Showing posts with label real-life characters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real-life characters. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Voting is the Opium of the Masses


"I think voting is the opium of the masses in this country. Every four years you deaden the pain."
Emma Goldman (Maureen Stapleton), Reds (Special 25th Aniversary Edition)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Fast-Paced Industry


"Now I know this is all new to ya, but remember something, we're all new. This is not an ancient industry. This whole place here is built around speed. Start the story, start the chase. I get bored easy."
Mack Sennett (Dan Aykroid), Chaplin

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Man's Best Friend


"A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his."
John Grogan (Owen Wilson), Marley and Me (Single-Disc Edition)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Holy Affections


"There is a holiness to the heart’s affections."
John Keats (Ben Whishaw), Bright Star

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Life Opportunities



"The opportunities of most people are determined by forces they do not even see."
Ernesto 'Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), Che Part One

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Forgiveness as a Weapon


“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.”.
Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman), Invictus

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Answered Prayers


"More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones."
Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Capote

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

My Whole Existence


"You're the only wife I've got, or ever will have. You're my whole existence and I will love you until my last breath."
Prince Albert (Rupert Friend), The Young Victoria

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Purpose in Life


“The unhappiest people of the world are retired -- no purpose. What makes life mean something is purpose -- a goal, a battle, a struggle.”
Richard Nixon (Frank Langella), Frost/Nixon

Monday, August 1, 2011

Three Things a Person Needs in Life


"My father was fond of saying you need three things in life -- a good doctor, a forgiving priest, and a clever accountant."
Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011