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Ignorance is bliss4 quotes
You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. — Morpheus · 1999You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it. — Morpheus · 1999I know what you’re thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why, oh why, didn't I take the blue pill? — Cypher · 1999Ignorance is bliss. — Cypher · 1999Facing one's fears3 quotes
I can only show you the door, you're the one that has to walk through it. — Morpheus · 1999I love pressure. I eat it for breakfast. — Stanley Goodspeed · 1996You have to let it all go, Neo—fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. — Morpheus · 1999Taking risks3 quotes
I can only show you the door, you're the one that has to walk through it. — Morpheus · 1999Do you want to take a leap of faith or become an old man filled with regret waiting to die alone? — Saito · 2010If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love. — Bodhi · 1991The man3 quotes
This was never about money for us, it was about us against the system. That system that kills the human spirit. We stand for something. To those dead souls inching along the freeways in their metal coffins, we show them that the human sprit is still alive. — Bodhi · 1991Fuck management. — Ms. Perkins · 2014You have a problem with authority, Mr. Anderson. You believe that you are special, that somehow the rules do not apply to you. Obviously, you are mistaken. — Rhineheart · 1999Archaeology2 quotes
70% of all archeology is done in the library. Researching. Reading. We cannot afford to take mythology at face value. — Indiana Jones · 1989Archaeology is the search for fact...not truth. If it's truth you're interested in, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is right down the hall. So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and "X" never, ever marks the spot. — Indiana Jones · 1989Courage2 quotes
You can flinch, you have fighting spirit! — Tanaka · 1988Guts'll get you so far, then they'll get you killed. — Harry · 1994Decisions and choices2 quotes
You chose poorly. — Grail Knight · 1989You must choose, but choose wisely for as the true Grail will bring you life, the false Grail will take it from you. — Grail Knight · 1989Delusion2 quotes
You're a legend in your own mind. — Harry Callahan · 1983Most paranoid delusions are intricate but this is brillant. — Silberman · 1984Friends and family2 quotes
I don't have friends, I got family. — Dominic Toretto · 2015The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room. Right here, right now. Salute, mi familia. — Dominic Toretto · 2011Human nature2 quotes
It's in your nature to destroy yourselves. — The Terminator · 1991To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. — Mouse · 1999Knowledge2 quotes
You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know. — Stanley Goodspeed · 1996You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. — Morpheus · 1999Leap of faith2 quotes
I can only show you the door, you're the one that has to walk through it. — Morpheus · 1999You have to let it all go, Neo—fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. — Morpheus · 1999Letting go2 quotes
You have to let it all go, Neo—fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. — Morpheus · 1999That's why I don't have an ulcer, because I know when to say, "I don't give a fuck." — Tim Cavanaugh · 1989Revenge2 quotes
When fortune smiles on something as violent and ugly as revenge, it seems proof like no other that not only does God exist, you’re doing his will. — The Bride · 2003Revenge is never a straight line. It's a forest and like a forest it's easy to lose your way...to get lost...to forget where you came in. — Hattori Hanzo · 2003War2 quotes
Yes, the purpose of war is to serve a political end, but the true nature of war is to serve itself. — Hunter · 1995In my humble opinion, in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself. — Hunter · 1995Willingness to fight2 quotes
You can flinch, you have fighting spirit! — Tanaka · 1988I love anything full contact. I need a few more scars on my face. — Jackson · 1988Words vs. actions2 quotes
We talkin' or we racin'? — Dominic Toretto · 2011Neo, sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did, that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. — Morpheus · 1999Aging1 quote
It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage. — Indiana Jones · 1981Alcohol1 quote
You can have any brew you want...as long as it's a Corona. — Dominic Toretto · 2001American culture1 quote
You know my name, but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshal Dillon? — Hans Gruber · 1988Americans1 quote
You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions. — Toht · 1981Appearance vs. reality1 quote
The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now in this very room. — Morpheus · 1999Attraction1 quote
Sheer magnetism, darling. — James Bond · 1973Authority1 quote
You have a problem with authority, Mr. Anderson. You believe that you are special, that somehow the rules do not apply to you. Obviously, you are mistaken. — Rhineheart · 1999Bad decisions1 quote
You chose poorly. — Grail Knight · 1989Beer1 quote
You can have any brew you want...as long as it's a Corona. — Dominic Toretto · 2001Boogeyman1 quote
Are you scared of the fuckin' boogeyman? I'm not. — Isosef Tarasov · 2014Bouncing back1 quote
You lost today, kid. But it doesn't mean you have to like it. — Fedora · 1989Calling someone's bluff1 quote
Go ahead, make my day. — Harry Callahan · 1983Capitalism1 quote
Everything's got a price, bitch. — Iosef Tarasov · 2014