Mary Edwards Walker Quotes

“Let the generations know that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom.”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

“We live in deeds, not years.”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

“It is literally impossible for one with any force of character and humanity to
remain in the background when convinced by knowledge and reason, that
their mission is evidently one that will result in great good…”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

“You must come to terms with the reality that nothing outside ourselves, be it people or things is actually responsible for our happiness.”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

“It is literally impossible for one with any force of character and humanity to remain in the background when convinced by knowledge and reason, that their mission is evidently one that will result in great good…”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

“Dr. Mary’s life should stand out to remind us that when people do not think as we do, do not dress as we do, and do not live as we do, that they are more than likely to be half a century ahead of their time, and that we should have for them not ridicule but reverence.”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient