Check out the best Starship Troopers quotes that capture bravery, propaganda, satire, and the spirit of fighting for humanity against impossible odds.
Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science fiction film directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein.
The movie follows Johnny Rico, a young soldier who joins the Mobile Infantry to defend Earth from a race of giant alien insects known as the Arachnids or the Bugs.
What starts as a patriotic mission soon turns into a brutal war that questions the cost of duty, propaganda, and blind nationalism.
Known for its thrilling action sequences, satirical edge, and deep political commentary, Starship Troopers explores themes of militarism, sacrifice, loyalty, and heroism.
Over time, Starship Troopers has become a cult favorite, praised for its bold storytelling, futuristic vision, and memorable one-liners that continue to resonate with fans around the world.
The success of the film resulted in the release of four sequels, including Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004), Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008), Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012), and Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017).
Here are the most famous Starship Troopers quotes that reflect courage, discipline, and the enduring fight for survival and purpose.
Top 10 Starship Troopers Quotes
- “Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?” — Johnny Rico
- “The only good bug is a dead bug.” — Buenos Aires Survivor
- “Never surrender. Never retreat. Never give up.” — Johnny Rico
- “You know what to do: Get in there and kill ’em all!” — Johnny Rico
- “Service guarantees citizenship.” — Terran Federation Announcement
- “Figuring things out for yourself is the only freedom anyone really has.” — Jean Rasczak
- “When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you’re using force.” — Jean Rasczak
- “Everyone fights, no one quits. If you don’t do your job, I’ll kill you myself.” — Jean Rasczak
- “I need a corporal. You’re it until you’re dead or I find someone better.” — Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- “A citizen has the courage to make the safety of the human race their personal responsibility.” — Johnny Rico
Best Starship Troopers Movie Quotes
- “Murderers don’t go home.” — Captain Dax
- “Everybody should have a friend like me.” — Ace Levy
- “M.I. does the dying. Fleet just does the flying.” — Johnny Rico
- “I’m from Buenos Aires and I say, KILL ‘EM ALL!” — Johnny Rico
- “Our war’s going better than ever, but we need heroes! We need you!” — Fednet
- “The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand.” — Career Sergeant Zim
- “Good. Give us a hand. Pick up that arm and find out who it belongs to.” — Johnny Rico
- “We’ve got one of their Brains now. Pretty soon we’ll know how they think.” — Carl Jenkins
- “Naked force has resolved more conflicts throughout history than any other factor.” — Jean Rasczak
- “One day, someone like me is going to kill you and your whole fucking race!” — Lt. Zander Barcalow
- “But in truth, you are born insane. And such misery, cannot be allowed to spread.” — Gen. J. G. Shepherd
- “Dax. More than a soldier. Not just a man. A hero of the Federation. He gave his life so we can fight.” — Fednet
- “I expect the best and I give the best. Here’s the beer. Here’s the entertainment. Have fun. That’s an order.” — Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- “This is for all you new people: I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits. You don’t do your job, I’ll shoot you myself. Do you get me?” — Johnny Rico
- “We must meet this threat with our courage, our valor, indeed with our very lives to ensure that human civilization, not insect, dominates this galaxy *now and always*!” — Sky Marshal Dienes
Famous Quotes From Starship Troopers
- “They sucked his brains out.” — Jean Rasczak
- “I think it’s a good day to die, Sir!” — Sgt. Kirby
- “Who needs a knife in a nuke fight?” — Ace Levy
- “Don’t worry, you still got me to kick around.” — Ace Levy
- “You’re some sort of big, fat, smart-bug, aren’t you?” — Johnny Rico
- “Shoot a nuke down a bug hole, you got a lot of dead bugs.” — Ace Levy
- “It’s an ugly planet. A BUG planet! A planet hostile to life.” — Net Correspondent
- “Funny how they always want to be friends after they rip your guts out.” — Ace Levy
- “Dizzy was my friend. She was a soldier. But most important, she was a citizen of the Federation.” — Johnny Rico
- “Join the Mobile Infantry and save the Galaxy. Service guarantees citizenship. Would you like to know more?” — Newsreel Announcer
- “Are you ready for Marauder? Join the Mobile Infantry and see if you have what it takes to be a citizen. See you on the bounce, trooper!” — Johnny Rico
- “Poor creatures. Why must we destroy you? I’ll tell you why. Order, is the tide of creation, but yours is a species, that worships the one over the many.” — Gen. J. G. Shepherd
- “The revival of religious worship here, and in the outer colonies, will not be tolerated if it leads to… sedition! Or in any way destabilizes our war effort.” — Admiral Enolo Phid
- “One day it will all be over. And everyone will forget that this was the moment. This was when it turned. It wasn’t the mighty fleet, it wasn’t some fancy new weapon. It was a drill instructor named Zim, who captured a brain.” — Carl Jenkins
- “No…They’ve got places for things like you…Special places…Where they cut you up, but they keep you alive when they cut you up, so they can see what makes you tick. so they can see what makes you sick. yeah…and I’ll be there.” — Lt. Pavlov Dill
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