"The earth isn't something you take from without ever thinking about giving back. The earth is something you protect every day of the year, a river is something you defend every inch of its course."
"And you know what's so good about the truth? Everyone knows what it is, however long they've lived without it. No one forgets the truth…they just get better at lying."
"Pain is your friend. Your ally. It will tell you when you are seriously injured. It will keep you awake, and angry, and remind you to finish the job and get the hell home. But you know the best thing about pain? It lets you know you're not dead yet."
Viggo Mortensen as Master Chief John James Urgayle
"We're using our military to ensure the flow of oil, we're using tax dollars to support the car companies in different ways, and we're not using our tax money to do the things that we really need to do to prepare for the future."