Life Quotes

Every person on earth is alive...or was once. That's a lot of living to talk about. Click on any life quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.

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Taylor Swift
"'Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Lou Bega
"A little bit of Monica in my life..."
Source: Mambo No 5 | Speaker: Lou Bega
Cherry Valance
"A Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere."
Source: Red River | Speaker: Cherry Valance
Igor
"Abby... normal."
Source: Young Frankenstein | Speaker: Igor
Rocky Balboa
"Adrian!"
Source: Rocky | Speaker: Rocky Balboa
Bill Withers
"Ain't no sunshine when she's gone..."
Source: "Ain't No Sunshine" | Speaker: Bill Withers
Omar Little
"All in the game. All in the game, yo."
Source: The Wire | Speaker: Omar Little
Wilson Pickett
"All you want to do is ride around, Sally."
Source: "Mustang Sally" | Speaker: Wilson Pickett
Ace Ventura
"Alrighty then."
Source: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Speaker: Ace Ventura
Backstreet Boys
"Am I original? Am I the only one? Am I sexual?"
Source: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Speaker: Backstreet Boys
Mahatma Gandhi
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
Source: Misquote | Speaker: Mahatma Gandhi
Taylor Swift
"And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet.""
Source: Love Story | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Hannah Horvath
"Any mean thing someone's gonna think of to say about me, I've already said to me, about me. Probably in the last half hour."
Source: Girls | Speaker: Hannah Horvath
Sonny Wortzik
"Attica! Attica!"
Source: Dog Day Afternoon | Speaker: Sonny Wortzik
Khaled Hosseini
"Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly."
Source: And the Mountains Echoed | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Alvy Singer
"Belong to any club."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Alvy Singer
Guido
"Buongiorno, principessa!"
Source: Life Is Beautiful | Speaker: Guido
Joan Holloway
"But that's life. One minute you're on top of the world. The next minute, some secretary is running you over with a lawnmower."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Joan Holloway
Piper Chapman
"By all means, attribute my legitimate feelings of sadness to menses."
Source: Orange Is the New Black | Speaker: Piper Chapman
Don McLean
"Bye, bye Miss American Pie"
Source: American Pie | Speaker: Don McLean
Craig Jones
"Bye, Felicia."
Source: Friday | Speaker: Craig Jones
Herman Melville
"Call me Ishmael."
Source: Moby-Dick | Author: Herman Melville
Rodney King
"Can we all get along?"
Source: Press Conference | Speaker: Rodney King
Bonnie Raitt
"Cause I can't make you love me if you don't."
Source: I Can't Make You Love Me | Speaker: Bonnie Raitt
Nirvana
"Come as you are"
Source: "Come as You Are" | Speaker: Nirvana
Kyle Reese
"Come with me if you want to live."
Source: The Terminator | Speaker: Kyle Reese
Igor
"Could be raining."
Source: Young Frankenstein | Speaker: Igor
Homer Simpson
"D'oh!"
Source: The Simpsons | Speaker: Homer Simpson
Sebastian the Crab
"Darlin' it's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me!"
Source: Under the Sea | Speaker: Sebastian the Crab
Katy Perry
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?"
Source: "Firework" | Speaker: Katy Perry
Josey Wales
"Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy."
Source: The Outlaw Josey Wales | Speaker: Josey Wales
Captain James Miller
"Earn this. Earn it."
Source: Saving Private Ryan | Speaker: Captain James Miller
Bert Gordon
"Eddie, you're a born loser."
Source: The Hustler | Speaker: Bert Gordon
Fred Sanford
"Elizabeth, I'm coming!"
Source: Sanford and Son | Speaker: Fred Sanford
Margo Channing
"Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a bumpy night."
Source: All About Eve | Speaker: Margo Channing
Dean Vernon Wormer
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
Source: National Lampoon's Animal House | Speaker: Dean Vernon Wormer
Andy Dufresne and "Red" Redding
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Source: The Shawshank Redemption | Speaker: Andy Dufresne and "Red" Redding
Archie Bunker
"Get out of my chair, Meathead."
