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43 quotes by R. Lee Ermey

Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is an American actor, best known for his role as austere Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is a retired United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant and an honorary Gunnery Sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps, he served as a drill instructor. Ermey has often been typecast for roles of authority figures,...
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It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

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Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.

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I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot.

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I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share.

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Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many cases, with no time off in between platoons.

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America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

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I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.

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There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

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The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.

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Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's and conduct yourself in a... →

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I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

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The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.

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