Band of Brothers (2001)
Matthew Settle: Ronald C. Speirs
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Quotes
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Ronald Spiers : The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it.
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Ronald Spiers : What is it?
Carwood Lipton : Nothing.
Ronald Spiers : Well, I'd better get back to Battalion before they disappear. You want to ask me, don't you?
Carwood Lipton : Ask you what, sir?
Ronald Spiers : You want to know if they're true or not... the stories about me. Did you ever notice with stories like that, everyone says they heard it from someone who was there. But then when you ask *that* person, they say *they* heard it from someone who was there. It's nothing new, really. I bet if you went back two thousand years, you'd hear a couple of centurions standing around, yakking about how Tertius lopped off the heads of some Carthaginian prisoners.
Carwood Lipton : Well, maybe they kept talking about it because they never heard Tertius deny it.
Ronald Spiers : Well, maybe that's because Tertius knew there was some value to the men thinking he was the meanest, toughest son of a bitch in the whole Roman Legion.
[Turns to leave]
Carwood Lipton : Sir? These men aren't really concerned about the stories. They're just glad to have you as our CO. They're happy to have a good leader again.
Ronald Spiers : Well, from what I've heard, they've always had one. I've been told there's always been one man they could count on. Led them into the Bois Jacques, held them together when they had the crap shelled out of them in the woods. Every day, he kept their spirits up, kept the men focused, gave 'em direction... all the things a good combat leader does. You don't have any idea who I'm talking about, do you?
Carwood Lipton : No, sir.
Ronald Spiers : Hell, it was you, First Sergeant. Ever since Winters made Battalion, you've been the leader of Easy Company. Oh, and you're not going to be First Sergeant much longer, First Sergeant.
Carwood Lipton : Sir?
Ronald Spiers : Winters put you in for a battlefield commission, and Sink approved on your behalf. You should get the official notice in a few days. Congratulations, Lieutenant.
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Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson : The stories about Speirs are probably all bullshit anyway.
Ken Webb : Stories? What stories?
Frank Perconte : Well, supposedly, Speirs shot one of his own men for being drunk.
Ken Webb : You're kidding. That's unbelievable.
Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson : Yeah, and there's another one about him giving cigarettes to twenty German POW's before killing 'em.
Ken Webb : He shot twenty POW's?
Frank Perconte : Well, actually, I heard it was more like thirty.
Ronald Spiers : [Speirs arrives] Christenson.
Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson : Lieutenant Speirs.
Ronald Spiers : I got the name right, didn't I? Christenson?
Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson : Yes, sir.
Ronald Spiers : What are you men doing out here?
Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson : We're watching the line, sir.
Ronald Spiers : Well, keep up the good work. While you're at it, you might want to reinforce your cover.
Frank Perconte : Oh... well actually, sir, Lieutenant Dike said not even to bother, that we're only gonna be here one day.
Ronald Spiers : Lieutenant Dike said that, huh? Then forget what I said. Carry on.
[starting to walk away. Then turns around]
Ronald Spiers : Oh, anyone care for a smoke?
[Christenson and Perconte look at him silently]
Ronald Spiers : [to Webb] You?
[Webb shakes his head vigorously]
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David Webster : [stares at Janovek's dead body after getting killed in a car accident] 75 points.
Ronald Speirs : What?
David Webster : He was 10 points short.
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Sgt. Alton More : I'm guessing they were Hitler's photo albums, sir. Sure had a lot of pictures of him in it.
Ronald Spiers : So, you looked at 'em, but you didn't take 'em?
Sgt. Alton More : That's right, sir.
Ronald Spiers : I don't believe you! I'll be watching you. You're dismissed.
[as Moore leaves, smirking]
Ronald Spiers : You'd better not be lying to me.
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Ronald Spiers : What?
SSgt. Floyd 'Tab' Talbert : Sir, if it's not going to put you in too much of a bind, I'd like to resign as company First Sergeant. If I had my choice, I miss being back amongst the men. I'd be happy to go to as Staff Sergeant, whichever platoon you want to put me in.
Ronald Spiers : Well, I guess you've earned your right to demote yourself.
SSgt. Floyd 'Tab' Talbert : Thank you, sir.
Ronald Spiers : You wanna take over Sergeant Grant's platoon?
SSgt. Floyd 'Tab' Talbert : That would do fine, sir.
Ronald Spiers : Alright then, report to Lieutenant Peacock. Let me know if he gives you any trouble.
SSgt. Floyd 'Tab' Talbert : Oh, sir? You make your decision yet?
Ronald Spiers : Yeah, I did.
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Ronald Spiers : When you talk to an officer, you say "sir".
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Ronald Spiers : Have the MPs take care of this piece of shit.
