“- Punch-It: We shouldn't fight, we should hide.
- Archer: If we hide, we will still lose. No more hiding.”
Harry Shearer - Punch-It
Frank Langella - Archer

“You lack the courage to lead. Go! Tell all your men to go. But I will kill the lions and I will build the bridge. And you? You must go home and tell the wives of the men who died here that you fled with the others because you could not master your fear.”

Val Kilmer - Col. John Henry Patterson

- "Chocolate Chip" Charlie W. Hobbs: The only thing Chocolate Chip Charlie knows better than fighting is running.
- David "Mo" Rutherford: Pick a direction!
Garrett Morris - "Chocolate Chip" Charlie W. Hobbs
Paul Sorvino - David "Mo" Rutherford

“- Jack Tucker: Do we run or fight?
- Col. James Braddock: We don't have a choice now.”
M. Emmet Walsh - Jack Tucker
Chuck Norris - Col. James Braddock

“When a man is wrestling a leopard in the middle of a pond, he's in no position to run.”