35 Favorite Movie Quotes

So not every post has to be serious or important…sometimes it’s just good to think about things you enjoy.  I have limited myself to one quote per movie because some of these are full of great quotes (have you ever noticed movies with tons of repeatable moments never seem to be the ones with all the critical acclaim?).

• “There are 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.  Hit it.” –Blues Brothers

• “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” –The Godfather

• “KHAAAANNNNNNNNNN!!!!  KHAAAANNNNNNNNN!!!!” –Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

• “Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.  He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” –Patton

• “All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Corps! A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal’s a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I LOVE the Corps!” –Aliens

• “All right, you primitive screwheads, listen up. See this? This… is my boomstick! It’s a 12-gauge, double-barrelled Remington. S-Mart’s top of the line. You can find this in the sporting-goods department.”  –Army of Darkness

• “Jusssst a bit outside.” –Major League

• “Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.” –Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

• “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!” –Goldfinger

• “Over? Did you say ‘over’??  NOTHING is over until WE decide it is!  Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?  Hell, no!!” –Animal House

• “If on your journey you should encounter God, God will be cut.” –Kill Bill, Vol. 1

• “Survival kit contents check. In them you’ll find: one .45-caliber automatic, two boxes ammunition, four days’ concentrated emergency rations, one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills, one miniature combination Rooshin’ phrase book and Bible, one hundred dollars in rubles, one hundred dollars in gold, nine packs of chewing gum, one issue of prophylactics, three lipsticks, three pair of nylon stockings… Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff!” –Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb

• “I wanted to see exotic Vietnam, the crown jewel of Southeast Asia.  I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture…and kill them.” –Full Metal Jacket

• “Saigon…shit, I’m still only in Saigon.” –Apocalypse Now

• “We’ve only just begun.” –Room 1408

• “I’m looking for Sarah Connor.” –Terminator

• “Wake up.  Time to die!” –Blade Runner

• “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” –Goodfellas

• “Say hallo to my lil’ friend.” –Scarface (Al Pacino version)

• “I have a machine gun. Ho, ho, ho.” –Die Hard

• “Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?…A girl’s gotta have her standards.” –Real Genius

• “Shall we play a game?” –Wargames

• “Now, we could do this with conventional weapons, but that could take years and cost millions of lives.  No.  I think we have to go all out.  I think the situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture on somebody’s part.” –Animal House

• “The Statue of Liberty is kaput…well, that’s disconcerting.” –Saving Private Ryan

• “Snaaaaaake Plissken…I heard of you….I heard you were dead.” –Escape from New York

• “All right, men.  Here’s the play we’re gonna use.  I don’t think the guards know this formation.  It’s called ‘incidental punishment after the ball is dead.’  Any man you tackle gets an elbow, knee, or kick in the mouth.”  –The Longest Yard

• “It’s a hell of a thing killin’ a man. You take away all he’s got and all he’s ever gonna have.” –Unforgiven

• “It’s sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see and so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron. It must come from men. The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life… or death. It shall be life.” –Outlaw Josey Wales

• “If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it’s that you can kill anyone.” –Godfather II

• “I ain’t got time to bleed.” –Predator

• “I feel the need…the need for speed.” –Top Gun

• “Lighten up, Francis.” –Stripes

• “I’d like to say a few words about a guy I know, a friend of mine. His name is Brian Piccolo.And he has the heart of a giant, and that rare form of courage which allows him to kid himself and his opponent: cancer. He has a mental attitude which makes me proud to have a friend who spells out ‘courage’ – 24 hours a day, every day of his life. Now, you flatter me by giving me this award. But I say to you here now – Brian Piccolo is the man of courage who should receive the George S. Halas award. It is mine tonight – and Brian Piccolo’s tomorrow.” –Brian’s Song

• “Wrong!  Conan, what is best in life?” –>”To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.” –Conan the Barbarian

• “Ok, people! Sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning and if we’re not back by dawn–call the president.” –Big Trouble in Little China