Source: All in the Family | Speaker: Archie Bunker
Elaine Benes
"Get out!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Elaine Benes
Charlie Brown
"Good grief!"
Source: A Charlie Brown Christmas | Speaker: Charlie Brown
Gordon Gekko
"Greed is good."
Source: Wall Street | Speaker: Gordon Gekko
Gordon Gekko
"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
Source: Wall Street | Speaker: Gordon Gekko
Dalai Lama
"Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions."
Source: Unknown | Speaker: Dalai Lama
Sam Malone
"Have a good life."
Source: Cheers | Speaker: Sam Malone
Uncle Jesse<em> </em>
"Have mercy."
Source: Full House | Speaker: Uncle Jesse
Grail Knight
"He chose poorly."
Source: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Speaker: Grail Knight
Men at Work
"He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich."
Source: "Down Under" | Speaker: Men at Work
Ogden Nash
"He tells you when you've got on too much lipstick"
Source: The Perfect Husband | Author: Ogden Nash
Beavis and Butt-Head
"Heh heh."
Source: Beavis and Butt-Head | Speaker: Beavis and Butt-Head
Jerry Seinfeld
"Hello, Newman."
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Jerry Seinfeld
George Harrison
"Here comes the sun. And I say, it's all right."
Source: "Here Comes the Sun" | Author: George Harrison
Rick
"Here's looking at you, kid."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Rick
Herbert H. Heebert
"Hey, lady!"
Source: The Ladies Man | Speaker: Herbert H. Heebert
George Costanza
"Hi, my name is George. I'm unemployed, and I live with my parents."
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: George Costanza
Frank Barone
"Holy crap!"
Source: Everybody Loves Raymond | Speaker: Frank Barone
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
"Hoo-ah!"
Source: Scent of a Woman | Speaker: Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Will Hunting
"How do you like them apples?"
Source: Good Will Hunting | Speaker: Will Hunting
Christina Rossetti
"Hurt no living thing."
Source: Hurt No Living Thing | Author: Christina Rossetti
Gwen Stefani
"I ain't no hollaback girl."
Source: Hollaback Girl | Speaker: Gwen Stefani
Tom Powers
"I ain't so tough."
Source: The Public Enemy | Speaker: Tom Powers
Groot
"I am Groot."
Source: Guardians of the Galaxy | Speaker: Groot
John Merrick
"I am not an animal!"
Source: Elephant Man | Speaker: John Merrick
Miley Cyrus
"I came in like a wrecking ball"
Source: "Wrecking Ball" | Speaker: Miley Cyrus
Ralph
"I can't believe I ate that whole thing."
Source: Alka-Seltzer commercial | Speaker: Ralph
Elvis Presley
"I can't help falling in love with you."
Source: Can't Help Falling in Love | Speaker: Elvis Presley
U2
"I can't live with or without you."
Source: "With or Without You" | Speaker: U2
Terry Malloy
"I coulda been a contender!"
Source: On the Waterfront | Speaker: Terry Malloy
Hannah Horvath
"I don't even want a boyfriend."
Source: Girls | Speaker: Hannah Horvath
Pam Swynford de Beaufort
"I don't know what it is about me that makes people think I want to hear their problems."
Source: True Blood | Speaker: Pam Swynford de Beaufort
Angela Hayes
"I don't think that there's anything worse than being ordinary."
Source: American Beauty | Speaker: Angela Hayes
James Patterson
"I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys "R" Us kid."
Source: Toys "R" Us Commercial | Author: James Patterson
TLC
"I don't want no scrub."
Source: No Scrubs | Speaker: TLC
Alvy Singer
"I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Alvy Singer
Peter "Maverick" Mitchell
"I feel the need—the need for speed!"
Source: Top Gun | Speaker: Peter "Maverick" Mitchell
Lloyd Dobler
"I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen."
Source: Say Anything | Speaker: Lloyd Dobler
The Temptations
"I got all the riches, baby, one man can claim"
Source: My Girl | Speaker: The Temptations
Mickey
"I had a great evening; it was like the Nuremberg Trials."
