War movies create memorable images, but what about memorable words? These are my Top 10 War Movie Quotes. What are yours?
Number 10:
“Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?”
~Starship Troopers
Number 9:
“I’m not exactly sure what country we’re in. Could be Belgium, Luxembourg, France, or even Germany. I don’t know what day it is. I have no watch, so I don’t know what time it is. I’m not even sure of my name. The next thing you know, they’ll be making me a general.”
~ A Midnight Clear
Number 8:
“And if we don’t drop these bombs right in the pickle barrel there are going to be a lot of innocent people killed.”
~Memphis Belle
Number 7:
“Captain Sobel, we salute the rank, not the man.”
~Band of Brothers
Number 6:
“Talking about killing? Y’all experts? Y’all know about killing? I’d like to hear about it, potheads.”
~Platoon
Number 5:
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
~Apocalypse Now
Number 4:
“Fuck politics. We’re here. All the rest is bullshit.”
~Jarhead
Number 3:
“We’re not lost, Private … we’re in Normandy.”
~Band of Brothers
Number 2:
“What I mean by that, sir, is if you was to put me and this here sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile from Adolf Hitler … with a clean line of sight … Pack your bags, fellas. War’s over. Amen.”
~Saving Private Ryan
And my Number 1 war movie quote is …
“Y’know what I think? Don’t really matter what I think. Once that first bullet goes past your head, politics and all that shit just goes right out the window.”
~Black Hawk Down
What are YOUR favorite war movie quotes? Let me know in the comments below!
Great fun to read! A Midnight Clear is one of my favorite movies ever, war or no war.
I don't remember whether this made it into the movie "Patton" but I like this quote from the real General George S. Patton: "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."
I've been meaning to watch Apocalypse Now for so long now. Thanks for reminding me!!
love the jarhead quote! great movie!
Completely agree with your top choice!