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R. Lee Ermey Quotes
R. Lee Ermey Quotes
R. Lee Ermey
American
Soldier
Born:
Mar 24
,
1944
Died:
Apr 15
,
2018
About
Best
Lot
Marine
Me
You
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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.
R. Lee Ermey
You
Mistakes
Past
Live
Believe
Out
Firmly
Learn
Past Mistakes
Then
Shot
Need
The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.
R. Lee Ermey
War
Problem
Politicians
Nothing
Fighting
About
Knew
Biggest
Biggest Problem
It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.
R. Lee Ermey
Truth
You
Ride
Tell
Pretty
Been
Fun
I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.
R. Lee Ermey
Character
Everybody
Else
About
Concerned
There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.
R. Lee Ermey
Every
Crowd
Lot
I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.
R. Lee Ermey
Hate
More
Hear
Crap
Less
Less Is More
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 respectable manner if you expect to have friends.
R. Lee Ermey
Life
Good
You
Yourself
Tough
Real Life
Respectable
Guy
Know
Well
Because
Real
Conduct
Friends
Expect
Manner
Your
Watch
Good Guy
Playing
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.
R. Lee Ermey
Respect
Share
Fair
Fair Share
Doing
Canada
Any
Avoid
Who
Draft
Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam.
R. Lee Ermey
Training
Old
Back
Those
Go
Were
Infiltrate
Vietnam
Peacetime
Marine
It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.
R. Lee Ermey
God
Best
Patriotism
Uncle
Conviction
Firm
Firm Conviction
Calls
Go
Sam
America's trying to do the best for its veterans.
R. Lee Ermey
Veterans Day
Best
Veterans
America
Trying
In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.
R. Lee Ermey
Good
You
Table
Something
Firm
Firm Believer
Order
Good Actor
Actor
Believer
Bring
Need
I got to write most of everything I said.
R. Lee Ermey
Everything
Write
Most
Said
Got
Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.
R. Lee Ermey
Veterans
Everybody
Respects
America
Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans
Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.
R. Lee Ermey
Life
Films
Never
Kubrick
Die
Just
The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.
R. Lee Ermey
Best
Everybody
Boot
Boot Camp
Best Part
About
Seems
Rave
Part
Camp
Movie
I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running.
R. Lee Ermey
Director
Air Force
Space
Philippines
Made
Meet
Back
Air
Running
Only
Casting
Point
Force
Islands
Got
Off
American
Base
You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did.
R. Lee Ermey
Website
Me
You
People
Young
Email
Kids
Something
Come
Because
Said
How
Surprised
Did
Send
Going
Young People
Many
Actually
Marine
I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.
R. Lee Ermey
People
Young
Honestly
Feel
Am
Model
Role
Role Model
Young People
I spend a lot of time with my characters.
R. Lee Ermey
Time
Spend
Characters
Lot
I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.
R. Lee Ermey
Try
Over
Iraq
Get
Afghanistan
Much
For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go.
R. Lee Ermey
Me
Happy
Honor
Military
Go
Iraq
Afghanistan
Ask
I play well with everybody.
R. Lee Ermey
Everybody
Well
Play
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