"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Mr. Hayes. If a cannibal used a knife and fork, would you call that progress too?"

"[on why she started Lt. O'Neil on the SEAL program in the first place] Truthfully, I never expected you to do so damn…"

"How am I supposed to fit in with these guys when you've got me setup as an outsider? You've given me a different set …"

"Suck my dick!"

"[quoting "Self-Pity" by D.H. Lawrence] I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a…"

"The ebb and flow of the Atlantic tides, the drift of the continents, the very position of the sun along its ecliptic.…"

"60% of you will not pass this course! How do I know? Because that is an historical fact! Now for the bad news, I alwa…"

"Sergeant Cortes, however brief your stint with this command might be, there are two words you will learn to put toget…"

"Remember, there are no bad crews, only bad leaders."

"Lieutenant, seek life elsewhere."