“Technically, they're retreating. But strategically, they're advancing.”
Robin Williams - Jakob

“- John Patrick Mason: All I know is that you were big in Vietnam, I saw the highlights on television.
- General Francis X. Hummel: Then you probably have no idea what it means to lead some of the finest men on God's earth into combat and then watch their memories get betrayed by their own fucking government.”
Sir Sean Connery - John Patrick Mason
Ed Harris - General Francis X. Hummel

“All of you that have never been listened to before and have seen your family killed, huh, you now have something that stands for you. You now have something that stands for you!”
Idris Elba - Commandant

“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