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MOVIES
“Sometimes you've gotta stick with the ancient ways. Old-school ways.” –Forest Whittaker in “Ghost Dog”
“There’s
no right. There’s no wrong. There’s only popular opinion.”
–Brad Pitt in “12 Monkeys”
“Aw,
these monsters are as stupid as human beings!”
–Japanese bystander in “Ghidra, the
Three Headed Monster”
“One’s
primary purpose at university level should be to learn how to think.”
–Lawrence Fishburne in “Higher
Learning”
“You
want to impress me slick? Do your
fuckin job.” –head
bad guy from “Eraser”
“I
know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor learned a
secret that would damn or save my soul.” –The
Vampire Armand (Antonio Banderas) in “Interview With the Vampire”
“Has
anything you’ve done made your life better?”
–Avery Brooks in “American History X”
“Kid,
I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of
strange stuff but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one
all-powerful force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field
[that] controls my destiny.” –Han
Solo to Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”
Lower
ranking pentagon official: “I think we’d be better off just telling the
truth.” High-ranking pentagon official:
“The truth? How’d you
get this job?” –from
“Broken Arrow”
“You
know, there’s a million fine looking women in the world dude.
They don’t all bring you lasagna at work.
Most of them just cheat on you.” –Silent
Bob in “Clerks”
“The
most important connections in the world are made between two people who aren't
cool.” –from
“Almost Famous”
“I
admit, I don't know shit about shit but I know the difference between right and
wrong.” –Julia
Roberts in “Erin Brockovich”
“I’ve
made too many mistakes to be a man known for his wisdom.”
–Mike Tyson in “Black and White”
“There
is a peace to be found only on the other side of war.”
–Sean Connery in “First Knight”
“May
God grant us the wisdom to find the right, the will to choose it, and the
strength to make it endure.” –Sean
Connery in “First Knight”
“Sometimes
I do what I want to do. The rest of the time I do what I have to.”
–from “Gladiator”
“Funny
how they always want to be your
friend after they rip your guts out.” –from “Starship Troopers”
“This
is my power song that is taking me to the edge. This is my horse and my talking
tree. I am dancing underneath you.” –from
“Any Given Sunday”
Matilda: “Is life always this hard or just when you're a kid?”
Leon:
“Always like this.” –from
“The Professional”
“I
will forge my destiny with the strength of my will.”
–Lord Conqueror in “The Storm Riders”
“First
rule in government spending. Why build one when you can build two for twice the price,
only this one can be kept secret.” –H.R.Hadden,
“Contact”
“Losers
always whine about their best.” –Sean Connery in “The
Rock”
“Long tall Sally
Built so sweet
She's got everything
That
Uncle John need.” –Mac,
from “Predator”
“A
man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing. And if you love nothing, what
joy is there in your life?” –Sean
Connery in “First Knight”
Rose: “Well, you have a gift Jack. You do. You see people.”
Jack:
“I see you.”
–from “Titanic”
“I
can give as good as I get.” –Clark
Kent to Evil Superman in “Superman 3”
“We're
number one. All others are number
two or lower.” –The
Sphinx from “Mystery Men”
“I’d
rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.”
–from “IQ”
“People
that talk in metaphors aught to shampoo my crotch.” –Jack Nicholson in “As Good
As It Gets”
“I've
got more hostages than you've had hot meals.”
–terrorist in “Hard Boiled”
“Give
this guy a gun and he's superman. Give him two and he's God.”
–from “Hard Boiled”
“Like
your job. Love your wife.”
–John Candy in “Planes, Trains and
Automobiles”
“Can
a good looking, hard working chef get a beer around here?”
–Donny from “Gone in 60 Seconds”
“What
you want is irrelevant. What you've
chosen is at hand.” –Spock
from “Star Trek, The Undiscovered Country”
“Well
that's ironic. It woke up after 60
million years and then Godzilla destroyed it the very next day.”
scientist: “We made this monster... Godzilla... and ever since we've been trying to destroy it.”
girl: “Then why... why does he keep protecting us?”
man:
“Mabye because Godzilla is inside each one of us.”
–from “Godzilla 2000”
“Believe
me, I have a lesson or two left to teach you.”
–Jade Fox from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon”
“Salt
and corrosion... the infamous old enemies of the crimefighter.”
