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Look, the point is, stop trying so hard to be something you're not. — Gobber · 2010I'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 · 2003
Cowardice2 quotes
My goodness, what a fuss you're making! Well naturally, when you go around picking on things weaker than you are. Why, you're nothing but a great big coward! — Dorothy Gale · 1939You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. You're confusing courage with wisdom. — The Wizard of Oz · 1939
Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Please open his mouth. Now, mostly dead is slightly alive. — Miracle Max · 1987Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life... Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. — Gandalf · 2001
Love2 quotes
A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others. — The Wizard of Oz · 1939Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while. — Westley · 1987
Revenge2 quotes
Hello. My name is Iñigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. — Inigo Montoya · 1987You know, it's very strange. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it’s over, I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life. — Inigo Montoya · 1987
Time2 quotes
When hearts are high the time will fly, so whistle while you work. — Snow White · 1937All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. — Gandalf · 2001
True love2 quotes
Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while. — Westley · 1987This is true love. You think this happens every day? — Westley · 1987
Now 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 · 2003
Look, the point is, stop trying so hard to be something you're not. — Gobber · 2010
Beauty1 quote
Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? — Evil Queen · 1937
A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to. — Gandalf · 2001
As for you, my galvanized friend, you want a heart. You don't know how lucky you are not to have one. Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable. — The Wizard of Oz · 1939
Bullies1 quote
My goodness, what a fuss you're making! Well naturally, when you go around picking on things weaker than you are. Why, you're nothing but a great big coward! — Dorothy Gale · 1939
Career1 quote
I think people place too much emphasis on their careers. I wish we could all live in the mountains at high altitude. That's where I see myself in five years. How about you? — Phil · 1993
Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? — Evil Queen · 1937
Courage1 quote
You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. You're confusing courage with wisdom. — The Wizard of Oz · 1939
Angel, ha! She's a female! And all females is poison! They're full of wicked wiles! — Grumpy · 1937
Death1 quote
Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Please open his mouth. Now, mostly dead is slightly alive. — Miracle Max · 1987
Never give up and good luck will find you. — Falkor · 1984
Dishonesty1 quote
Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly...stupid. — Jack Sparrow · 2003
Dueling1 quote
You mean, you’ll put down your rock and I’ll put down my sword, and we’ll try and kill each other like civilized people? — The Man in Black · 1987
Dying1 quote
I'm melting, melting! Oh, what a world, what a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? — The Wicked Witch of the West · 1939
Emotions1 quote
Repressing your feelings will only make them stronger. — Yu Shu Lien · 2000
Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my! — Dorothy Gale · 1939
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 · 2003
Forbidden1 quote
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! — The Wizard of Oz · 1939
There 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 · 2003
Sometimes, the only way to catch an uncatchable woman is to offer her a wedding ring. — Edward Bloom · 2003
God1 quote
Well maybe the real God uses tricks, you know? Maybe he's not omnipotent. He's just been around so long he knows everything. — Phil · 1993
Good mood1 quote
When hearts are high the time will fly, so whistle while you work. — Snow White · 1937