“I'm going to tell you a story. It's going to sound ridiculous. The longer I talk, the more rational it's going to appear.”
~ William Cage, Edge of Tomorrow
"You want to protect the world but you don't want it to change."
~ Ultron, Avengers: Age of Ultron
"Deception is the point! Any fool can calculate strength. That one has been doing it since we arrived. Now he has to calculate what he can't see."
~ Herger, The 13th Warrior
"You've been stumbling around the fringes of this one for ages. Or were you too bored to notice the pattern?"
~ Mycroft Holmes, A Scandal in Belgravia
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should."
~ Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
Adhemar: And how would you beat him?
Fence: With a stick. While he slept. But on a horse, with a lance? That man is unbeatable.

A Knight's Tale
“You’re amazing. You figured this all out already?” ~ Hans Gruber
“I’m not questioning your honor, Lord Janus. I’m denying its existence.” ~ Tyrion Lannister
"The whole of the realm denies it, brother. Old men deny it with their death rattle, and unborn children deny it in their mothers’ wombs. They deny it in Dorne and they deny it on the Wall. No one wants you for their king. Sorry."

~Renly Baratheon
"I'm sorry. If your quarry goes to ground, leave no ground to go to. You should have taken my offer. Or did you think none of this was your fault?"

~ The Operative (Serenity), paraphrasing Sun Tzu
“You mean they've been acting so smart because they're so stupid.”
~ Grady Hoover, Tremors 2
Robert Baratheon: Which is the bigger number five or one?

Cersei: Five.

RB (raising an open hand): Five.

RB (raising a closed fist): One. One army a real army united behind one leader with one purpose. Our purpose died with the mad king...
"Envy the country that has heroes, huh?! I say pity the country that needs 'em."

~ Denton Van Zan, Reign of Fire
"Let me give you some advice, bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you."

~ Tyrion Lannister
"Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!"

~ Obadiah Stane
“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”
― Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men
The Operative: You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords.

Dr. Mathias: Well, unfortunately, I forgot to bring a sword.
"1,500 years ago, everybody knew that the Earth was the center of the universe. 500 years ago, everybody knew that the Earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow." ~ Agent K, MIB
"Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less. A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”

~ Varys, Game of Thrones
"He would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes." ~ Varys on a certain political party in the US...
"Certainty of death. Small chance of success... what are we waiting for."

~ Gimli
Gay Perry: What...did you just do!?!?!

Harry: There was only one bullet in that right?

GP: You put a live round into that gun?

H: Well I didn't know, I thought there was like an... 8% chance.

GP: 8?

H: 8...

GP: 8!? Who taught you math!?

'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'
“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”

― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/status/1290479330477240320?s=20
'Everybody dies, Sally. The thing is, to die well. What Horatius said was, "How can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his gods."'

~ Jack Harper, Oblivion https://twitter.com/LordBalvin/status/1299534475660066822?s=20
"Your quality will be known among your enemies before ever you meet them."

~Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Kingdom of Heaven
Elizabeth: Because you and I are alike and there will come a moment when you have a chance to show it. To do the right thing.

Jack: I love those moments. I like to wave at them as they pass by.
"As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken. It was hard to know who was more crazy. Me... or everyone else." ~ Mad Max, Fury Road
"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."

~ Princess Leia, Star Wars
"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause."

~ Padmé Amidala
Neo: I know what you're trying to do.

Morpheus: I'm trying to free your mind, Neo.
"Your goal shouldn't be to buy players. Your goal should be to buy wins. In order buy wins, you need to buys runs."

~ Moneyball
Ken: You from the States?
Jimmy: Yeah. But don't hold it against me
Ken: I'll try not to... Just try not to say anything too loud or crass.

~ Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
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