Source: Hannah and Her Sisters | Speaker: Mickey
Will Hunting
"I had to go see about a girl."
Source: Good Will Hunting | Speaker: Will Hunting
Piper Chapman
"I have been starved out, felt up, teased, stalked, threatened, and called Taylor Swift."
Source: Orange Is the New Black | Speaker: Piper Chapman
Jack Byrnes
"I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?"
Source: Meet the Parents | Speaker: Jack Byrnes
Hannah Horvath
"I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am."
Source: Girls | Speaker: Hannah Horvath
Elton John
"I hope you don't mind that I put down in words…"
Source: Your Song | Speaker: Elton John
Semisonic
"I know who I want to take me home"
Source: "Closing Time" | Speaker: Semisonic
Stephanie
"I love his Cinema Italiano."
Source: Nine | Speaker: Stephanie
Brick Tamland
"I love lamp."
Source: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Speaker: Brick Tamland
Frank Underwood
"I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood."
Source: House of Cards | Speaker: Frank Underwood
Bill Kilgore
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
Source: Apocalypse Now | Speaker: Bill Kilgore
Douglas Adams
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."
Source: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul | Author: Douglas Adams
Ogden Nash
"I might love the people upstairs more If only they lived on another floor."
Source: The People Upstairs | Author: Ogden Nash
The Sugarhill Gang
"I said a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie, to the hip hip-hop."
Source: Rapper's Delight | Speaker: The Sugarhill Gang
Ace of Base
"I saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes."
Source: "The Sign" | Speaker: Ace of Base
Cole Sear
"I see dead people."
Source: The Sixth Sense | Speaker: Cole Sear
Bob Marley
"I shot the sheriff"
Source: I Shot the Sheriff | Speaker: Bob Marley
Rick Blaine
"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Rick Blaine
Louis Armstrong
"I think to myself: what a wonderful world."
Source: What a Wonderful World | Speaker: Louis Armstrong
Cristal Connors
"I used to love doggy chow."
Source: Showgirls | Speaker: Cristal Connors
Liz Lemon
"I want to go to there."
Source: 30 Rock | Speaker: Liz Lemon
Jigsaw
"I want to play a game."
Source: Saw | Speaker: Jigsaw
Navin R. Johnson
"I was born a poor black child."
Source: The Jerk | Speaker: Navin R. Johnson
Alvy Singer
"I was thrown out of NYU my freshman year for cheating on my metaphysics final […] I looked within the soul of the boy sitting next to me."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Alvy Singer
Helen Keller
"I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light."
Source: Question and Answer Session | Speaker: Helen Keller
Jefferson Smith
"I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules."
Source: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Speaker: Jefferson Smith
Rust Cohle
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright?"
Source: True Detective | Speaker: Rust Cohle
H.I. McDunnough
"I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got."
Source: Raising Arizona | Speaker: H.I. McDunnough
A deli patron
"I'll have what she's having."
Source: When Harry Met Sally | Speaker: A deli patron
Buster Bluth
"I'm a monster!"
Source: Arrested Development | Speaker: Buster Bluth
Abbi Jacobson
"I'm an adult, and I'm responsible. Let's go get some candy."
Source: Broad City | Speaker: Abbi Jacobson
Howard Beale
"I'm as mad as hell!"
Source: Network | Speaker: Howard Beale
Coldplay
"I'm going back to the start"
Source: "Scientist" | Speaker: Coldplay
Ron Burgundy
"I'm in a glass case of emotion!"
Source: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Speaker: Ron Burgundy
Frasier Crane
"I'm listening."
Source: Frasier | Speaker: Frasier Crane
Tina Belcher
"I'm no hero. I put my bra on one boob at a time like everyone else."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Dante Hicks
"I'm not even supposed to be here today."
Source: Clerks | Speaker: Dante Hicks
Norma Desmond
"I'm ready for my close-up."
Source: Sunset Boulevard | Speaker: Norma Desmond
The Dude
"I'm the Dude, man."
