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Historical drama31 quotes
Every man dies, not every man really lives. — William Wallace · 1995Are you not entertained? — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Brothers, what we do in life...echoes in eternity. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. — Itzhak Stern · 1993Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take...our freedom! — William Wallace · 1995Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000All 31 quotes →Historical drama (film)31 quotes
Every man dies, not every man really lives. — William Wallace · 1995Are you not entertained? — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Brothers, what we do in life...echoes in eternity. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. — Itzhak Stern · 1993Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take...our freedom! — William Wallace · 1995Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000All 31 quotes →Drama16 quotes
Are you not entertained? — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Brothers, what we do in life...echoes in eternity. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. — Itzhak Stern · 1993Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life. — Minny Jackson · 2011My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom. — Solomon Northup · 2013All 16 quotes →Drama (film)16 quotes
Are you not entertained? — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Brothers, what we do in life...echoes in eternity. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. — Itzhak Stern · 1993Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back. — Maximus Decimus Meridius · 2000Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life. — Minny Jackson · 2011My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom. — Solomon Northup · 2013All 16 quotes →Epic12 quotes
Every man dies, not every man really lives. — William Wallace · 1995Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take...our freedom! — William Wallace · 1995We all end up dead, it's just a question of how and why. — William Wallace · 1995Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it. — Malcom Wallace · 1995It's our wits that make us men. — Malcom Wallace · 1995All men lose when they die and all men die. But a slave and a free man lose different things. — Spartacus · 1960All 12 quotes →Epic (film)12 quotes
Every man dies, not every man really lives. — William Wallace · 1995Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take...our freedom! — William Wallace · 1995We all end up dead, it's just a question of how and why. — William Wallace · 1995Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it. — Malcom Wallace · 1995It's our wits that make us men. — Malcom Wallace · 1995All men lose when they die and all men die. But a slave and a free man lose different things. — Spartacus · 1960All 12 quotes →Sports2 quotes
Jenny, I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast and when I run I feel His pleasure. — Eric Liddell · 1981Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way and where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within. — Eric Liddell · 1981Sports (film)2 quotes
Jenny, I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast and when I run I feel His pleasure. — Eric Liddell · 1981Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way and where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within. — Eric Liddell · 1981Biography1 quote
A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll...it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and desert and chasm that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp...what's the use of knowing True North? — Abraham Lincoln · 2012Biography (film)1 quote
A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll...it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and desert and chasm that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp...what's the use of knowing True North? — Abraham Lincoln · 2012