Quotes from fictional characters that made you stop and think or have stuck with you.

[2fish]

What quotes made you stop and think or that stuck with you and why?

For me I was rereading Best Served Cold when I ran across a line I had forgotten, ?To the starving man, bread is beautiful. To the homeless man, a roof is beautiful. To the drunkard, wine is beautiful. Only to those who want for nothing else need find beauty in a piece of rock.?- Nicomo Cosca

That line just stuck with me as it is a nice bit of social commentary that can be used to examine our lives. It also helps that Cosca is one of my favorite characters along with the cripple. Between the two of them there is a lot of social commentary.

So again I ask you what is you quote and why did it stick with you?

 

[Vault101]

"and where do you get off?, brandishing cucumbers at total trangers!?"
-Tupil, Preacher

"..divine bloodline or not..you can't fuck your sister and expect any good to come out of it"
-guy whos name I forgot, preacher

"Time is an illusion to them, while we are contrainted by it, they know their purpose, while we search endlessly for ours"
-Jarvik ME3

"the NCR tries to put their stake in everything, and no ones dick is that long..not eve long dick johnson...and he had a fucking long dick'
-Cass Fallout:NV


but seriously....you dont just brandish cucumbers at ramdom strangers, its rude

 

[Fappy]

"Cowabunga" - TMNT

I live by this meaningless phrase.

 

[ChupathingyX]

"They're moving in herds. They do move in herds."

I long for the day when someone can seriously say that line in real life.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

"Think of yourselves as a hand. Each of you is a finger, and without the others you're useless. Alone, a finger can't grasp, or control, or form a fist. You are nothing on your own, and everything together."

Kal Skirata: Republic Commando Triple Zero.

 

[Logiclul]

"Time passes, people move..
Like a rivers' flow it never ends.
A childish mind will turn to noble ambition...
..Young love will become deep affection...
The clear waters' surface reflects growth.
Now listen to the Serenade of Water and reflect upon yourself.."

-Shiek, Ocarina of Time

"
'So what will it be Nick... one final deal? The deal of all deals..'

'--No. I don't make deals with criminals anymore Clyde.'

'Heh.. you finally learned. Bravo Nick, it took a while but you finally understand!'"

- Conversation of Clyde and Nick (conversation is formatted Clyde, Nick, Clyde), Law Abiding Citizen

"
'Kira is justice! Crime rate in the Tokyo area is down 83%! People worship me, I am the protector of all the innocent people in the world!'

'No, you're just a crazy serial killer playing God...'"

- Conversation of Light Yagami (first) and Near, Death Note

 

[Craorach]

We never paid any heed to the ancient prophecies...like fools we clung to the old hatreds...and fought as we had for generations. Until the day the sky rained fire, and a new enemy came upon us. We stand now, upon the brink of destruction, for the reign of chaos has come at last.

The opening sequence of Warcraft 3

 

[JaceArveduin]

"Was it red-red-green, or red-green-red?" -Scorch, Republic Commando

"Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, then there's something you don't know." Foaly, Artemis Fowl.

"According to some, 2 heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking.

2 Generally those who don't have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind." Bartimaeus, Bartimaeus Trilogy

Theoden's speech on the Fields of Pelennor

Spoiler

I'm bad at remembering quotes, same for jokes XD I knew the basics of the Barty one, but had to look it up to get it exactly.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

well this one comes to mind.....

Spoiler: would you kindly click here?

 

[crudus]

"If the wonder's gone when the truth is known, there never was any wonder."
- Gregory House

Good times.

 

[onewheeled]

It's not exact, but it's something along these lines..

"What makes you think humans can help? They haven't even figured out their own religion."
-Gatatog Uvenk (Tuchanka, Mass Effect 2)

 

[Raven's Nest]

"You can't predict how people will act... But you can change how you'll respond... " - Commander Shepard

This is probably one of the wisest things I've ever heard in a videogame and has given me pause for thought many a time over the years.

 

[merc-with-a-mouth]

"It's just like the story of the grasshopper and the octopus. All year long, the grasshopper kept burying acorns for winter, while the octopus mooched off his girlfriend and watched TV. But then the winter came, and the grasshopper died, and the octopus ate all his acorns and also he got a racecar. Is any of this getting through to you?"
-Philip J. Fry

Truly made me think of where my life was going.

 

[Cr33dl0rd]

Pretty much everything the Cheshire Cat from American Mcgee´s Alice says, mainly because of that EPIC voice.
For example, where a normal person would say "just ask the way" he says:

"As knowing where you´re going is preferable to being lost ask, rabbit knows a thing or two and i myself don´t need a weathervane to tell wich way the wind blows."

 

[bean burrito]

I'll paraphrase, because I'm too lazy to track down the exact wording, but:
"Never forget what you are, for the world will not. Armor yourself in it, for then nobody can use it against you'
-Tyrion Lannister

 

[JesterRaiin]

So again I ask you what is you quote and why did it stick with you?

"Cowards die in shame." - from the Warhammer 40k world.
Why ? Because it's true and because it reminds me that allowing fear to overcome us brings nothing else than shame.

 

[Infernai]

"You're right, we are mortal and fragile. But even if we are tortured or wounded, we'll fight to survive. You should feel the pain we feel and understand. I am the messenger that will deliver you to that pain and understanding"
-Guts

Dunno why, but something about that one stuck with me.