I'd like to meet:
I am a big fan of quotes (as you can tell by the movies to the left with quotes in them). So, I will be adding quotes to this area. These are some people I would like to meet. Newest ones on top:
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates
"The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think." - Horace Walpole
"Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet" - Augustine of Hippo
"If I know what love is, it is because of you." - Herman Hesse
"Don't ask what you got today, ask instead what you gave." - Anonymous
"You manage things; you lead people." - Grace Murray Hopper
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." - Galileo Galilei
"Fortune Favors the Brave" - Virgil
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." - Thomas Edison
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something" - Pancho Villa's last words
"Leadership is Action, Not Position" - D. H. McGannon
"My mind is dangerous" - Life of Agony
"The more one lives for others, the fuller is his life" - Tao Teh Ching
"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams" - Willy Wonka
"So shines a good deed in a weary world" - Willy Wonka
"Tell me, and Ill forget. Show me, and Ill remember. Involve me, and Ill learn." Author Unknown
"Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend." Laertius Diogenes
"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." Karen Kaiser Clark
"All great achievements require time." David Joseph Schawartz
"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them" Mark Twain
"Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there." Philip Brooks
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are they who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." George Bernard Shaw
"The best way to destroy an enemy, is to make him a friend." Author Unknown
"In thought, faith. In word, wisdom. In deed, courage. In life, service." Author Unknown
"Aspire to inspire before we expire." Author Unknown
"Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is Ignorance." Rustin Maitland and Scott Ackerman
"The world is ruled by letting things take their course." Lao Tzu
"It is not truth that makes a man great, but man who makes truth great" Confucius
"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life." C. Darwin
"One flash of wisdom destroys thousands of years of ignorance." Hui-neug
Movies:
The Peaceful Warrior
Socrates: "Who are you?"
Dan Millman: "Me."
Socrates: "Where are you?"
Dan Millman: "Here."
Socrates: "What are you?"
Dan Millman: "This moment."
Euro Trip
Lustra: "Don't Tell Scotty! Scotty Doesn't Know!"
The Crow
Eric Draven: "Little things used to mean so much to Shelly - I used to think they were kind of trivial. Believe me, nothing is trivial."
The Last Samuari
Algren: [narrating] "Winter, 1877. What does it mean to be Samurai? To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles. To seek a stillness of your mind. And to master the way of the sword."
The Matrix
Neo: "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life."
The Matrix Reloaded
Seraph: "You do not truly know someone until you fight them."
The Matrix Revolutions
Merovingian: "It is remarkable how similar the pattern of love is to the pattern of insanity."
Terminator 2
John Connor: "There is no fate but what we make."
Hackers
Agent Bob :[Reading from "The Hackers' Manifesto."] "This is our world now. The world of the electron and the switch; the beauty of the baud. We exist without nationality, skin color, or religious bias. You wage wars, murder, cheat, lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals. Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto...You may stop me, but you can't stop us all."
The Punisher
Frank Castle: "Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war."
Constantine
Chas Kramer: "Right, John, you did tell me to move it, but if you would have told me there was a three hundred pound mirror you were dropping with a pissed-off demon, I would have moved it further, John!"
Spawn
Spawn: You rotten piece of vermin! What made you think I would lead your army? You can take that army of yours and shove it...
Clown: Sounds like a country song. [singing] You can take that army of yours and shove it. You can [stops] Uh-oh. You've got the, I want to beat the little fat man look in your eyes.
Spiderman
Peter: "Well, let me buy you a cheeseburger. Sky's the limit. Up to seven dollars... and eighty-four cents."
Spiderman 2
Dr. Otto Octavius: "Before we start, did anyone lose a bunch of twenties rolled up in a rubber band? Because we found the rubber band."
X-Men
Wolverine: [commenting on the X-Men uniforms] "You actually go outside in these things?"
Cyclops: "Well, what would you prefer? Yellow spandex?"
X2: X-Men United
Nightcrawler: "You know, outside the circus, most people were afraid of me. But I didn't hate them. I pitied them. Do you know why? Because most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes."
X3: X-Men: The Last Stand
Prof. Charles Xavier: [to Class] "When an individual acquires great power, the use or misuse of that power is everything, will it be used for the greater good or will it be used for personal or destructive ends? Now this is a question we must all ask ourselves. why, because we are mutants."
Kitty Pryde: "But didn't Einstein say 'Ethics are an exclusive human concern without any super human authority behind it.'"
Prof. Charles Xavier: "Einstein wasn't a mutant, as far as we know."
Daredevil
Daredevil: "You see that light down at the end of the tunnel? That's not heaven. That's the C Train."
Blade
Blade: "How do you think we fund this organization? We're not exactly the March of Dimes."
Blade II
Scud: "So B-man, what do you think?"
Blade: "Sounds like a plan."
Whistler: "What do you really think?"
Blade: "They're gonna fuck us the first chance they get."
