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Help me, help you. Help me, help you. — Jerry Maguire · 1996I love you. You...complete me. — Jerry Maguire · 1996Show me the money! — Rod Tidwell · 1996This is New York. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. — Melvin Udall · 1997You had me at hello. — Dorothy Boyd · 1996Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchased in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats that you've spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life...but why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? — Mark Renton · 1996All 121 quotes →Comedy drama (film)115 quotes
Help me, help you. Help me, help you. — Jerry Maguire · 1996I love you. You...complete me. — Jerry Maguire · 1996Show me the money! — Rod Tidwell · 1996This is New York. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. — Melvin Udall · 1997You had me at hello. — Dorothy Boyd · 1996Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchased in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats that you've spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life...but why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? — Mark Renton · 1996All 115 quotes →Romantic comedy29 quotes
Help me, help you. Help me, help you. — Jerry Maguire · 1996I love you. You...complete me. — Jerry Maguire · 1996Show me the money! — Rod Tidwell · 1996This is New York. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. — Melvin Udall · 1997You had me at hello. — Dorothy Boyd · 1996You make me want to be a better man. — Melvin Udall · 1997All 29 quotes →Romantic comedy (film)29 quotes
Help me, help you. Help me, help you. — Jerry Maguire · 1996I love you. You...complete me. — Jerry Maguire · 1996Show me the money! — Rod Tidwell · 1996This is New York. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. — Melvin Udall · 1997You had me at hello. — Dorothy Boyd · 1996You make me want to be a better man. — Melvin Udall · 1997All 29 quotes →Black comedy9 quotes
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in. — Ricky Fitts · 1999Janie's a pretty typical teenager. Angry, insecure, confused. I wish I could tell her that's all going to pass, but I don't want to lie to her. — Lester Burnham · 1999This isn't life! This is just stuff! And it's become more important to you than living! Well, honey, that's just nuts. — Lester Burnham · 1999Remember those posters that said, 'Today is the first day of the rest of your life'? Well, that's true of every day except one, the day you die. — Lester Burnham · 1999Everything you touch turns to shit, like King Midas's idiot brother. — Jean · 2013And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. — Lester Burnham · 1999All 9 quotes →Black comedy (film)9 quotes
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in. — Ricky Fitts · 1999Janie's a pretty typical teenager. Angry, insecure, confused. I wish I could tell her that's all going to pass, but I don't want to lie to her. — Lester Burnham · 1999This isn't life! This is just stuff! And it's become more important to you than living! Well, honey, that's just nuts. — Lester Burnham · 1999Remember those posters that said, 'Today is the first day of the rest of your life'? Well, that's true of every day except one, the day you die. — Lester Burnham · 1999Everything you touch turns to shit, like King Midas's idiot brother. — Jean · 2013And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. — Lester Burnham · 1999All 9 quotes →Drama9 quotes
Always do the right thing. — Da Mayor · 1989Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime. — Rupert Pupkin · 1982Fuck you, fuck your fuckin' pizza, and fuck Frank Sinatra! — Mookie · 1989The last time I trusted you we ended up with a son. — Tina · 1989I'm down. But, I'm down for somethin' positive in the community. Are you down for that? — Jade · 1989Who told you to step on my sneakers, who told you to walk on my side of the block, who told you to be in my neighborhood? — Buggin Out · 1989All 9 quotes →Drama (film)9 quotes
Always do the right thing. — Da Mayor · 1989Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime. — Rupert Pupkin · 1982Fuck you, fuck your fuckin' pizza, and fuck Frank Sinatra! — Mookie · 1989The last time I trusted you we ended up with a son. — Tina · 1989I'm down. But, I'm down for somethin' positive in the community. Are you down for that? — Jade · 1989Who told you to step on my sneakers, who told you to walk on my side of the block, who told you to be in my neighborhood? — Buggin Out · 1989All 9 quotes →Road movie9 quotes
Wide awake. I don't ever remember feeling this awake. You know what I mean? Everything looks different. — Thelma · 1991The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool. — Lester Bangs · 2000You know Marcel Proust? Yeah. French writer. Total loser. Never had a real job. Unrequited love affairs. Gay. Spent 20 years writing a book almost no one reads. But he's also probably the greatest writer since Shakespeare. Anyway, he uh...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. Didn't learn a thing. So, if you sleep until you're 18, ah, think of the suffering you're gonna miss. I mean high school? High school, those are your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that. — Frank (Little Miss Sunshine) · 2006A real loser is somebody who's so afraid of not winning they don't even try. — Edwin Hoover · 2006Well I may be an outlaw, darlin', but you're the one stealin' my heart. — J.D. · 1991Sarcasm is losers trying to bring winners down to their level. — Richard Hoover · 2006All 9 quotes →Fantasy8 quotes
They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true... What they don't tell you is that once time starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up. — Edward Bloom · 2003I was in love with a man who could never love me back. I was living in a fairytale. — Jenny · 2003Now there comes a point when a reasonable man will swallow his pride and admit he's made a terrible mistake. The truth is…I was never a reasonable man. — Edward Bloom · 2003There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra. — Edward Bloom · 2003Did you ever think that maybe you're not too big, but maybe this town is just too small? — Edward Bloom · 2003I've been nothin' but myself since the day I was born, and if you can't see that it's your failin', not mine. — Edward Bloom · 2003All 8 quotes →Fantasy (film)8 quotes
