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John F. Kennedy"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."
Jimmy Carter."Yes, sir. I'm a real Southern boy. I got a red neck, white socks, and Blue Ribbon beer."
Billy Carter."Luca Brazi sleeps with the fishes."
Sal Tessio, from "The Godfather""And so it was decreed, that each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up in tribute, one young man and woman, to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice. The lone victor, bathed in riches, would serve as a reminder of our generosity and our forgiveness. This is how we remember our past. This is how we safeguard our future."
The Hunger Games"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
Gone With The Wind"Just going to the kitchen to get some food, then I'm going to tell you a story that will make your balls shrink to the size of raisins." :)
Spike, in Notting Hill - love it!"Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!"
Dorothy, in 'The Wizard of Oz'"I don't advise a haircut, man. All hairdressers are in the employment of the government. Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight."
Danny, in "Withnail and I"."A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
Albert Einstein"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
Richard wrote: "Albert Einstein"Nope, it is Alexander Pope.
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. - Robert Oppenheimer
“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?”
Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice""We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
Winston Churchill"Mr. Watson, I need you."
Alexander Graham Bell who said "Mr. Watson. Come here. I need you.""There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
Pierre Trudeau in 1967"Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back."
Oscar Wilde"I'm as mad as hell and I'm not taking it anymore!"
Peter Finch, "Network""Only those who date to fail greatly, can achieve greatly"
Robert Kennedy“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt"It may not be too late, whatever happens, if our President, Lyndon Johnson, knew the truth from me. But if I am eliminated, there won't be any way of knowing."
Jack Ruby"Justice is incidental to law and order."
J. Edgar Hoover"We in this country, in this generation, are, by destiny rather than choice, the watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint, and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of ‘peace on earth, goodwill toward men.’ That must always be our goal, and the righteousness of our cause must always underlie our strength. For as it was written long ago, ‘except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.’
President John F Kennedy“Corrupt citizens breed corrupt rulers, and it is the mob who finally decides when virtue shall die.”
Dear and Glorious Physician, by Taylor Caldwell"There's no crying in baseball."
Tom Hanks in "A League of Their Own"With my mother's death all settled happiness, all that was tranquil and reliable disappeared from my life. There was to be much fun, many pleasures, many stabs of joy; but no more of the old security.
Surprised by Joy, by C.S. Lewis"You will be investigating thieves, misers, bullies. The most detestable collection of people that you will ever meet - my family."
Girl with the dragon tattoo"I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves."
Mary Wollstonecraft, from "A Vindication of the Rights of Women"."Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"
Caesar, "Julius Caesar", Act 1 Scene 2I know what you're thinking, punk. You're thinking "did he fire six shots or only five?" Now to tell you the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and will blow you head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself a question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?
Dirty Harry, played by Clint Eastwood"I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into?"
Juno, from 'Juno' (great movie, canadian!)"It's an older code, sir, but it checks out. I was about to clear them."
Admiral Piett - Star Wars, the Return of the Jedi"Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?"
What is 'Airplane'? =)Ancestors, I ask you for your guidance. Blessed mother, come to me with the Gods' desire for my future. Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Whisper to them that I live only to hold them again, for all else is dust and air. Ancestors, I honor you and will try to live with the dignity that you have taught me.
Maximus - Gladiator"Mama, it's all right. Everything's gonna be all right. Your baby's coming to get ya. You just sit there. Sit there, relax, take it easy. I'm coming to get you, Mama! Everything is gonna be all right!"
Sylvester Marcus, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World""I know I can't do this job forever, but I'll be damned if I'm going to leave the department in worse shape than I found it."
M in Skyfall"Fasten your seat belts - it's going to be a bumpy night."
Betty Davis, "All About Eve""I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking's something you can't do judiciously, unless you keep in practice."
The Maltese Falcon"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
Lou Holtz, Notre Dame coach.“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays With Morrie“You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
C. S. Louis
"Life moves pretty fast if you don't stop and look around once in a while you might just miss it."
"Life moves pretty fast if you don't stop and look around once in a while you might just miss it."
Ferris Bueller, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"A thousand Arabs means a thousand knives, delivered anywhere day or night. It means a thousand camels. That means a thousand packs of high explosives and a thousand crack rifles. We can cross Arabia while Johnny Turk is still turning round, and smash his railways. And while he's mending them, I'll smash them somewhere else. In thirteen weeks, I can have Arabia in chaos.
Laurence of Arabia"How can a doctor judge a woman's sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even the sick ones know it is useless to say anything, for the answer will be that it is their imagination."
Nellie Bly"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."
William Blake"Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge"Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning."
George S. Patton"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential."
Winston Churchill."My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already."
Dave Berry"I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out."
David Sedaris"When I die I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did--in his sleep. Not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car."
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