Favorite lines from movies

"A lot of guys make mistakes, I guess, but every one we make, a whole stack of chips goes with it. We make a mistake, and some guy don't walk away - forevermore, he don't walk away." Sergeant John M. Stryker


"Sands of Iwo Jima"

 

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Bernard Books


The Shootist

 

I'll miss the sea... but a person needs new experiences... they jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change, something sleeps inside us... and seldom awakens... The sleeper must awaken. DUKE LETO


"Dune"

 

My name is Inego Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.--The Princess Bride

One of these days, one of these days--POW!--right in the kisser!--The Honeymooners

Goodnight Grandpa. Goodnight Johnboy. Goodnight Mary Ellen. Goodnight. . .--The Waltons

 

Father!... Father! THE SLEEPER HAS AWAKENED. PAUL ATREIDES


"Dune"

 

"Arrakis... Dune... Desert Planet. Your time has come.
Father... our time has come. A storm is coming -- our storm... and when it comes it will shake the Universe.
Emperor... we come for you". PAUL ATREIDES


"Dune"

 

“They say that a man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client. And with God as my witness, I am that fool!” --Gomez Addams, The Addams Family

“Oh, I have no doubt that you are a scoundrel Higgins. But you certainly aren't the type who would shoot an unarmed man.”
“Well, that's purely a personal opinion on your part.” --The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

"Surely you must be joking."
"I'm not joking. And don't call me Shirley." --Airplane!

"I don't believe in giving animals ridiculous names. I call him Cosmic Creepers because that's the name he came with." --Bedknobs and Broomsticks

 

"Out here, due process is a bullet." John Wayne as Col. Michael Kirby '


"The Green Berets"

 

“Spread the word that he is back… to help the helpless. To befriend the friendless. And to defeat… the featless.”

Zorro, The Gay Blade

 

“Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.”

John Wayne

 

Palatka, I'm getting that you like John Wayne! :laugh:

“Give him a sedagive? Sedagive?!” --Young Frankenstein

“For twenty-three years I've been dying to tell you what I thought of you. And now, well, being a Christian woman, I can't say it!” --The Wizard of Oz

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.” --The Usual Suspects

“Mr. Rat, I have a writ here says you're to stop eating Chin Lee's cornmeal forthwith. Now it's a rat writ, writ for a rat, and this is lawful service of the same. See, doesn't pay any attention to me. You can't serve papers on a rat, baby sister. You gotta shoot him or let him be.” --True Grit

"First, we must observe the ancient ritual of the, uh, uh... traditional pre-fight donut." --Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

“Tough guys don't do math. Tough guys deep-fry chicken for a living.” --Stand and Deliver

"This place is so bad, they have signs above the urinals that say 'Don't eat the big white mint.'" --Road House

 

His lines are some of the most unique among movie scripts. There were many out of "The Cowboys" but they are hard to find.

"Republic. I like the sound of the word."
John Wayne as Col. David Crockett


"The Alamo"

 

You know, trail driving is not Sunday school picnic. You got to figure you're dealing with the dumbest oneriest critter on God's green earth. The cow is nothing but trouble tied up in a leather bag - and the horse ain't much better.

The Cowboys

 

“Get off your butt and join the Marines!”

John Wayne

 

"Vanity...my favorite sin."-Devil's Advocate

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Sopranette

 

So where does a king go to find his queen? QUEENS! ~ Coming to America

 

“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway”

John Wayne

 

A commercial for Alvin and the Chipmunks goes something like this:

Chipmunk, opening a present: "What's this?"
Man: "It's a savings bond. In seven years you'll be able to trade it in for something nice."
Chipmunk: "Do you have any you bought seven years ago?"

 

Alvin,-- Alvin,--- Alvin!

OK!

Dave trying to get Alvin's attention.

"Alvin and the Chipmunks"

 

“I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored.” -- Wayne's World

“Here's a quarter. Go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face!" -- Uncle Buck


“I guess you should have called.”
“But i did call… earlier when using the phone...”
“Earlier? When was that?”
“Or later when… then… I, uh left a message…”
“A message? What number did you call?”
“2-4-niner-5678…”
“I can't hear you… you're trailing off… and did I catch a niner in there? Were you callin’ from a walkie-talkie?”
“No… it was cordless.” -- Tommy Boy

"My friends back home used to call me 'Cruiser' 'cause I like fast cars and fast women."
"They should have called you 'Dork'." -- Stripes

"I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said: 'I drank what?'" -- Real Genius


"I don't mean to pry, but you don't happen to have six fingers on your right hand?"
"Do you always begin conversations this way?" -- The Princess Bride