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A fistful of quotes.

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1. All About Eve (1950)
"I detest cheap sentiment."

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"So many people know me. I wish I did. I wish someone would tell me about me."


Margo Channing, played by the marvelous Betty Davis
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2. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

[about Proust, after his nephew's conplaining about life's misfortunes]

"He gets down to the end of his life, and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, those were the best years of his life, ’cause they made him who he was. All those years he was happy? You know, total waste."


Frank Ginsberg, as portrayed by Steve Carell
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3. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
"[...] she does not love you David, she cannot love you. You are neither flesh, nor blood. You are not a dog, a cat, or a canary. You were designed and built specific, like the rest of us. And you are alone now only because they tired of you, or replaced you with a younger model, or were displeased with something you said, or broke. They made us too smart, too quick, and too many. We are suffering for the mistakes they made because when the end comes, all that will be left is us. That's why they hate us, and that is why you must stay here, with me."


Gigolo Joe, played by Jude Law.
Of course, I'm not a mecha. Althought, it applies to a fistful of situations... even when you are flesh and blood.
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4. RocknRolla (2008)
[pointing to a pack of cigars]

"All you need to know about life is retained in those four walls. You will notice that one of your personalities is seduced by the illusions of grandeur - the gold packet of king size with a regal insignia, an attractive implication towards grandeur and wealth, the subtle suggestion that cigarettes are indeed your royal and loyal friends, and that, Pete, is a lie. Your other personality is trying to draw your attention to the flip side of the discussion, written in boring bold black and white, it's a statement that these neat little soldiers of death are in fact trying to kill you and that, Pete, is the truth. "


Johnny Quid, played by Toby Kebbell
I usually do not like Guy Ritchie's movies. They sound and look all the same, with a few ones that are not like this. But this quote is something else.
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5. Blade Runner (1982)
"It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does?"


Gaff, the mysterious guy played by Edward James Olmos.
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6. Watchmen (2009)
"Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense."


The Comedian, portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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7. Forrest Gump (1994)
"My momma always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.' "


Forrest, remarkable Tom Hanks' role.

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8. Lisbela e o Prisioneiro (2003)
"O amor é um precipício: quando a pessoa acha que está voando, talvez já esteja caindo."

[Translation] Love is a precipice: when you think you're flying, maybe is falling already."



Leléu, played by the adorable Selton Mello
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9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
"Sometimes I think people don't understand how lonely it is to be a kid. Like you don't matter. So, I'm eight and I have these toys. These dolls. My favorite is this ugly girl doll who I call Clementine. And I keep yelling at her, "You can't be ugly! Be pretty!". It's weird. Like if I can transform her, I would magically change, too."


Clementine, everybody's favorite Tangerine played by Kate Winslet.

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10. Elizabethtown (2005)
"There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco. A failure is merely the absence of success. Any fool can achieve failure. But a fiasco, a fiasco is a disaster of epic propotions. A fiasco is a folk tale told to other's to make other people feel more alive because it didn't happen to them."

Drew, played by Orlando Bloom.



"You have five minutes to wallow in the delicious misery. Enjoy it, embrace it, discard it… and proceed."

Wisely said by Claire, played by Kirsten Dunst, who I still think is an awful actress.
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11. Match Point (2005)
"The man who said 'I rather be lucky than good' saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependant on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control."


Chris, creepy guy played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
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12. Stand by Me (1986)
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"

The Writer, Richard Dreyfuss' role.
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13. Harold and Maude (1971)
[after Harold states that all daisies are the same]

"Oooh, but they're *not*. Look. See, some are smaller, some are fatter, some grow to the left, some to the right, some even have lost some petals. All *kinds* of observable differences. You see, Harold, I feel that much of the world's sorrow comes from people who are *this*,
[she points to a daisy] yet allow themselves be treated as *that*.
[she gestures to a field of daisies]


Maude, touching character portrayed by Ruth Gordon.
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14. Monster (2003)
" 'Love conquers all.' 'Every cloud has a silver lining.' 'Faith can move mountains.' 'Love will always find a way.' 'Everything happens for a reason.' 'Where there is life, there is hope. [laughs] Oh, well... They gotta tell you something."


Aileen, the female serial killer beautifully portrayed by Charlize Theron
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15. I'm Not There (2007)
"You know, I didn't come out of some cereal box. There's no one out there who's gonna be converted by a song."


Jude, Cate Blanchett's representation of Dyaln
That's what I'm always trying to make my friend understand. Well... he will figure it out, someday.

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16. Uptown Girls (2003)
"See, when you're mad you don't miss people and if you stay mad, it's like you never knew them at all... that way you don't have to feel sucky about it."


Lorraine, played by Dakota Fanning.
Sometimes I feel like people does not pay proper attention to this movie sensibility. Maybe it's all the cover's fault!
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17. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
"You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."


Ben Kenobi, portrayed by the amazing Alec Guinness.
I know, it's such a cliché. But, hell, I adore it!
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18. The Truman Show (1998)
"Somebody help me, I'm being spontaneous!"


Truman, played by Jim Carrey, in a great movie.
Don't you feel like screaming it?
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19. Donnie Darko (2001)

[whispering into Donnie's ear]

"Every creature on this earth dies alone."

"Gramma Death"/Roberta Sparrow, the crazy(?) old lady played by Patience Cleveland
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Posted : 2 months, 3 weeks ago at Sep 4 0:07
Quotes might be my favorite thing about movies.

These are some great, different ones, really cool!

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This is nothing but a personal collection of favorite movie quotes.

I know, there is a lot like this one in Listal. But of course there is... favorite quotes are like world-known pieces of ourselves. You know, we do not live long or lonely enought to make a collection by our own... besides, people wouldn't care.

That's why everybody love them. That's why I love them, and that's why people keep doing lists like this... besides, a good thougth is always worth sharing, is it not?

And it's always growing, of course.

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