35 Quotes by Ernest Borgnine

I'm what you call a Depression sailor.

It's not your word that matters, it's who you give it too.

You get kicked around long enough, you become a professor of pain.

If John Wayne were alive, he’d be rolling over in his grave!

Fathers and mothers are just people, which means they make mistakes. Don't hold that against them. Whatever flaws they may have, they created you in a moment of love, and are among the few who knew you when. When they're gone, there won't be anyone to take their place.

Every time I step in front of a camera I feel young again. I really do. It keeps your mind active and it keeps you going.

It was my mom who told me, "Ernie, if you make even one person happy with your smile or a funny thing you did every day, you'll have accomplished a great deal." And that's all I've ever tried to do.

It was my mom who told me, “Ernie, if you make even one person happy with your smile or a funny thing you did every day, you’ll have accomplished a great deal.” And that’s all I’ve ever tried to do.

I got a job immediately after leaving high school; I was lucky – three dollars a week and all I could eat, working on a vegetable truck.