Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" I get up every single day trying to repay a debt that I can never repay. Never. And I will work hard. Because I don't know why I was saved. I don't know. "
Tammy Duckworth
Day
Work Hard
Work
Related Quotes:
" The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives. "
Tammy Duckworth
Stand
Commitment
Stand Up
" Those who put their lives on the line overseas are undoubtedly American heroes, but it's time for us to remember that those who serve in civilian life also embody the American spirit and are worthy of our praise as well. "
Tammy Duckworth
Life
Remember
Spirit
" Illinois' economy will benefit from the modernization of the power sector. "
Tammy Duckworth
Modernization
Power
Will
" I am just one of the overwhelming majority of Americans who is responsible and hard-working and at one point in their life benefited greatly from government programs such as student loans, Medicare, and Social Security. "
Tammy Duckworth
Life
Point
Security
" Whether defending our nation as a Black Hawk pilot abroad or serving our veterans and those in need at home, my life has been enriched by the opportunities I've had to serve my country and fellow citizens, both in and out of uniform. "
Tammy Duckworth
Veterans
My Life
Life
" I had been pursuing a Ph.D. in political science when my National Guard unit was sent to Iraq. Eight months into our deployment, in November 2004, a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents tore through the pilot's side of the Blackhawk helicopter I was flying. "
Tammy Duckworth
Science
Political
Flying
" The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens. "
Tammy Duckworth
Country
Deserve
Better
" I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?' "
Tammy Duckworth
Will
Go
Back
" My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used... or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community. "
Tammy Duckworth
People
Community
Work
" As a nation, we need to do everything we can to make sure those who have served have the tools they need to succeed in civilian life. "
Tammy Duckworth
Sure
Tools
Succeed
" I love the Army with every bone in my body. "
Tammy Duckworth
Love
Army
Body
" Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school. "
Tammy Duckworth
Home
Childhood
High School
" I spent twenty years in the Army; of course it's going to color the things I talk about. If anyone spends twenty years doing anything, that's going to play a part in who you are as a human being. "
Tammy Duckworth
Color
Army
You
" In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues. "
Tammy Duckworth
Nation
You
Senate
" I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war. "
Tammy Duckworth
Believe
War
I Believe
" As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics. "
Tammy Duckworth
Me
Having
Veterans
" I was so proud when I was commissioned into the Army. "
Tammy Duckworth
Proud
Commissioned
Army
" If you come from a military culture, and you go into see the general or the commander, and he talks to you very calmly and says, 'I'm very disappointed in you,' that's devastating. "
Tammy Duckworth
Military
See
Go
" I shouldn't even be here, so if I'm here, I better do something good. "
Tammy Duckworth
Here
Better
Even
" As an assistant operations officer for a helicopter task force in Iraq, I saw my fellow Guardsmen and soldiers risk life and limb to maintain diesel fuel supply lines. "
Tammy Duckworth
Soldiers
Task
Helicopter
" Female service members are so integrated into the military, so critical and vital to all functions of the military, from combat service support to combat support, to direct combat, that we could not go to war as a nation - we could not defend America - without our women. "
Tammy Duckworth
Women
War
Support
" The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress. "
Tammy Duckworth
Obstacles
Veterans
Warrior
" I almost can't believe this even needs to be said, but it's not unwarranted to burden retirement advisers with a requirement that they act in their clients' best interest. "
Tammy Duckworth
Said
Believe
Best
" Like so many women, especially military women, I waited to have children. "
Tammy Duckworth
Many
Like
Military
" I feel like moderate Republicans, who would support sensible gun violence legislation, are pushed aside by those folks who are absolutely beholden to the NRA. "
Tammy Duckworth
Like
Feel
Gun
" Food Stamps helped keep me from going hungry, and Pell grants helped me go to college. "
Tammy Duckworth
Go
College
Me
" If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk. "
Tammy Duckworth
Flying
Still
Desk
" I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost. "
Tammy Duckworth
Personally
Seen
Medical
" I know from personal experience that engaging with your community and helping others helps foster a sense of shared sacrifice and - at a time when our politics seem more focused on tearing us apart than bringing us together - that shared sacrifice will help us rekindle the national unity that has made us the strongest nation in the world. "
Tammy Duckworth
Community
Time
Experience
" I consider myself lucky to have been born into a family that valued service to both one's country and one's community. "
Tammy Duckworth
Born
Family
Myself