Quotes
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Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Well, maybe the corps is a little touchy about its image, but you can hardly blame us. It hasn't been that long ago people stopped spitting at us. And they think we love war. Polly, we Hate war. Don't you see, that's why we do what we do. To keep that nightmare from ever happening again.
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Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Will you marry me?
[Polly starts laughing hard]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : It's a good laugh.
Polly Cooper McGillis : It's a good joke.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : It's not a joke.
[she laughs even harder]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Would you stop doing that, please?
Polly Cooper McGillis : Oh, God - I can't help it. A proposal? What happened to good clear Marine thinking?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Overruled by finely honed Marine instinct. Like combat. Well, sometimes in a firefight the moment just crystalizes; you know exactly what to do.
[motions at her]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : See the hill, take the hill.
Polly Cooper McGillis : So romantic.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Works on hills.
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Polly Cooper McGillis : I don't think you know what you're saying. Do you really want to commit yourself to a woman you just met... who disagrees with almost everything you stand for?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : [chuckles]
Polly Cooper McGillis : A woman with three children?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Yeah, you're right. Forget it.
Polly Cooper McGillis : Wait!
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Huh?
Polly Cooper McGillis : Okay, uh... I'll be honest, uh, the thought of this did cross my mind. But...
[chuckles]
Polly Cooper McGillis : ... people usually work their way up to marriage. Um, couldn't we start with something easier first? Like a date?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Well, let's just consider that first meeting a date. I've met your family. We've had a fight. We're there.
[sighs]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : You afraid of marrying a marine?
Polly Cooper McGillis : Terrified.
[sighs]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Look, Polly. The last 20 years, the corps has been my life.
[sighs]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Oh, hell, the only thing you need to know about me is this. When the road gets rough, you just take a look beside you. That's where I'll be.
Polly Cooper McGillis : This is crazy.
[chuckles]
Polly Cooper McGillis : I've never even kissed you.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Easy fix.
[takes off gloves & kisses Polly]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Any other firsts we ought to take care of?
Polly Cooper McGillis : [chuckles]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Polly Cooper... will you marry me?