Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Favorite Quotes

"I'll see ya when I see ya" Matt Damon to Brad Pitt from 'Ocean's 13'"

I have no fear of drowning It's the breathing that's taking all this work" from the song "Work" by Jars of Clay"

You can succeed as long as you define success as the inner satisfaction and peace of mind that come from knowing that you did the best you were capable of doing for the group"Coach Jim TresselThe Ohio State University Buckeyes

"What tools ? The tools we've been using for the last 10 years. Ohhh those tools !" The Three Stooges"

It gives you cash. Which is just as good as money" Yogi Berra AFLAC commercial"

Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here. You just have to see them again...You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked. And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these; and the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place. Somebody will listen to me."Senator Jefferson Smith's (James Stewart) filibuster speech in "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington"

None of you ever knew George Gipp. It was long before your time. But you all know what a tradition he is at Notre Dame. And the last thing he said to me: 'Rock,' he said, 'sometime, when the team is up against it, and the breaks are beating the boys, tell 'em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper'"Coach Knute Rockne's (Pat O'Brien) inspirational halftime pep-talk from "Knute Rockne: All American"

"...Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath? Anyway, my father didn't think so. People were human beings to him, but to you, a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle. Well, in my book he died a much richer man than you'll ever be... I know very well what you're talking about. You're talking about something you can't get your fingers on, and it's galling you. That's what you're talking about, I know. Well...I've said too much. I -- You're the Board here. You do what you want with this thing. There's just one thing more, though. This town needs this measly one-horse institution if only to have some place where people can come without crawling to Potter"George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) from "It's A Wonderful Life"

"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk? (Harry picks up the gun) Bank robber: "Hey, I gots to know." (He pulls the trigger toward the bank robber's head, but it clicks empty." "Dirty Harry"


"Ship out of danger?...Don't grieve, Admiral - it is logical: the needs of the many outweigh [the needs of the few]....or the one. I never took the Kobayashi Maru test - until now. What do you think of my solution?...I have been, and always shall be, your friend. Live long, and prosper"Spock to Kirk in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn"

"Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. Mankind - that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: 'We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!" We're going to live on! We're going to survive!' Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"President Thomas J. Whitmore's (Bill Pullman) speech to pilots in "Independence Day"

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