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You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to. — Sean · 1997People call these things imperfections, but they're not. That's the good stuff and then we get to choose who we let into our weird little worlds. — Sean · 1997You're not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense, this girl you've met, she's isn't perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. — Sean · 1997You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. — Sean · 1997Motivation2 quotes
There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job. — Fletcher · 2014I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I believe that is an absolute necessity. — Fletcher · 2014Vietnam War2 quotes
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. — Bill Killgore · 1979In this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be God. 'Cause there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil, and good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walt Kurtz has reached his and very obviously, he has gone insane. — General R. Corman · 1979Vulnerability2 quotes
You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. — Sean · 1997He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997War2 quotes
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. — Bill Killgore · 1979Terminate...with extreme prejudice. — Civilian · 1979Apologies1 quote
I will not apologize for who I am. I will not apologize for what I need. I will not apologize for what I want! — Frank T.J. Mackey · 1999Appearance vs. reality1 quote
We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that. — Christof · 1998Courage1 quote
You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. — Sean · 1997Decisions and choices1 quote
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Defense mechanisms1 quote
He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997Doing the right thing1 quote
And what most people don't see is just how hard it is to do the right thing. — Officer Jim Kurring · 1999Effects of the past1 quote
The book says we might be through with the past, but the past is not through with us! — Jimmy Gator · 1999Fear of intimacy1 quote
He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997Forgiveness1 quote
Sometimes people need a little help. Sometimes people need to be forgiven. And sometimes they need to go to jail. — Officer Jim Kurring · 1999Good and evil1 quote
In this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be God. 'Cause there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil, and good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walt Kurtz has reached his and very obviously, he has gone insane. — General R. Corman · 1979Human nature1 quote
In this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be God. 'Cause there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil, and good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walt Kurtz has reached his and very obviously, he has gone insane. — General R. Corman · 1979Ignorance1 quote
You're just a kid, you don't have the faintest idea what you're talkin' about. — Sean · 1997Imperfection1 quote
You're not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense, this girl you've met, she's isn't perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. — Sean · 1997Intimacy1 quote
He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997Language1 quote
There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job. — Fletcher · 2014Living life to the fullest1 quote
I'd rather die drunk, broke at 34 and have people at a dinner table talk about me than live to be rich and sober at 90 and nobody remember who I was. — Andrew · 2014Love1 quote
I really do have love to give. I just don't know where to put it. — Quiz Kid Donnie Smith · 1999Making a mark1 quote
I'd rather die drunk, broke at 34 and have people at a dinner table talk about me than live to be rich and sober at 90 and nobody remember who I was. — Andrew · 2014Morality1 quote
I am beyond their timid lying morality, and so I am beyond caring. — Captain Benjamin L. Willard · 1979Mothers and children1 quote
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Napalm1 quote
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. — Bill Killgore · 1979Nature of reality1 quote
We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that. — Christof · 1998Over it1 quote
I am beyond their timid lying morality, and so I am beyond caring. — Captain Benjamin L. Willard · 1979Parents and children1 quote
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Prison1 quote
Sometimes people need a little help. Sometimes people need to be forgiven. And sometimes they need to go to jail. — Officer Jim Kurring · 1999