Source: The Big Lebowski | Speaker: The Dude
Taylor Swift
"I've got a blank space, baby, and I'll write your name."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
James Taylor
"I've seen fire and I've seen rain."
Source: "Fire and Rain" | Speaker: James Taylor
Buffy Summers
"If the apocalypse comes, beep me."
Source: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Speaker: Buffy Summers
John Irving
"If the world would stop indulging wars and famines and other perils, it would be possible for human beings to embarrass each other to death."
Source: The Hotel New Hampshire | Author: John Irving
Gandhi
"If you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."
Source: Gandhi | Speaker: Gandhi
Don Draper
"If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Don Draper
Beyoncé
"If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it."
Source: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Speaker: Beyoncé
Tina Belcher
"If you need me, I'll be down here on the floor. Dying."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Rick Blaine
"Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Rick Blaine
Coco Chanel
"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different."
Source: Quoted in Coco Chanel: Her Life, Her Secrets (1971) | Speaker: Coco Chanel
Harry Lime
"In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, and they had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."
Source: The Third Man | Speaker: Harry Lime
The Tokens
"In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight."
Source: The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Speaker: The Tokens
Dr. Christian Szell
"Is it safe?"
Source: Marathon Man | Speaker: Dr. Christian Szell
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
"Islands in the stream, that is what we are."
Source: Islands in the Stream | Speaker: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
Jean-Luc Picard
"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life."
Source: Star Trek: The Next Generation | Speaker: Jean-Luc Picard
Shanghai Lily
"It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily."
Source: Shanghai Express | Speaker: Shanghai Lily
Terry McKay
"It was the nearest thing to heaven."
Source: An Affair to Remember | Speaker: Terry McKay
Norm Peterson
"It's a dog eat dog world, Sammy, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear."
Source: Cheers | Speaker: Norm Peterson
William Munny
"It's a hell of a thing killing a man."
Source: Unforgiven | Speaker: William Munny
Billy Idol
"It's a nice day for a white wedding."
Source: White Wedding (Part 1) | Speaker: Billy Idol
Sally Albright
"It's amazing. You look like a normal person, but actually you are the angel of death."
Source: When Harry Met Sally | Speaker: Sally Albright
Olivia Pope
"It's me. I'm the thing that needs to be fixed. I'm the thing that needs to be handled. I'm the scandal, and the best way to deal with a scandal is to shut it down."
Source: Scandal | Speaker: Olivia Pope
Lit
"It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy."
Source: "My Own Worst Enemy" | Speaker: Lit
Detective John Kimble
"It's not a tumor!"
Source: Kindergarten Cop | Speaker: Detective John Kimble
Tira
"It's not the men in your life that counts. It's the life in your men."
Source: I'm No Angel | Speaker: Tira
Indiana Jones
"It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage."
Source: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Speaker: Indiana Jones
Ella Fitzgerald
"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong."
Source: Unknown | Speaker: Ella Fitzgerald
Lieutenant Columbo
"Just one more thing..."
Source: Columbo | Speaker: Lieutenant Columbo
Annie Hall
"La-di-da."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Annie Hall
Ed Sullivan
"Ladies and gentlemen…The Beatles!"
Source: The Ed Sullivan Show | Speaker: Ed Sullivan
Barney Stinson
"Legen—wait for it—dary!"
Source: How I Met Your Mother | Speaker: Barney Stinson
Marvin Gaye
"Let's get it on."
Source: Let's Get It On | Speaker: Marvin Gaye
Olivia Newton-John
"Let's get physical."
Source: Physical | Speaker: Olivia Newton-John
Dr. Ian Malcolm
"Life finds a way."
Source: Jurassic Park | Speaker: Dr. Ian Malcolm
Mame Dennis
"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!"
Source: Auntie Mame | Speaker: Mame Dennis
Forrest Gump
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
Source: Forrest Gump | Speaker: Forrest Gump
Ferris Bueller
"Life moves pretty fast."
Source: Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Speaker: Ferris Bueller
Pat Benatar
"Love is a battlefield."
