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R. Lee Ermey

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

— R. Lee Ermey change

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

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

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 past

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.

— R. Lee Ermey discipline

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

— R. Lee Ermey hate

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

— R. Lee Ermey

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 best

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

— R. Lee Ermey control

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

— R. Lee Ermey war

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

— R. Lee Ermey best

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

— R. Lee Ermey time

I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.

— R. Lee Ermey good

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

— R. Lee Ermey character

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 time

I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on me.

— R. Lee Ermey

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

— R. Lee Ermey control

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

— R. Lee Ermey art

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 happy

Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.

— R. Lee Ermey day

I always love to come to Austin.

— R. Lee Ermey love

I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.

— R. Lee Ermey ego

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 people

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.

— R. Lee Ermey men

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!

— R. Lee Ermey time

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