Blade Trinity
Hannibal King: "Do you know what one lesbian vampire said to the other? See you in 28 days."
Elektra
Elektra: "They're warrior beads. They're from Indonesia. Centuries ago, you had to be the best fighter in your village to earn them."
Abby Miller: "Wow. I bought 'em off eBay."
Fantastic Four
Ben Grimm: "No more cracks about how I look."
Johnny Storm: "Hey, call me Mr. Sensitivity." [making his way through a crowd of people] "Everybody out of the way! Wide load coming through! He's huge!"
Super Troopers
College Boy 3: [College Boy 3 is licking the dividing window in the cop car] "The Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries."
The Ringer
Winston: "When the fuck did we get ice cream?"
Wedding Crashers
Jeremy Grey: "Soft mattress? Yeah, it could have been the soft mattress. Or the midnight rape. Or the nude gay art show that took place in my room last night. One of those three probably contributed to the lack of sleep."
History of the World Part I
Leader of Senate: "All fellow members of the Roman Senate hear me. Shall we continue to build palace after palace for the rich? Or shall we aspire to a more noble purpose and build decent housing for the poor? How does the senate vote?"
Entire Senate: "FUCK THE POOR!"
Spaceballs
President Screw: "1-2-3-4-5. That's amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage."
Young Frankenstein
Inga: [From inside the haycart] "Hallo. Vould you like a roll in ze hay?" [Dr. Frankenstein stutters] "It's fun." [She begins to roll in the hay] "Roll, roll, roll in ze hay."
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
[Blinkin, the blind man, is up in a perch looking out for strangers]
Robin Hood: "Blinkin! What are you doing?"
Blinkin: "Guessing. I guess no one's coming."
Robin Hood: "Come down from there. Twit."
Blinkin: "There's a ladder around here somewhere. Ah." [after falling from a tree] "I can see!" [runs right into another tree] "Nope, I was wrong."
Animal House
Bluto: "See if you can guess what I am now." [puts mashed potatoes in his mouth, chews it, hits his cheeks with his fists and spits it out] "I'm a zit. Get it?"
Clerks
Randal: [humming theme from Jaws] "Salsa Shark! We're going to need a bigger boat!"
Mallrats
Brody: "The only way Superman could bang regular chicks is with a kryptonite condom. But that would kill him."
Chasing Amy
Banky: "Now THAT was a shared moment."
Dogma
Loki: "Any moron with a pack of matches can set a fire. Raining down sulfur is like an endurance trial, man. Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, next to soccer."
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
[several security guards, led by Gordon, have suddenly rushed onto the set of Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season]
Miramax Studios Security Guard Gordon: "Sorry to interrupt sirs, but we've got a 10-07 on our hands."
Matt Damon: [exasperated] "Oh Jesus, again Ben?"
Ben Affleck: [cocky] "No, bullshit, because I wasn't WITH a hooker today, ha-HA!"
Jersey Girl
Ollie: [to his father] "Isn't that cute? It's 8 o'clock and you both get a bottle."
Office Space
Milton: "I-I-I believe you have my stapler"
Donnie Darko
Donnie: "Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?"
Frank: "Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?"
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel: "Is there any risk of brain damage?"
Howard: "Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss."
Serenity
The Operative: "Do you know what your sin is?"
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: "Aw hell, I'm a fan of all seven... but right now, I'm gonna have to go with Wrath."
Boondock Saints
Murphy: "We're sorta like 7-Eleven. We're not always doing business, but we're always open."
Star Wars IV: A New Hope
Han Solo: "Damn fool, I knew you were going to say that."
Obi-Wan: "Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him?"
Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda: "You must unlearn what you have learned...Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."
Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
Yoda: "When nine hundred years old YOU reach, look as good YOU will not, hmm?"
Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
Anakin: "Mom, you said that the biggest problem in the universe is no one helps each other."
Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
Mace Windu: "We will not be hostages to be bartered, Dooku."
Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
Supreme Chancellor: "The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural."
Underworld
Lucian: "You may have killed me cousin, but my will is done regardless."
Underworld: Evolution
Selene: [To Michael] "There's never been a hybrid before. However ambivalent you might feel about it, the truth is, your powers could be limitless. You depend on blood."
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Frodo: "Go back, Sam. I'm going to Mordor alone."
Sam: "Of course you are. And I'm coming with you."
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gimli: "I cannot jump the distance. You'll have to toss me." [pauses, looks up to Aragorn] "Don't tell the elf."
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pippin: "So I imagine this is just a ceremonial position. I mean, they don't actually expect me to do any fighting. Do they?"
Superman
Lois Lane: "Any more at home like you?"
Clark Kent: "Uh, not really, no."
Superman Returns
Jor-El: "They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... my only son."
Batman Begins
Alfred Pennyworth: "What was the point of all those push-ups if you can't even lift a bloody log?"
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jane: "Any last words?"