Source: "Love is a Battlefield" | Speaker: Pat Benatar
Peter Clemenza
"Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
Source: The Godfather | Speaker: Peter Clemenza
Major Clipton
"Madness… madness."
Source: The Bridge on the River Kwai | Speaker: Major Clipton
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
"Make it so."
Source: Star Trek: The Next Generation | Speaker: Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Tim Gunn
"Make it work."
Source: Project Runway | Speaker: Tim Gunn
Protagoras
"Man is the measure of all things."
Source: Truth | Author: Protagoras
Jan Brady
"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"
Source: The Brady Bunch | Speaker: Jan Brady
Captain Bligh
"Mr. Christian!"
Source: Mutiny on the Bounty | Speaker: Captain Bligh
Mona Lisa Vito
"My biological clock is ticking like this."
Source: My Cousin Vinny | Speaker: Mona Lisa Vito
Edna St. Vincent Millay
"My candle burns at both ends"
Source: First Fig | Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Don Henley
"My love for you will still be strong after the boys of summer have gone."
Source: The Boys of Summer | Speaker: Don Henley
Pam De Beaufort
"My mad face and my happy face are the same."
Source: True Blood | Speaker: Pam De Beaufort
The Miracles
"My mama told me, "You better shop around.""
Source: "Shop Around" | Speaker: The Miracles
Frank Sinatra
"New York, New York!"
Source: "Theme from New York, New York" | Speaker: Frank Sinatra
Leo Durocher
"Nice guys finish last."
Source: Leo Durocher | Speaker: Leo Durocher
Thomas Hobbes
"No arts; no letters; no society."
Source: Leviathan | Author: Thomas Hobbes
The Soup Nazi
"No soup for you!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: The Soup Nazi
Joan Crawford
"No wire hangers!"
Source: Mommie Dearest | Speaker: Joan Crawford
Cardinal Ximénez
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
Source: Monty Python's Flying Circus | Speaker: Cardinal Ximénez
The Cast of Cheers
"Norm!"
Source: Cheers | Speaker: The Cast of Cheers
Don Draper
"Nostalgia. It's delicate, but potent."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Don Draper
Jerry Seinfeld
"Not that there's anything wrong with that."
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Jerry Seinfeld
The Beatles
"Nothing's gonna change my world."
Source: "Across the Universe" | Author: The Beatles
Jack Benny
"Now cut that out!"
Source: The Jack Benny Program | Speaker: Jack Benny
They Might Be Giants
"Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople."
Source: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | Speaker: They Might Be Giants
Eleanor of Aquitaine
"Of course he has a knife. He always has a knife."
Source: The Lion in Winter | Speaker: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Cast of South Park
"Oh my god, they killed Kenny!"
Source: South Park | Speaker: Cast of South Park
Tina Belcher
"Oh, it's okay. I guess I wasn't meant to have a good life."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Rust Cohle
"Once there was only dark."
Source: True Detective | Speaker: Rust Cohle
Billy Collins
"Pardon the egg salad stains, but I'm in love."
Source: Marginalia | Author: Billy Collins
Ida Corwin
"Personally, Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young."
Source: Mildred Pierce | Speaker: Ida Corwin
Mr. McGuire
"Plastics."
Source: The Graduate | Speaker: Mr. McGuire
Ilsa Lund
"Play it again, Sam."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Ilsa Lund
Ilsa Lund
"Play it, Sam."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Ilsa Lund
Ralph Kramden
"POW, right in the kisser!"
Source: The Honeymooners | Speaker: Ralph Kramden
Charles Foster Kane
"Rosebud."
Source: Citizen Kane | Speaker: Charles Foster Kane
Tony Montana
"Say hello to my little friend."
Source: Scarface | Speaker: Tony Montana
Alice Cooper
"School's out for summer!"
Source: School's Out | Speaker: Alice Cooper
Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar
"Schwing!"
Source: Saturday Night Live and Wayne's World | Speaker: Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar
Frank Costanza
"Serenity now!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Frank Costanza
Outkast
"Shake it like a Polaroid picture!"
