Hannibal 'Iowa' Lee Jr.:
Straighten up...

Billy 'A-Train' Roberts:
...fly right.

Major Sherman Joy:
The four elements: earth, air, water, and fire. Of these, I call your attention to two: air and fire. As pilots we live in the air, but we die by fire.

Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis:
We weren't assigned. We were requested.

Major Sherman Joy:
You, people. Don't you know how bad we treat you, people? Serving your country? This ain't your country. You country is full of apes and gorillas, malaria, missionaries...