Greatest Quotes Ever

[Mr. Savolne]

"War is like a big shit sandwich, and we all have to take a bite of it." - Full Metal Jacket

"The government should be afraid of its people, not the other way around." - V for Vendetta

 

[Anarchemitis]

"And soon I will have a weapon only I can defeat and- (crack, smash, woosh, zap) Oh hohoho, you sly dog, you had me monolouging!"
-Syndrome aka Buddy Pine from the Incredibles.

 

[J-Val]

"They came first for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the socialists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.

-Martin Niemöller, on the rise of the Nazis

Saw this first-hand at the Cracow Galicia Jewish Museum in Poland. May be slightly incorrect.

 

[stompy]

"...if you ever hear a man telling you that you must be happy, that it's your natural right, that your first duty is to yourself- that will be the man that's not after your soul... But let him come and you'll scream you're empty heads off, howling that he's a selfish monster." - Ellsworth Toohey, The Fountainhead.

Basically that whole chapter in The Fountainhead is great, with a glimpse into Toohey's character. Oh, and great book.

 

[Luchifer]

I can't believe no-one has put this in yet.

"I've seen things you people can't imagine. Attack ships on fire of the shoulder of Orion. I've seen seabeams glitter in the darkness at the Tenhauser Gate. All this moments will be lost in time like tears in the rain. Time to die."

- Roy Batty aka Rutger Hauer - Blade Runner (quite possibly the finest death scene ever).

"One day....the man....the man looked at the moon with his eyes...then he got the tube... and the moon... it got big inside the tube...The moon big inside the tube! Heeh Telescope."

- The Moon from The Mighty Boosh, season 2. (The Nannageddon episode)

"Fish rarely hang themselves" - myself.

 

[Goon165]

"No, im not God. But im a close second"
-Kane, C&C Tiberium Wars

 

[Surggical_Scar]

'Why would a haddock kill itself? Why am I even asking that question?' - Lister, Red Dwarf.

'Oh, when I was young and gay...but straight.' - Max Bielistock, The Producers.

'I managed to get her back into the car and go home by A) Convincing her I was a detective, and B) Proving I was straight. Do not ask me how I accomplished B.' - Harry Lockheart, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

'Oh, fuck, fuck, this is bad narrating. Well, here's the thing with the giant robots. Can I say fuck more?' - Harry Lockheart, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

 

[ReepNeep]

Here we come Mr. Godwin!

"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

-Hermann Goering, Commander of the Luftwaffe, at the Nuremberg Trials


"Never credit malice what can adequately be blamed on stupidity."

-Richard Feynman

 

[Anarchemitis]

"Hello, Clairice."
-Hannibal Lecter

 

[Apone]

From Police Squad:

VILLIAN - Who are you and how did you get in here?

DREBIN - I'm a locksmith, and, I'm a locksmith.

 

[Drong]

The wind rises electric, she's soft and warm and almost weightless, her perfume is sweet promise that brings tears to my eyes - The Salesman, Sin City


Worth dying for, worth killing for, worth going to hell for, Amen - Marv,Sin City


Let me explain to you the kind of man Gary is. He's a man who knows that when you put another man's cock in your mouth, you make a pact. A bond that cannot be broken. He's a man so dedicated that he will get down on his knees and put that cock right in his mouth. - Spotswood, Team America


Buildings burn and people die but true love is forever - Sarah, The Crow


Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright - Bob Marley, Three little Birds