Source: Hey Ya | Speaker: Outkast
James Bond
"Shaken, not stirred."
Source: Goldfinger | Speaker: James Bond
Cher
"She's a full-on Monet."
Source: Clueless | Speaker: Cher
Dr. Cristina Yang
"She's my person."
Source: Grey's Anatomy | Speaker: Dr. Cristina Yang
Rihanna
"Shine bright like a diamond."
Source: "Diamonds" | Speaker: Rihanna
Rod Tidwell
"Show me the money!"
Source: Jerry Maguire | Speaker: Rod Tidwell
Kids
"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"
Source: Trix Commercial | Speaker: Kids
Allen Funt
"Smile! You're on Candid Camera."
Source: Candid Camera | Speaker: Allen Funt
Indiana Jones
"Snakes...why'd it have to be snakes?"
Source: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Speaker: Indiana Jones
Loretta Castorini
"Snap out of it!"
Source: Moonstruck | Speaker: Loretta Castorini
The Sock-It-To-Me girl
"Sock it to me."
Source: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Speaker: The Sock-It-To-Me girl
Ricky Fitts
"Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it."
Source: American Beauty | Speaker: Ricky Fitts
Bill Compton
"Sookie."
Source: True Blood | Speaker: Bill Compton
Thorn
"Soylent green is people!"
Source: Soylent Green | Speaker: Thorn
Archie Bunker
"Stifle."
Source: All in the Family | Speaker: Archie Bunker
Coretta Scott King
"Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation."
Source: My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. | Author: Coretta Scott King
Family Feud Hosts
"Survey says!"
Source: Family Feud | Speaker: Family Feud Hosts
The Eurythmics
"Sweet dreams are made of this."
Source: "Sweet Dreams" | Speaker: The Eurythmics
Sean McNamara and Christian Troy
"Tell me what you don't like about yourself."
Source: Nip/Tuck | Speaker: Sean McNamara and Christian Troy
Rollo
"That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be undid, Homeskillet."
Source: Juno | Speaker: Rollo
Seneca
"That man lives badly who does not know how to die well."
Source: On Tranquility of Mind | Author: Seneca
Liz Lemon
"That's a dealbreaker!"
Source: 30 Rock | Speaker: Liz Lemon
Miranda Priestly
"That's all."
Source: The Devil Wears Prada | Speaker: Miranda Priestly
Michael Scott et al
"That's what she said."
Source: The Office | Speaker: Michael Scott et al
Maya Angelou
"The caged bird sings of freedom"
Source: Caged Bird | Author: Maya Angelou
Timbuk 3
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades"
Source: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades | Speaker: Timbuk 3
Roger "Verbal" Kint
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
Source: The Usual Suspects | Speaker: Roger "Verbal" Kint
Buffy Summers
"The hardest thing in this world is to live in it."
Source: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Speaker: Buffy Summers
Thomas Hobbes
"The life of man [is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
Source: Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil | Author: Thomas Hobbes
John Stuart Mill
"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way"
Source: On Liberty | Author: John Stuart Mill
Dusty Springfield
"The only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man."
Source: Son of a Preacher Man | Speaker: Dusty Springfield
Frank Sinatra
"The record shows I took the blows and did it my way."
Source: "My Way" | Speaker: Frank Sinatra
Rice-A-Roni
"The San Francisco Treat!"
Source: Rice-A-Roni commercial | Speaker: Rice-A-Roni
Sebastian
"The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake."
Source: The Little Mermaid | Speaker: Sebastian
Jeff Probst
"The tribe has spoken."
Source: Survivor | Speaker: Jeff Probst
Title Sequence
"The truth is out there."
Source: The X-Files | Speaker: Title Sequence
Heraclitus
"The way up and the way down are one and the same."
Source: Refutations by Hippolytus | Author: Heraclitus
Simon and Garfunkel
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls."
Source: The Sound of Silence | Speaker: Simon and Garfunkel
Unknown
"There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun."
