Thursday, June 30, 2011

Sorry, I Don't Have to Run


"I don't think that a person should run unless he's being chased."
Casey (Elijah Wood), The Faculty

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Seven Seconds


"In seven days, God created the world. And in seven seconds, I shattered mine."
Ben Thomas (Will Smith), Seven Pounds

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Nobody Owns the Land


"Aborigines don't own the land. They belong to it. It's like their mother. See those rocks? Been standing there for 600 million years. Still be there when you and I are gone. So arguing over who owns them is like two fleas arguing over who owns the dog they live on."
Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee (Paul Hogan), Crocodile Dundee

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Willing to Learn


"We're not homosexual, but we are willing to learn."
Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis), Stripes

Saturday, June 25, 2011

True Sight


"I realized that our eyes aren't what make us see. We only live in darkness when we don't look -- look at what is genuine about ourselves, genuine about others. You don't need eyes for that."
Virgil Adamson (Val Kilmer), At First Sight

Friday, June 24, 2011

The Pros of Pessimism


"I like being a pessimist. It helps me deal with my inevitable failure."
 Barry McMullen (Edward Burns), The Brothers McMullen

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Best that a Conscious Entity Can Hope to Do


"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do."
HAL 9000 (voice of Douglas Rain), 2001 - A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The Real Threat


"I'm not afraid of the man who wants ten nuclear weapons, Colonel. I'm terrified of the man who only wants one."
Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman), The Peacemaker (Widescreen Edition)

Monday, June 20, 2011

Catch 22


"You can't get an address without an address. You can't get a job without a job."
Security Guard (Wally Dalton), Wendy and Lucy

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Mr. (Almost) Perfect


“I just met a wonderful new man.  He's fictional but you can't have everything.”

Cecilia (Mia Farrow), The Purple Rose of Cairo

Monday, June 13, 2011

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Pillow Notes


"I can't stand little notes on my pillow. "We're all out of cornflakes. F.U." Took me three hours to figure out F.U. was Felix Ungar!"
Oscar Madison (Walter Matthau), The Odd Couple

Friday, June 10, 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

A Male Gene


"Funny's a male gene, you idiot. Haven't you ever noticed whenever you see a really funny girl, she's a little mannish? Think about it. Lily Tomlin, Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell..."

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Time to Make a Move


"There are a lot of men out there. I'm selective. I look around very carefully. And, when I find the one I think can give me the worst possible time, that's when I make my move."
Julie Nichols (Jessica Lange), Tootsie - 25th Anniversary Edition