Gunnery Sergeant Quotes & Sayings

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others. — Iain Duncan Smith

The voice was Clary's. He would know it from anywhere. He wondered if his mind was conjuring it up now, a sense memory of what he'd most loved during his life to carry him through the process of death. Simon, you stupid idiot! I'm over here! At the window! — Cassandra Clare

All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living. — Bertolt Brecht

Do we expect a fight, Gunnery Sergeant?" "We always expect a fight, Private Kichar. We're Marines; it's what we do. — Tanya Huff

Materialistic I'm narcissistic My shoe game is mean It's so sadistic — Nicki Minaj

Pvt. Joker is silly and he's ignorant but he's got guts and guts is what counts!"
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman USMC
— Matthew Modine

I always wanted the films to play in malls, and I wanted as many people as possible to see them. I never want them to be marginalized in the kind of rarefied, elitist world. I always have hopes that the films will permeate culture in a big way. A lot of times, I'm wrong, but it's always the hope. — Harmony Korine

I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players. — Mike Piazza

. . and Phillips, go to Staff Sergeant Pole, have him assign you to platoons." "Platoons, Gunnery Sergeant?" "Got extra food stored in your ears, Phillips? — Tanya Huff

The best commentary on the principles of government which has ever been written. — Thomas Jefferson

Words can't express how humbled I am in being given the privilege to portray Gunnery Sergeant Basilone! — Jon Seda

The things we fight for are the things that we keep with us forever. — Shelly Crane

The classic war movies of the post-Vietnam era have generally taken on grand, philosophical themes: the meaninglessness of war, the grinding down of man by the machine - the machine being war itself, represented by someone like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in 'Full Metal Jacket,' the sadistic marine who turns his boys into instruments of death. — Hanna Rosin