“That's one of the weaknesses of the military viewpoint: doesn't always recognize the importance of civilians in wartime.”

Harry Hayden - Doc Bissell

“- Meyer Lansky: We gotta get tough with Masseria and Faranzano. Only, we can't afford a war. They got armies; we don't.
- Arnold Rothstein: We got balls and brains; you got those, you don't need an army...”
Patrick Dempsey - Meyer Lansky
F. Murray Abraham - Arnold Rothstein

“Most of you will go to Vietnam. Some of you will not come back. But always remember this: Marines die. That's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means you live forever.”

R. Lee Ermey - Gny. Sgt. Hartman

“You all take a good look at this lump of shit. Remember what it looks like. You fuck up in a firefight and I goddamn guarantee you a trip out of the bush, in a body bag!”

Tom Berenger - Sgt. Barnes

“- Capt. Saunders: You are pissing your life away.
- Bozz: Well, I don't need the fucking army and I don't need the fucking war to tell me that, Sir!”
Nick Searcy - Capt. Saunders
Colin Farrell - Pvt. Roland Bozz