“With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it don't seem like such a bad thing to me to want to put a little bit of it back together.”Tagged: Best Military Movies
“Desmond Doss: You want some morphine? Sgt Howell: Hell, yes. That or a bullet.”Tagged: morphine, Bullet, Pain, pain management
“Young Desmond: [about Tom] Why does he hate us so much? Bertha Doss: Oh, he-he don't hate us. He hates himself... sometimes.”Tagged: Self-hatred
“Artie got hit in the back. It blew most of his guts and intestines out his front, offal everywhere. Wrecked his uniform entirely. It was lucky he was dead, so he never knew how awful his uniform looked.”Tagged: Superficiality, sweating the small stuff, intestines
“[about Desmond and Hal fighting] Why stop 'em? Saves me whipping them both. This way, I just whip the one that wins.”Tagged: Beatings, fights, Intervention
“Private Doss, you are free to run into the hellfire of battle without a single weapon to protect yourself.”Tagged: hellfire, Battle, weapon, Self-Defense
“[looking at Hollywood's face wound] It looks much worse than it is. Girls will still want to kiss you.”Tagged: face wound, kiss, Girls, only a flesh wound
“I believe that any man who takes great pride in their natural naked state will surely enjoy the brisk of the outdoors. Now move your privates, private parts! Move it! You son of an exhibitionist!”Tagged: Nudism, Exhibitionism, Outdoors
“Corporal Jessop: Sergeant. Sgt Howell: Make sure you keep this man away from strong winds.”Tagged: Fart Jokes
“Sgt Howell: I have seen stalks of corn with better physiques. Makes me want to pull an ear off, Private! Can you carry your weight? Desmond Doss: Yes, Sergeant! Sgt Howell: It should be easy for you then, Corporal!”Tagged: Skinny, skinny-shaming, physique
“Smitty Ryker: After what we've just been through, any sane man would be screaming for a weapon. Desmond Doss: I never claimed to be sane.”Tagged: Sane, Sanity, Screaming
“Sgt Howell: Have you ever roped a goat, Hollywood? Hollywood Zane: No, Sarge. Sgt Howell: Have you ever looked into a goat's eyes? Hollywood Zane: No, Sarge. Sgt Howell: Good. That would be unnatural.”Tagged: Unnatural, goats
“You are a very strange-looking individual if you don't mind me saying so, Private.”Tagged: strange-looking, insults
“Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the Earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.…”Tagged: Lord, God, creator, Eagles, Wings
“Most of these men don't believe the same way you do, but they believe so much in how much you believe.”Tagged: Belief, Respect, Dedication
“All I saw was a skinny kid. I didn't know who you were. You've done more than any other man could've done in the service of his country. Now, I've never been more wrong about someone in my life, and I hope one day you can forgive me.”Tagged: forgiveness, Apologies
“In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.”Tagged: Peace, War, Fathers, Sons, burial
“Prosecutor: There is only one question that any military court need ask of the accused: do you deny disobeying Col. Sangston's direct orders? Judge: Well, do you, Private? Desmond Doss: No, sir, I don't. Judge: Why are you contesting it, then? Why is it so important to you, given your refusal to…”Tagged: direct orders, Japanese, Pearl Harbor
“I don't know how I'm going to live with myself if I don't stay true to what I believe.”Tagged: true to yourself, True To Self