Dakota Meyer

“I live by honor. I live by integrity. I live by 'never quit.' It's not a cool T-shirt phrase for me.”

“I'm trying to raise awareness for veterans.”

“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.”

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

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

“I don't see that anyone owes me anything for my service. I don't feel any sense of entitlement.”

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

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

“I'll never get married again.”

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

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

“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?”

“We're the most feared nation on the face of the planet, and we're worried about some radical group, some extremists that prey on the weak? I mean, that's like sheep preying on lions.”

“Honestly, I've never had anybody with 'Teen Mom' ever be anything but great to me. Except the editors - they suck. Everybody from the crew, I love them, they're like family to me... I've never had a problem with any of them. Except the editors.”

“Leave no Marine behind.”

“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.”

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

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

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