“Three hours ago, this man was in a battle. Two hours ago, we operated on him. He's got a fifty-fifty chance. We win some, we lose some. That's what it's all about. No promises. No guaranteed survival. No 'saints in surgical garb'. Our willingness, our experience, our technique are not enough. Guns…”Tagged: Surgery, War, Battle, Guns, bombs
“Frank: I didn't come here to be liked. Radar: You certainly came to the right place.”Tagged: Disliked
“Henry: You were ordered to stand down! Hawkeye: I did, but I fell up again.”Tagged: Drunk, stand down
“Trapper: You have a lot of trouble with women, don't you? Hawkeye: Every chance that I can!”Tagged: trouble, Women, Double Entendre
“I will not carry a gun, Frank. When I got thrown into this war I had a clear understanding with the Pentagon: no guns. I'll carry your books, I'll carry a torch, I'll carry a tune, I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even…”Tagged: Guns, harakiri, Pentagon, cary grant, old virginia
“I just don’t know why they’re shooting at us. All we want to do is bring them democracy and white bread. Transplant the American dream. Freedom. Achievement. Hyperacidity. Affluence. Flatulence. Technology. Tension. The inalienable right to an early coronary sitting at your desk while plotting to…”Tagged: Freedom, Achievement, Flatulence, tension, American Dream
“Hawkeye: Let's make a pact about drinking. Trapper: All right. Hawkeye: Let's never stop.”Tagged: Drinking, Alcoholism