–Batman, from “Batman The Movie”
“Gosh,
drinking is such a filthy thing isn't it. I'd rather be dead than not be able to
trust my own eyes.” –Robin,
the Boy Wonder from “Batman The Movie”
“Mother
is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children.”
–from “The Crow”
Luke: “I don’t believe it.”
Yoda:
“That is why you fail.” –from
“The Empire Strikes Back”
“It’s sad to have a dream you know won’t happen.” –Vassili Zaitsev from “Enemy at the Gates”
TELEVISION
“The key to karate is intimidation.” –little girl, from television commercial
“Alright, you wanna get nuts? Come on. LETS GET NUTS!” –George Costanza, from ‘Seinfeld’
“The crowd love when I almost die.” –Steve Erwin, The Crocodile Hunter
“You're not just hot, you're porno hot!” –Conan O’Brien, talk show host
“Nobody has rights. People have privileges, and they lose those privileges when they violate the law.” –from ‘Ally McBeal’
“Are
you ready to turn what you want to do into what you will do?”
–U.S.
Army commercial
“A
deal is only a deal if you get something good.”
–from
television commercial
“Gentlemen, you must control your killing instincts.” –court judge to the Three Stooges
George: “Who are you?”
Old Man: “Never mind who I am. I know who I am. Do you know who you are?” –from ‘Seinfeld’
“I'm
a Pimpbot. It is within my program
to turn out the hoes.” –Pimpbot
2000 from “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”
“If
it's one thing I've learned it's that you can't clear your own name.
You can only ruin someone else's.”
–from
‘Malcolm in the Middle’
“Rules
of Acquisition, from
Star Trek:
3
I found it; it's mine.
9
Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
13
Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.
19
Satisfaction is not guaranteed.
23
Money can never replace dignity.
29
What's in it for me?
37
If it's free, take it and worry about hidden costs later.
44
Never confuse wisdom with luck.
47
Never trust anyone whose suit is nicer than your own.
60
Keep your lies consistent.
98
Every man has his price.
109
Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.
153
Sell the sizzle, not the steak.
189
Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money.
261 A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.”
“It’s
like the devil’s butter.” –from
‘The Downer Channel’, on The LaBrea Tar Pits
“Hide
your porn well. That’s all I’m
saying.” –from
‘The Mind of The Married Man’ on HBO
“The hardest thing in the world is telling the girl you love that you like her.” –Lex Luthor from ‘Smallville’
“There
are times when the most difficult decision of all is to acknowledge the
obvious.” –PBS
special on the destruction of the environment
“The
bedroom is just for sex and sleep and that’s it.”
–sleep
doctor, ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’
“Where
did all my money go? I know I made
some.” –Carrie
Bradshaw from ‘Sex and the City’
“Alone
is an unfortunate condition. Lone
is an aesthetic choice.” –Batmanuel
from ‘The Tick’
“Black Belt Jones doesn’t run. And if he does, it’s toward trouble, not in the other way.” –Black Belt Jones from ‘Mad TV’
“Everything
I'm about to do to you baby, I learned at Seaworld.”
–Olly
from ‘Sifl and Olly’
“Sometimes
I amaze myself.” –Emerril
from ‘Emerril Live’
“Why
does everybody say ‘relax’ when they’re about to do something terrible?”
–Harry
Kim
“You
know, we’re living in a society!” –George
Costanza, from ‘Seinfeld’
“When
it comes to protecting his territory, Charlie will kill anything.
He doesn't care if it's a person or an inanimate object.”
–from
‘The Crocodile Hunter’
“Nothing
can be more beautiful.” –Martha
Stewart, “America's most trusted guide to stylish living”
“In accordance with the 74th rule of acquisition, knowledge equals profit.” –from ‘Star Trek Voyager’
“You know, just because you're cute doesn't mean you can be rude.” –from ‘Malcolm in the Middle’
“It’s
hard enough to find a guy, let alone one you can fall in love with.”
–from
‘Boston Public’
“It’s not hard to stand out when the general level of competence is so low.” –the Emergency Medical Hologram from ‘Star Trek Voyager’
“I’m a regular guy but I have big dick mentality.” –from ‘The Mind of the Married Man’ on HBO
“You can be smart or you can be lucky.” –from The Discovery Channel