Dakota Meyer

“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 Afg...”

“It doesn't matter how big of a company you have: I always tell people that you are one job away from being broke. And if you don't live that way, you'll be broke.”

“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 will tell you, I don't miss me and Bristol fighting, but coming home to an empty house every other week, you walk in there, and it's a reminder of the failure of the marriage.”

“For me, the dilemma is I love Bristol, but you can only do that for so long and not get it back. It's been something that's been hard for me to accept. It breaks my heart.”

“The only business owners that fail are the ones who gave up.”

“I served as a Marine sniper for three years, and I believe the film 'American Sniper' depicted what we do perfectly.”

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

“My home life, growing up, was like tumbling inside a washing machine as I shuttled around the middle of Kentucky with my mother. She was never content to stay in one place, or with one man,...”

“I failed the most important people in my life, you know, on September 8, 2009. People who were relying on me more than anything.”

“Chelsea Manning has a platform to serve herself, but many veterans don't even get medical treatment when they need it.”

“A sniper's primary goal is to eliminate ground threats for U.S. guys on the ground. Is that what a coward is? A person whose goal is to save the lives of his warrior brothers?”

“If I come in, and you're an employer, and I say, 'Well, I was a sniper in the Marine Corps. Do you have any sniper positions open?' 'No.' But if I told you that I was good at communication,...”

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

“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.”

“Everything in our lives revolves around our jobs, as much as we hate to say it. Where we live at, where our kids go to school, what we eat, what lifestyle we live, depends on the income we b...”

“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.”

“ISIS targeting the U.S. military is like a sheep targeting a lion.”

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

“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.”