John M. McHugh - As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars.

Sidney Sheldon - My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.

John Adams - Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.

John Adams - “Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.”

Chuck Palahniuk - Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

John Glenn - When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure.

Will Carleton - Over all our happy country over all our Nation spread, is a band of noble heroes–is our Army of the Dead.

Will Carleton - “Over all our happy country – over all our Nation spread, is a band of noble heroes– is our Army of the Dead.”

Will Carleton - Over all our happy country - over all our nation spread, is a band of national heroes - is our army of the dead.

Will Carleton - "Over all our happy country - over all our nation spread, is a band of national heroes - is our army of the dead."

Richard M. Daley - I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family to begin the next phase of our lives.

John Gutfreund - I don't have many regrets. I regret mistakes, particularly those that damage other people, and we've all made some of those. But I'm not sad about change.

Bill Clinton - We became a great nation also because every time our beliefs and ideals have been threatened, Americans have stepped forward to defend them.

John F. Kennedy - Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.

Wendell L. Wilkie - I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.

Gwen Carr - We are going to get out here, I am going to get out here and get something done. We have to wake up America. We have to make America uncomfortable like we’ve been uncomfortable for 400 yea