R. Lee Ermey Professions : Actor Born : March 24, 1944 Browse All Authors Top 50 quotes by R. Lee Ermey Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair. R. Lee Ermey drill-sergeant jackets hate 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 mistake believe past What is your major malfunction? R. Lee Ermey malfunction majors 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 uncle-sam conviction uncles A day without blood is like a day without sunshine! R. Lee Ermey sunshine blood Without discipline, there is no Marine Corp. R. Lee Ermey marine-life marine discipline 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 Corps because of something that I said or did. R. Lee Ermey marine kids people Try as you may, you can never defy love. R. Lee Ermey true-love may trying Finally, mutually, and completely, they released all doubts, abandoned all fears, unwilling and unable to deny this overpowering love. R. Lee Ermey true-love abandoned doubt This is for fighting, this is for fun. R. Lee Ermey fighting fun 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 guy real watches I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap. R. Lee Ermey i-hate less-is-more hate I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough. R. Lee Ermey never-good-enough good-enough enough I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character. R. Lee Ermey concerned character That's all I cared about too, was getting it right. 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 graduation inspirational funny There's a lot of whiners in every crowd. R. Lee Ermey whiners crowds When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's any trouble at all. People come out of the woodwork with their money to help out because we went over and fought a war. R. Lee Ermey trying war people 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 intimidation instructors tools In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table. R. Lee Ermey actors order needs Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
