Memorable Quotes from R. Lee Ermey
11 quotesUnexpected Greetings and Disagreements
Jamarcus
Nice to meet you.
Manfred
Fuck you, curly!
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Authority and Defiance in the Courtroom
Judge Clawson
I do not need you to tell me what is, or is not okay. In this courtroom, I am the one who decides what is, or is not okay. Okay?
Blanche, Hooker
Honey, you're gonna have to get it up first. It's like trying to stick an oyster into a slot machine.
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Disrespect for the Dead in Crisis
Pepper
It just seems so wrong.
Sheriff Hoyt
Don't give me any crap, young lady. Goddamn it, I got just as much respect for a dead body as anybody around here. Get that nasty, goddamn thing out of the backseat of my goddamn car. Put it in the trunk, what the hell's the matter with you?
[sees Andy and Morgan putting the dead hitchhiker in the backseat of his patrol car]
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Humorous Confession of Minor Sins
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Erwin, admit that you are a sinner.
Fletch
Uh. Well, I've sinned. I didn't take any Polaroids or anything. But, yeah, I've sinned.
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
The Lord forgives ya!
Fletch
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Amen. What? Other sins? Uh, I parked in a handicap spot on my way up here. Actually, on a handicapped person. I told him I'd be back in five minutes, so that's not such a big deal.
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Discrepancies in Blood Evidence Analysis
Sheriff Hoyt
Is that where she was sitting? Because the angle don't add up for me with the blood on that back window.
Morgan
Maybe she was a bit more in the middle.
Sheriff Hoyt
Well, maybe you ought to move a little more over to the middle.
Morgan
But...
Sheriff Hoyt
What, are you afraid of a little blood? Get the fuck over there!
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Morbid Humor in a Disturbing Situation
Sheriff Hoyt
I bet she's real unhappy, real sorry that you're getting fuckin her blood all over your goddamn arm. You know, back when I was a young patrolman, I used to love wrapping up these young honies.
Andy
Yeah, I bet you did.
Sheriff Hoyt
Yeah, cop me a little bit of a feel every now and then, you know. Oh, look at that. She's kind of wet down there. What you boys been doing with this dead body anyway?
Andy
Can we please finish this?
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The Value of Fighting for the World
Police Captain
We’ll take care of him.
[about Mills]
Somerset
Anything he needs.
Police Captain
Where you gonna be?
Somerset
Around. I'll be around. ] once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.
[voiceover; [Ernest Hemingway]
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Cultural Divide in Mississippi Perspectives
Mayor Tilman
Fact is, we got two cultures down here: a white culture, and a colored culture. Now, that's the way it always has been, and that's the way it always will be.
Anderson
Rest of America don't see it that way, Mr. Mayor.
Sheriff Ray Stuckey
Rest of America don't mean jack shit. You in Mississippi now.
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Seeking Forgiveness Before the End
Prison guard
Do you have any last words, Poncelet?
Matthew Poncelet
Yes, I do. Mr. Delacroix, I don't wanna leave this world with any hate in my heart. I ask your forgiveness for what I done. It was a terrible thing I done, taking your son away from you.
[pauses]
Clyde Percy
How about us?
[Softly to his wife]
Matthew Poncelet
Mr. and Mrs. Percy, I hope my death gives you some relief.
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Perceptions of Humanity and Dehumanization
Clyde Percy
How can you stand next to him?
[about Matthew Poncelet]
Sister Helen Prejean
Mr. Percy, I'm just trying to follow the example of ], who said that a person is not as bad as his worst deed.
[[Jesus]
Clyde Percy
This is not a person. This is an animal.
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Conflict Between Friends Escalates in Humor
Bob
You know what, pal? If being overly aggressive and a little bit snippy was a crime, I'd be making a citizen's arrest right now.
Manfred
Why don't you just shut your cocksucker there, dickweed?
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