The Tuesday List - 50 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

American Film Institute ^ | May 6, 2014

[ponygirl]

Val Kilmer was robbed of his Oscar for Tombstone.

[Drawsing]

“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

[Mich Patriot]

“Show Me the Money” at number 25, but “You had me at hello” (best line from Jerry MacGuire) is not on the list? FAIL

[rjsimmon]

Where is “inconceivable”?

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

That flick is chocked full of one-liners.

[central_va]

"Well, not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes."

Josey Wales - (1976)

[SeekAndFind]

"So let it be written. So let it be done."

(Rameses, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS )

[Autonomous User]

What are you, people? On dope?

[wizr]

My favorite movie.

My favorite quote is:

WhooOOOoooo!

“Werewolf!”

“There wolf. There castle.”

[left that other site]

Ah LIED! I don know Nuthin’ ‘bout birthin’ no babies!

They’s dead folks there. Ah’s Skaired o’ dead folks.

(Butterfly McQueen, GWTW 1939)

Luke, I am your FATHER. (ROTJ)

You DESPISE me, don’t you Rick? (Casablanca)

“Beggin’ Yer pardon, Ma’am, I Vas Bustin’ Mine Britches in der Ket House ven I got dis Note” (Gene Wilder, the Frisco Kid)

Not everybody’s favorites, But i like ‘em.

[slimjim12]

Leave the gun, take the cannoli.

[slimjim12]

Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.

[SZonian]

From one of my favorites...could list these all day long...

“I reckon so.”

“Dyin’ ain’t much of a living, boy.”

“Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?”

“To hell with them fellas. Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms.”

Clint Eastwood
The Outlaw Josey Wales

Lone Watie: “I didn’t surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender. They have him pulling a wagon up in Kansas I bet.”

Lone Watie: “Get ready, little lady. Hell is coming to breakfast.”

[blue-duncan]

Greatest quote of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOXtWxhlsUg

[wbill]

yep. His “Doc” is one of my favorite characters of all time. Kurt Russell’s “Earp” is another. Both actors at the top of their game, and well-played foils for each other.

[dangerdoc]

sleep well and dream of large women

[AU72]

Dirty Harry: “A man’s got to know his limitations”

[reg45]

The presence on this list of so many older movies from the 30s, 40s and 50s is indicative of the great screenwriting was done in those days. There won’t be a lot of quotes from recent times because they now rely on special-effects rather than great dialogue in the movies.

[Conservinator]

“I’m gonna have somebody’s ass in my briefcase” - Wilford Brimley in Absence of Malice.

“Why don’t you call me when you have no class” - Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School

[IronJack]

Or, from the same series:

“Who do you think you’re talking to?”
[Silence]
“I am the danger. I am the one who knocks.”

[Mathews]

“You boys gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?”
“Dyin ain't much of a livin’, boy.”
“Yo Adrianne. I did it!”
“Rule number one, don't talk about fight club.”
“Charlie don't surf!”
“Life is hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.”
“Let's go, we're burnin’ daylight”
“Luke, I am your Father.”
“Right turn Clyde.”
“He's the disease and I'm the cure.”
“They're cones... cones!”
“Evil will always triumph over good because good is dumb.”
“You're my boy Blue!”
“Warriors, come out to play.”
“The double douche.”