Lesser known, but still brilliant movie quotes

I know this is a conversation and not just one quote but this scene from BOB sticks with me. Spiers was my favorite character

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Ronald Spiers : What is it?

Carwood Lipton : Nothing.

Ronald Spiers : Well, I'd better get back to Battalion before they disappear. You want to ask me, don't you?

Carwood Lipton : Ask you what, sir?

Ronald Spiers : You want to know if they're true or not... the stories about me. Did you ever notice with stories like that, everyone says they heard it from someone who was there. But then when you ask *that* person, they say *they* heard it from someone who was there. It's nothing new, really. I bet if you went back two thousand years, you'd hear a couple of centurions standing around, yakking about how Tertius lopped off the heads of some Carthaginian prisoners.

Carwood Lipton : Well, maybe they kept talking about it because they never heard Tertius deny it.

Ronald Spiers : Well, maybe that's because Tertius knew there was some value to the men thinking he was the meanest, toughest son of a bitch in the whole Roman Legion. [Turns to leave]

Carwood Lipton : Sir? These men aren't really concerned about the stories. They're just glad to have you as our CO. They're happy to have a good leader again.

Ronald Spiers : Well, from what I've heard, they've always had one. I've been told there's always been one man they could count on. Led them into the Bois Jacques, held them together when they had the crap shelled out of them in the woods. Every day, he kept their spirits up, kept the men focused, gave 'em direction... all the things a good combat leader does. You don't have any idea who I'm talking about, do you?

Carwood Lipton : No, sir.

Ronald Spiers : Hell, it was you, First Sergeant. Ever since Winters made Battalion, you've been the leader of Easy Company. Oh, and you're not going to be First Sergeant much longer, First Sergeant.

Carwood Lipton : Sir?

Ronald Spiers : Winters put you in for a battlefield commission, and Sink approved on your behalf. You should get the official notice in a few days. Congratulations, Lieutenant.

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Shawshank:

“Heywood, what are you in for?”

*Casually catching and throwing baseball*

“Didn’t do it; lawyer fricked me!”


One of many funny lines in that movie. I know the thread wanted brilliant lines, but I find all of Shawshank to be brilliant in its ability to find humor in such a shitty situation with incredible wit. Like Captain Hadley… dude was a terror, but somehow very funny with his wit.

From the same film… heroes get remembered but legends never die.

Incredible line.

See, I get high at night when I get through with all my business.

Dan in Real Life

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Mitch:She said I was a great guy, that she loved me a lot, and then she said...we should both go try to find our own true soul mates.
I'm so confused, I don't understand what happened from yesterday to today that made this happen. There has to be something, some reason she...
Dan: Why are you looking at me?
Mitch: I'm not looking at you.
Uncle 1: He's looking into the vast void that is his future; you just happen to be standing there.

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i don't know why, but the bolded one always makes me laugh and i use it all the time.

Another one of my favorite bits is Michael Keeton’s character in the other guys always quoting TLC

Achilles in Troy:

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The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.

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Although I guess technically the credit goes to Homer here

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"Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong."

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That's terrible advice, though.