Quotes About Honor

The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.

I want to continue doing as big a variety of things as I can do, and if that means I have the honor of getting to do more feature work, I would love that. I know that if I make any other long-term TV commitments, it's not going to be on a drama.

I've been really lucky to have had a variety of roles, and I don't think I'm in danger of being typecast as the romantic lead. I think there's honour in working as constantly as you can. That isn't easy. And I'm no matinee idol.

I got my big break at the Royal Variety Performance in 2006 and returned in 2008, but now to host it is such an honour and I'm unbelievably excited.

The vast majority of our men and women in uniform are doing the right thing.

It was an absolute honour to fight in Vegas. Every fighter dreams of fighting at the MGM Grand. That's where so many legends have fought before and so many legends will continue to fight.

I have grown up in a family where every one is a part of the defence forces, so freedom and everything related to independence runs deep down my veins.

Verbal contracts are about as useful as a fart on a treadmill.

I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was spying, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict.

I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it.

The honor of your presence is requested at the vivisection of your sister. Black heart optional.

I did not come into this Army to serve one man, to serve a friend.

We got a duty . . . we all got the same duty, all of us, Major." Armistead

Two things an officer must do, to lead men. This from old Ames, who never cared about love: You must care for your men's welfare. You must show physical courage. Well

loyalty doesn't have a price. It has to be earned.

But I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of gray. I can best sum it up, my lord, by saying that it was an honor to have served Sir Nicholas Moncrieff and it has been a privilege to work with Mr. Cartwright. They are both oaks, even if they were planted in different forests. But then, m'lord, we all suffer in our different ways from being prisoners of birth.

they've even named a building after him," said Dimitri.

He that filches from me my good name, robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed.

Punctuality is an obsession with the Japanese

spilled their blood on European soil

Reverence defined is respect and devotion

War still was the stern school where men learnt virtue, duty, forgetfulness of self, faithfulness unto death.

I resolved that if I was ever in a war, I would be a dumb nonspy.

Mr. Kosinski won the National Book Award for Steps