Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American soldier Spencer Stone.
Last updated on November 26, 2024.
Spencer John Stone is an American actor, writer and former United States Air Force staff sergeant. In August 2015, Stone, along with friends Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler and three other passengers, as well as an off-duty conductor, while travelling from Amsterdam on a high speed, Paris-bound train, disarmed and subdued a solitary, heavily armed Moroccan terrorist. Three days later, French President François Hollande awarded Stone, Sadler, and Skarlatos, as well as British citizen Chris Norman, the Legion of Honour. Stone was recognized by U.S. Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley for "his actions in saving countless lives" and by U.S. President Barack Obama, with a ceremony held at The Pentagon to honor the trio. For his bravery, Stone was awarded the Airman's Medal and a Purple Heart.
I used to fear public speaking. My voice would shake, I used to forget to breathe. Now it's pretty easy for me.
There are a ton of people doing great things every day, and you don't hear about it!
I'm not one to stand by when something is happening.
I'd been in my share of fights but never thrown the first punch, and I'm not quick to anger.
You can't shelter yourself from the world.
I survived a terrorist attack and got stabbed another four times, literally stabbed in the heart, and somehow, I'm going to be 100 percent OK.
I never thought I'd ever get stabbed in my life. The fact that it happened twice within, like, a two-month period is pretty insane.
I hope I can use everything that's being offered to me to do good in other people's lives.
You're never going to catch me calling myself a hero unless I'm joking.
The difference in being a good soldier and actor is that in the Air Force, you see results, and our worth is defined by numbers. As an actor, your results are based on other people's opinions.
You have one conversation with Clint Eastwood, and you realize how cool of a guy he is. He can get down to anyone's level.
I had open heart surgery, exploratory surgery in my stomach, bilateral chest tubes... all this stuff.
Obviously I'll still be involved in organizations like the USO and Wounded Warriors, which will always be a big part of my life. But I like to motivate people, and I like working with children. I could go anywhere and do anything.