From Here To Eternity
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Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: A man should be what he can do.

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: Why do they call you Friday?
Pvt. Friday Clark - Bugler: I don't know. I was born on a Wednesday.

Sergeant Milton Warden: Rose, do you know why I like to have you serve me beer? So as I can watch you when you walk away.

Angelo Maggio: Only my friends can call me a little wop.

Sergeant Maylon Stark: Leva tells me you've been eyeing the Captain's wife like a hound dog at hunting time.

Karen Holmes: You certainly chose a lovely spot for our meeting. I've had three chances to be picked up in the last five minutes.

Angelo Maggio: Let's go to a phone booth or something, huh? Where I will unveil a fifth of whiskey, I have hidden here under my loose, flowing sports shirt.

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: Well, what am I? I'm a private no-class dogface. The way most civilians look at that, that's two steps up from nothin'.

Angelo Maggio: I just hate to see a good guy get it in the gut.
Cpl. Buckley: You better get used to it, kid. You'll probably see a lot of it before you die.

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: A man loves a thing that don't mean it's gotta love him back.

Continuity mistake: During the fight scene between Pvt. Prewitt and Sgt. Ike Galovitch, the Sgt. in charge of the detail, Sgt. Thornhill, runs off to inform Sgt. Warden of the fight. However, between the time he runs off and returns he is seen in the close circle around the fight. (01:20:45)

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