They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true... What they don't tell you is that once time starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up. — Edward Bloom · 2003I was in love with a man who could never love me back. I was living in a fairytale. — Jenny · 2003Now there comes a point when a reasonable man will swallow his pride and admit he's made a terrible mistake. The truth is…I was never a reasonable man. — Edward Bloom · 2003There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra. — Edward Bloom · 2003Did you ever think that maybe you're not too big, but maybe this town is just too small? — Edward Bloom · 2003I've been nothin' but myself since the day I was born, and if you can't see that it's your failin', not mine. — Edward Bloom · 2003All 8 quotes →Political5 quotes
Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! — Jefferson Smith · 1939I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Political (film)5 quotes
Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! — Jefferson Smith · 1939I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Comedy4 quotes
Well, they say a man who has to buy a big car like that is trying to compensate for smaller genitals. — Mrs. Doubtfire · 1993They always say the key to a solid marriage is laughter. — Mrs. Doubtfire · 1993Do you ever wish you that sometimes you could freeze frame a single moment in your day, look at it and say, "this is not my life?" — Daniel Hillard · 1993We've come to this planet looking for intelligent life. Oops, we made a mistake. — Daniel Hillard · 1993Comedy (film)4 quotes
Well, they say a man who has to buy a big car like that is trying to compensate for smaller genitals. — Mrs. Doubtfire · 1993They always say the key to a solid marriage is laughter. — Mrs. Doubtfire · 1993Do you ever wish you that sometimes you could freeze frame a single moment in your day, look at it and say, "this is not my life?" — Daniel Hillard · 1993We've come to this planet looking for intelligent life. Oops, we made a mistake. — Daniel Hillard · 1993Coming of age4 quotes
I was on top! Who the fuck is on top their first time! — Lady Bird · 2017Mister, if you don’t shut up, I’m gonna kick 100 percent of your ass! — Brad Hamilton · 1982All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine. — Jeff Spicoli · 1982I woke up in a great mood. I don’t know what happened. — Mike Damone · 1982Coming of age (film)4 quotes
I was on top! Who the fuck is on top their first time! — Lady Bird · 2017Mister, if you don’t shut up, I’m gonna kick 100 percent of your ass! — Brad Hamilton · 1982All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine. — Jeff Spicoli · 1982I woke up in a great mood. I don’t know what happened. — Mike Damone · 1982Buddy movie3 quotes
Wide awake. I don't ever remember feeling this awake. You know what I mean? Everything looks different. — Thelma · 1991Well I may be an outlaw, darlin', but you're the one stealin' my heart. — J.D. · 1991I know it's crazy, but I just feel like I got a knack for this shit. — Thelma · 1991Christmas3 quotes
Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floatin' around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it's the same. Don't care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck. — Alfred · 1947You see, Mrs. Walker, this is quite an opportunity for me. For the past 50 years or so I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas. Seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle. — Kris Kringle · 1947Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind...and that's what's been changing. That's why I'm glad I'm here, maybe I can do something about it. — Kris Kringle · 1947Christmas (film)3 quotes
Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floatin' around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it's the same. Don't care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck. — Alfred · 1947You see, Mrs. Walker, this is quite an opportunity for me. For the past 50 years or so I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas. Seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle. — Kris Kringle · 1947Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind...and that's what's been changing. That's why I'm glad I'm here, maybe I can do something about it. — Kris Kringle · 1947Comedry drama (film)3 quotes
Wide awake. I don't ever remember feeling this awake. You know what I mean? Everything looks different. — Thelma · 1991Well I may be an outlaw, darlin', but you're the one stealin' my heart. — J.D. · 1991I know it's crazy, but I just feel like I got a knack for this shit. — Thelma · 1991Crime2 quotes
Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse. — Frank Abagnale · 2002Sometimes it's easier living the lie. — Carl Hanratty · 2002Crime (film)2 quotes
Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse. — Frank Abagnale · 2002Sometimes it's easier living the lie. — Carl Hanratty · 2002Sports2 quotes
It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992Sports (film)2 quotes
It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992Teen2 quotes
College women can smell ignorance...like dog shit. — Joel Goodson · 1983Joel, you wanna know something? Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future. — Miles Dalby · 1983Teen (film)2 quotes
College women can smell ignorance...like dog shit. — Joel Goodson · 1983Joel, you wanna know something? Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future. — Miles Dalby · 1983Psychological drama1 quote
We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that. — Christof · 1998Psychological drama (film)1 quote
We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that. — Christof · 1998