"Control is an illusion, you infantile egomaniac. Nobody knows what's gonna happen next: not on a freeway, not in an airplane, not inside our own bodies and certainly not on a racetrack with 40 other infantile egomaniacs."

"You and Rowdy have the same sickness, it's called denial and it's probably going to kill you both."

"The boy don't have the balls to pass me on the outside."

"I'm gonna take this rookie, once and for all."

"Ok, I'm going to pull this rookie's chain."

"And Harry, I know you're great, you know you're great, but if the guy in the car doesn't trust you, we're never gonna win a damn race."

"If you're from California, you're not a Yankee. You're not really anything."

"[calmly] We messed up big time on Sunday. I had sponsors in the stands and I'm huggin' and holdin' hands and kissin' em in the ears and prayin' for a good showin'. And what do we do? [shouting] We end up lookin' like a monkey fuckin' a football out there!"

"Now, Cole, when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's bad."

"Drivers can't stand to be reminded of what can happen to 'em in a racecar. They, they don't go to hospitals, they don't go to funerals. You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'."

"Tim, take a look at that hound. That's the best coon-dog I ever seen or heard about and I didn't teach him a damn thing."

"No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he rubbed you. And rubbin, son, is racin'."

"[talking to "his" race-car] I'm settin' you up for cool weather... but if that sun breaks, after you're out on the track, you're liable to run real loose real quick. Now I don't wanna worry you or nothin, but, Cole's not ready for that... he's changed, see, he's changed. You cannot get out of control and expect him to bring you right back. He's liable to hurt you, you're liable to hurt him, and... I couldn't handle that, so, ah, you've gotta take care of him... see... you gotta take care of him."

"[talking to a race-car chassis] I'm gonna give you an engine, low to the ground... extra thick oil pan that'll cut the wind from underneath ya, see. It'll give you thirty or forty more horsepower. I'm gonna give you a fuel line that'll hold an extra gallon of gas. I'm gonna shave half an inch off you and shape you like a bullet. I'll get you primed, painted and weighed, and you'll be ready to go out on that racetrack. You hear me? You're gonna be perfect."

"[After rubbin' Rowdy] Remember me?"

"Claire, I'm more afraid of being nothing than I am of being hurt."

"Let me drive I won't make a fool out of you."

"I'm droppin the hammer."

"Jason Beghe - Royce"

"David Vadim - Cortez"

"Morris Chestnut - McCool"

"Boyd Kestner - Wickwire"

"Scott Wilson - C.O. Salem"

"Anne Bancroft - Sen. Lillian DeHaven"

"Viggo Mortensen - Master Chief John James Urgayle"

"Demi Moore - Lt. Jordan O'Neil"

"Welcome to SEAL/C.R.T. selection program. You have volunteered for the most intensive military training known to man. You are all proven operators within the SpecOps community: SEALs, EOD, Army Delta, Marine Force Recon, Naval Intel community, and so on. In spite of your expertise, many of you will not successfully negotiate this program. Those that do, will experience an operational tempo that exceeds that of any other unit within the U.S. arsenal. That is all that is to be said about the special nature of the CRT training program. I now turn you over to my Command Master Chief, John James Urgayle."

"[on why she started Lt. O'Neil on the SEAL program in the first place] Truthfully, I never expected you to do so damn well! I figured you'd ring out in two weeks, bing bang it's over, and we're popular."

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

"I'll never live this one down."

"Lieutenant, seek life elsewhere."

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

"Sergeant Cortes, however brief your stint with this command might be, there are two words you will learn to put together: Team-Mate."

"60% of you will not pass this course! How do I know? Because that is an historical fact! Now for the bad news, I always like to get one quitter on the first day, and until I do, that first day does not end!"

"The ebb and flow of the Atlantic tides, the drift of the continents, the very position of the sun along its ecliptic. These are just a few of the things I control in my world. Is that clear?"

"[quoting "Self-Pity" by D.H. Lawrence] I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself."

"Suck my dick!"

"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 of rules. The answer is, I can't. I mean really, why didn't you just issue me a pink petticoat to wear around the base?"