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“Just Thinking”
“Words to Live by Lloyd” Jack Nicholson in the Shining, there are so many phrases from movies that have worked there way into our everyday life. We use them as a catch phrase, to make a point or to create a bond with a fellow aficionado. The Shinning had some other great lines, “Here’s Johnny” and “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
How about all of the great lines from The Godfather “make him an offer that he can’t refuse”, “it’s not personal, it’s strictly business”, “leave the gun, take the cannoli”, "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes” or "don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family”.
John Wayne had some great movie lines, one of my favorite scenes was in True Grit when he is puts the horse’s reigns in his teeth, has a rifle in one hand and a pistol in the other and Ned Peeper says the he isn’t afraid of a one-eyed fat man, the duke then spurs his horse and says, “Fill your hands, you son of a bitch.” From The Cowboys when he teaches a young boy a life lesson "Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway”. Then in his final movie, The Shootist, he gives a defining line, encapsulating his ethos. "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 require the same from them”.
From Gladiator, is also filled with great lines and the opening scene is one of my favorites, her are a few good quotes: “are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?", “what we do in life echoes in eternity." And of course, “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
Here are some other iconic movie lines that I will drop on a dime, "There's no crying in baseball!" - A League of Their Own. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary" – Dead Poets Society. "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies" – The Shawshank Redemption. "May the Force be with you." – Star Wars. "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." and “Stupid is as stupid does” – Forrest Gump. "As you wish”, “Have fun storming the castle” and “I don’t think that means what you think it means” – The Princess Bride. "Show me the money." And “You had me at hello” – Jerry Maguire. “Here’s looking at you, kid." – Casablanca. "You can’t handle the truth!" – A Few Good Men. "We’re gonna need a bigger boat." – Jaws. "It’s just a flesh wound." – Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "Hasta la vista, baby." – Terminator 2: Judgment. "You talking to me?" – Taxi Driver. "Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. – Gone with the Wind. "I see dead people.” – The Sixth Sense. "Snakes, why did it have to be snakes?" – Raiders of the Lost Ark. "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*er!"** – Die Hard. "You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?" – Dirty Harry. “Houston, we have a problem." – Apollo 13. "Every man dies, not every man really lives." – Braveheart. And finally, "I’ll be back." – The Terminator.
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