“- Major Buxton: Do you mean to tell me that you did it to save lives?
- Alvin: Yes sir, that was why.
- Major Buxton: What you've just told me is the most extraordinary thing of all!”
Stanley Ridges - Major Buxton
Gary Cooper - Alvin C. York

“I've seen a lot of brave men in my life - that's my business. But what that kid just done took real courage.”

William Demarest - Sgt. Heffelfinger

- Oscar "Manny" Manheim: You got real guts! More guts than brains!
- Sara: What did you say?
- Oscar "Manny" Manheim: No brains!
- Sara: That's mean!
- Oscar "Manny" Manheim: That's the truth!
Jon Voight - Oscar "Manny" Manheim
Rebecca De Mornay - Sara

“We are dumb, but we are not so dumb. It takes great courage and work to keep from working.”

Bill Cosby - Bill Cosby

“You're a brave and stupid man.”

Michael Keaton - Carter Hayes