Source: "House of the Rising Sun" | Speaker: Unknown
Margaret Thatcher
"There is no such thing [as society]!"
Source: Interview with Woman's Own magazine in 1987 | Speaker: Margaret Thatcher
Charles Bukowski
"there's a bluebird in my heart that/ wants to get out/ but I'm too tough for him"
Source: Bluebird | Author: Charles Bukowski
Nicky Nichols
"There's always hope tomorrow will be taco night."
Source: Orange Is the New Black | Speaker: Nicky Nichols
Nigel Tufnel
"These go to 11."
Source: This Is Spinal Tap | Speaker: Nigel Tufnel
Seinfeld Cast
"These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Seinfeld Cast
Joni Mitchell
"They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot."
Source: "Big Yellow Taxi" | Speaker: Joni Mitchell
Amy Winehouse
"They tried to make me go to rehab; I said "no, no, no.""
Source: Rehab | Speaker: Amy Winehouse
Rosemary Woodhouse
"This is no dream! This is really happening!"
Source: Rosemary's Baby | Speaker: Rosemary Woodhouse
Marnie Michaels
"This is not one of your more convincing fake showers."
Source: Girls | Speaker: Marnie Michaels
The Vicar
"This is the people's war!"
Source: Mrs. Miniver | Speaker: The Vicar
Michelle Flaherty
"This one time, at band camp…"
Source: American Pie | Speaker: Michelle Flaherty
Rust Cohle
"This place is like somebody's memory of a town."
Source: True Detective | Speaker: Rust Cohle
Reporter
"Those stories (and Andy Rooney) tonight, on 60 Minutes."
Source: 60 Minutes | Speaker: Reporter
Rust Cohle
"Time is a flat circle."
Source: True Detective | Speaker: Rust Cohle
Buzz Lightyear
"To infinity and beyond!"
Source: Toy Story | Speaker: Buzz Lightyear
John "Bluto" Blutarsky
"Toga! Toga!"
Source: Animal House | Speaker: John "Bluto" Blutarsky
Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
"Two thumbs up."
Source: Siskel & Ebert & the Movies | Speaker: Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
Vincent "Vinnie" Barbarino
"Up your nose with a rubber hose!"
Source: Welcome Back, Kotter | Speaker: Vincent "Vinnie" Barbarino
Inga
"Vould you like to have a roll in ze hay?"
Source: Young Frankenstein | Speaker: Inga
Various Budweiser mascots
"Wassup?"
Source: 2000 Budweiser commercial | Speaker: Various Budweiser mascots
Taylor Swift
"We are never ever ever getting back together."
Source: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Every Famous Singer Ever
"We are the world."
Source: We Are the World | Speaker: Every Famous Singer Ever
Kurt Vonnegut
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be."
Source: Mother Night | Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Dobbs
"We don't need no badges."
Source: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Speaker: Dobbs
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz
"We live in the best of all possible worlds."
Source: Essays of Theodicy on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil | Author: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz
Rick Blaine
"We'll always have Paris."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Rick Blaine
Lorde
"We'll never be royals."
Source: "Royals" | Speaker: Lorde
Elwood Blues
"We're on a mission from God."
Source: The Blues Brothers | Speaker: Elwood Blues
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
"We've got a situation."
Source: Jersey Shore | Speaker: Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
Elwood P. Dowd
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for thirty-five years, doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it."
Source: Harvey | Speaker: Elwood P. Dowd
Osgood Fielding III
"Well, nobody's perfect."
Source: Some Like It Hot | Speaker: Osgood Fielding III
Heart
"What about love?"
Source: "What About Love" | Speaker: Heart
Ylvis
"What does the fox say?"
Source: The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) | Speaker: Ylvis
Katharine Hepburn
"What family doesn't have its ups and downs?"
Source: The Lion in Winter | Speaker: Katharine Hepburn
Don Draper
"What you call love was invented by guys like me...to sell Nylons."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Don Draper
Arnold Jackson
"What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
Source: Diff'rent Strokes | Speaker: Arnold Jackson
Elvis Costello
"What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"
Source: "Peace, Love, and Understanding" | Speaker: Elvis Costello
Devo
"When a problem comes along, you must whip it."