John: "The new curtains are hideous."
Hitch
Hitch: "Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away."
The Bourne Identity
Marie: "Do you have ID?"
Jason Bourne: "Not really."
The Bourne Supremacy
Ward Abbott: "I believe you wandered a bit past your paycheck"
Bruce Almighty
Bruce: "Behind every great man... is a woman rolling her eyes"
Michael Collins
[Michael Collins arrives at the ceremony to take down the British flag]
British officer: "You're seven minutes late, Mr. Collins."
Michael Collins: "You've kept us waiting 700 years. You can have your seven minutes."
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur: "What are you gonna do, bleed on me?"
Black Knight: "I'm invincible!"
King Arthur: "...You're a loony."
Equilibrium
DuPont: "And you, Preston, the supposed savior of the resistance, are now its destroyer, and, along with them, you've given me yourself... calmly... coolly... entirely without incident.
John Preston: [Polygraph machine scribbling rapidly] "No." [Polygraph suddenly registers Preston completely in control]
Technician: "Oh... Shit."
John Preston: "Not without incident."
Mortal Kombat
Johnny Cage: "I'm in a hostile environment. I'm totally unprepared. And I'm surrounded by a bunch of guys who probably want to kick my ass. I feel like I'm back in high school."
One Fine Day
Jack Taylor: "Maggie, when you grow up and are incredibly beautiful and intelligent and possess a certain sweetness that's like a distant promise to the brave, to the worthy, could you please not beat to a pulp every miserable bastard that comes your way simply because you can? Could you not do that?"
Pitch Black
Riddick: "I absolutely believe in God. And I absolutely hate the fucker."
The Chronicles of Riddick
Kyra: "Death by tea cup" [pulls cup out of dead guards chest] "Damn. Why didn't I think of that?"
Ferris Buehler's Day Off
Ferris: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."
Road Trip
Beth: "What else do you look for in a girl?" [removing top]
Josh: "She should be nice and attractive and... topless. Topless is good."
Empire Records
Joe: "Where's the money, Lucas?"
Lucas: "Joe, the money is gone."
Joe: "I know it's GONE, where's it gone to?"
Lucas: "Atlantic City."
Joe: "What's it doing in Atlantic City?"
Lucas: "Recirculating."
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Burger Shack Employee: "In fact, just thinking about those tender little White Castle burgers...just makes me want to burn this motherfucker down. Come on, Pookie, let's burn this motherfucker down! So you guys maybe should just suck it up and go to White Castle."
American Beauty
Lester Burnham: "Smile! You're at Mr. Smiley's." [Lester has just caught Caroline cheating with the Real Estate King]
Carolyn Burnham: "Uh Buddy, this is my..."
Lester Burnham: "Her husband. We've met before, but something tells me you're going to remember me this time."
American Pie
Jim: "She's gone! Oh my God, she used me. I was used. I was used! Cool!"
American Pie 2
Trumpet Kid: "You suck, retard."
Jim: "I'm not retarded, I'm a very special boy." [Jim rams the kid in the face with his trombone]
American Wedding
Michelle: "How did a little perv like you, turn into such a great guy?"
Jim: "How did a little nympho like you, turn into such a great girl?"
Michelle: "I'm still a nympho."
Jim: "Well, I'm still a perv."
A Beautiful Mind
Charles: "The prodigal roommate arrives."
Interview with a Vampire
Daniel Molloy: "So there are no vampires in Transylvania? No Dracula?"
Louis: "Fictions, my friend. The vulgar fictions of a demented Irishman."
Die Hard
John McClane: [Stealing the dead terrorist's shoes] "A hundred million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister."
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Al Powell: "What's this about?"
John McClane: "Oh, just a feeling I have."
Al Powell: "Ouch. When you get those feelings, insurance companies start to go bankrupt."
Die Hard With a Vengeance
[McClane and Zeus are speeding through Central Park]
Zeus: "Are you aiming for these people?"
John McClane: "No." [pauses] "Well, maybe that mime."
Jarhead
D.I. Fitch: "And why the fuck did you join the Marines?"
Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford: "I got lost on the way to college, sir."
Rent
Roger: "Zoom in on my empty wallet."
Mark: "Touche."
Cinderella Man
Jim Braddock: "I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them."
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Ford: "Don't panic... don't panic..."
Arthur: "So this is it. We're gonna die."
Ford: "Yeah. We're gonna die." [pauses] "No... no! What's this?"
[goes over to control panel]
Arthur: "What's that?"
Ford: "What's this...? What's this...?" [flips switch] "This... is... nothing. Yeah, we're gonna die."
Poolhall Junkies
Mike: "What do you call a thousand lawyers buried up to their necks in sand?"
Johnny Doyle: "What?"
Mike: "Not enough sand."
Green Street Holligans
Matt Buckner: "You know the best part? It isn't knowing that your friends have your back. It's knowing that you have your friends' back."
