Tommy Lee Jones Quotes

If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common.

Tommy Lee Jones

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• If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common.

  

  Tommy Lee Jones
  • Military
  • Successful
  • Common