Source: "Whip It" | Speaker: Devo
Harry Burns
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."
Source: When Harry Met Sally | Speaker: Harry Burns
C.D. Bales
"When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall."
Source: Roxanne | Speaker: C.D. Bales
Charlie Dattolo and Ray Ploshansky
"Where are you going in those Keds?"
Source: Girls | Speaker: Charlie Dattolo and Ray Ploshansky
Bonnie Tyler
"Where have all the good men gone, and where are all the gods?"
Source: "Holding Out for a Hero" | Speaker: Bonnie Tyler
Clara Peller
"Where’s the beef?"
Source: Wendy’s Commercial “Fluffy Bun” | Speaker: Clara Peller
Joan Rivers
"Who are you wearing?"
Source: Joan Rivers, on the red carpet | Speaker: Joan Rivers
Theo Kojak
"Who loves ya, baby?"
Source: Kojak | Speaker: Theo Kojak
Frank Chambers
"With my brains and your looks, we could go places."
Source: The Postman Always Rings Twice | Speaker: Frank Chambers
The Beatles
"Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away."
Source: "Yesterday" | Speaker: The Beatles
Rod Serling
"You are about to enter another dimension."
Source: The Twilight Zone | Speaker: Rod Serling
Christina Aguilera
"You are beautiful, no matter what they say."
Source: Beautiful | Speaker: Christina Aguilera
Bob Dylan
"You better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone, 'cause the times they are a-changing."
Source: The Times They Are a-Changin' | Speaker: Bob Dylan
Carl Perkins
"You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes."
Source: Blue Suede Shoes | Author: Carl Perkins
Heraclitus
"You can never step into the same river twice."
Source: Cratylus by Plato | Author: Heraclitus
Rihanna
"You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh."
Source: Umbrella | Speaker: Rihanna
Col. Nathan R. Jessup
"You can't handle the truth!"
Source: A Few Good Men | Speaker: Col. Nathan R. Jessup
Omar Little
"You come at the king, you best not miss."
Source: The Wire | Speaker: Omar Little
Joni Mitchell
"You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."
Source: "Big Yellow Taxi" | Speaker: Joni Mitchell
Damian
"You go, Glen Coco!"
Source: Mean Girls | Speaker: Damian
Dorothy Boyd
"You had me at hello."
Source: Jerry Maguire | Speaker: Dorothy Boyd
Slim
"You just put your lips together and blow."
Source: To Have and Have Not | Speaker: Slim
Jessa Johansson
"You know what the weirdest part about having a job is?"
Source: Girls | Speaker: Jessa Johansson
Elton John
"You lived your life like a candle in the wind."
Source: "Candle in the Wind" | Speaker: Elton John
Taylor Swift
"You look like my next mistake."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Lois Lowry
"You may lie."
Source: The Giver | Speaker: Lois Lowry
Mahatma Gandhi
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Source: Unknown | Author: Mahatma Gandhi
Lurch
"You rang?"
Source: The Addams Family | Speaker: Lurch
Travis Bickle
"You talkin' to me?"
Source: Taxi Driver | Speaker: Travis Bickle
Jefferson Smith
"You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked."
Source: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Speaker: Jefferson Smith
Joan Holloway
"You want to be taken seriously? Stop dressing like a little girl."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Joan Holloway
Rudyard Kipling
"You'll be a Man, my son!"
Source: If | Author: Rudyard Kipling
Donald Trump<em> </em>
"You're fired."
Source: The Apprentice | Speaker: Donald Trump
Matty Walker
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man."
Source: Body Heat | Speaker: Matty Walker
Trent Walker
"You're so money and you don't even know it."
Source: Swingers | Speaker: Trent Walker
Judge May
"You're the sanest man that ever walked into this courtroom."
Source: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Speaker: Judge May
Ben Braddock
"You're trying to seduce me."
Source: The Graduate | Speaker: Ben Braddock
Roger Sterling
"Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Roger Sterling