John McCain Quotes

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

The political tactics of division and slander are not our values. They are corrupting influences on religion and politics, and those who practice them in the name of religion or in the name of the Republican Party or in the name of America shame our faith, our party and our country.

Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.

Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility

Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.

In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her.

Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you in return.

Keep moving if you love life, and keep your troubles well behind you.

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

I looked into Mr. Putin's eyes, and I saw three letters, a "K," a "G," and a "B."

Conservatives came to office to reduce the size of government and enlarge the sphere of free and private initiative. But lately we have increased government in order to stay in office. And, soon, if we don't remember why we were elected we will have lost our office along with our principles, and leave a mountain of debt that our children's grandchildren will suffer from long after we have departed this earth. Because, my friends, hypocrisy is the most obvious of sins, and the people will punish it.

War is awful. Nothing, not the valor with which it is fought nor the nobility of the cause it serves, can glorify war. War is wretched beyond description and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality. Whatever is won in war, it is loss the veteran remembers.

We are Americans first, Americans last, and Americans always.

Tolerance of dissent is the hallmark of a mature party, and it is well past time for the Republican Party to grow up.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves.

Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.

We make the future better than the past. We don't hide from history. We make history.

We know for a fact the Russians tried to change the outcome of our election, attacking the very fundamental of democracy. We know they did that. We need to know how, we need to know why, and most of all we need to know what to do to prevent this kind of activity, which they continue to carry on in free nations around the world.

The only way you approach politics and seek elective office is to move forward. For me to look back in anger or with any rancor would be a mistake.

There's two ways of working in Washington, ... One is to go along and get along. The other is to stand up for what you believe in.

I disagree with what the majority of the American people want.

On my honor, I swear to you, that from my first day in office to the last breath I draw, I will do everything in my power to make you proud of your government.

Many good people mistake their reputation for their character. It is a mistake I have made many, many times.

I've been an imperfect servant of my country for many years. But I have been her servant first, last and always. And I've never lived a day, in good times or bad, that I didn't thank God for the privilege.

I admire Obama, and I like him. I think he has a great deal of talent. He should be applauded for his eloquence and for his ability to motivate millions.