Communication Quotes

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Taylor Swift
"'Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Britney Spears
"A guy like you should wear a warning."
Source: "Toxic" | Speaker: Britney Spears
The Blue Fairy
"A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as clear as the nose on your face."
Source: Pinocchio | Speaker: The Blue Fairy
Cherry Valance
"A Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere."
Source: Red River | Speaker: Cherry Valance
Donkey
"And in the morning...I'm making waffles!"
Source: Shrek | Speaker: Donkey
Taylor Swift
"And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet.""
Source: Love Story | Speaker: Taylor Swift
The Announcer
"And now for something completely different."
Source: Monty Python's Flying Circus | Speaker: The Announcer
Walter Cronkite
"And that's the way it is."
Source: CBS Evening News | Speaker: Walter Cronkite
Sonny Wortzik
"Attica! Attica!"
Source: Dog Day Afternoon | Speaker: Sonny Wortzik
Ralph Kramden
"Baby, you're the greatest."
Source: The Honeymooners | Speaker: Ralph Kramden
Emeril Lagasse
"Bam!"
Source: Emeril Live | Speaker: Emeril Lagasse
Sheldon Cooper
"Bazinga!"
Source: The Big Bang Theory | Speaker: Sheldon Cooper
Veronica Quaife
"Be afraid. Be very afraid."
Source: The Fly | Speaker: Veronica Quaife
Chris McConnell
"Because I was afraid of worms, Roxanne! Worms!"
Source: Roxanne | Speaker: Chris McConnell
Scott Pilgrim
"Bread makes you fat?"
Source: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Speaker: Scott Pilgrim
Adele
"But rumour has it he's the one I'm leaving you for."
Source: "Rumour Has It" | Speaker: Adele
Craig Jones
"Bye, Felicia."
Source: Friday | Speaker: Craig Jones
Rodney King
"Can we all get along?"
Source: Press Conference | Speaker: Rodney King
Christina Rossetti
"Come buy, come buy"
Source: Goblin Market | Author: Christina Rossetti
Max Cady
"Come out, come out, wherever you are."
Source: Cape Fear | Speaker: Max Cady
Christina Rossetti
"Come to me in the silence of the night."
Source: Echo | Author: Christina Rossetti
Lady Lou
"Come up and see me sometime."
Source: She Done Him Wrong | Speaker: Lady Lou
The Coneheads
"Consume mass quantities."
Source: SNL sketch "The Coneheads" | Speaker: The Coneheads
Homer Simpson
"D'oh!"
Source: The Simpsons | Speaker: Homer Simpson
Tattoo
"De plane! De plane!"
Source: Fantasy Island | Speaker: Tattoo
Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau
"Does your dog bite?"
Source: The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Speaker: Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau
E.T.
"E.T. phone home."
Source: E.T. | Speaker: E.T.
Captain James Miller
"Earn this. Earn it."
Source: Saving Private Ryan | Speaker: Captain James Miller
Bart Simpson
"Eat my shorts!"
Source: The Simpsons | Speaker: Bart Simpson
Bert Gordon
"Eddie, you're a born loser."
Source: The Hustler | Speaker: Bert Gordon
King Mongkut of Siam
"Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera."
Source: The King and I | Speaker: King Mongkut of Siam
LMFAO
"Every day I'm shuffling."
Source: Party Rock Anthem | Speaker: LMFAO
Dr. Gregory House
"Everybody lies."
Source: House M.D. | Speaker: Dr. Gregory House
Various characters
"Frak!"
Source: Battlestar Galactica | Speaker: Various characters
Eddie Haskell
"Gee, Mrs. Cleaver..."
Source: Leave It to Beaver | Speaker: Eddie Haskell
Archie Bunker
"Get out of my chair, Meathead."
Source: All in the Family | Speaker: Archie Bunker
Glen Quagmire
"Giggity giggity"
Source: Family Guy | Speaker: Glen Quagmire
Tia and Tamera
"Go home, Roger"
Source: Sister Sister | Speaker: Tia and Tamera
50 Cent
"Go, shawty. It's your birthday."
Source: "In Da Club" | Speaker: 50 Cent
The Righteous Brothers
"God speed your love to me."
Source: "Unchained Melody" | Speaker: The Righteous Brothers
Charlie Brown
"Good grief!"
Source: A Charlie Brown Christmas | Speaker: Charlie Brown
Taylor Swift
"Got a long list of ex-lovers; they'll tell you I'm insane."
Source: "Blank Space" | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Miracle Max
"Have fun storming the castle!"
Source: The Princess Bride | Speaker: Miracle Max
Uncle Jesse<em> </em>
"Have mercy."
Source: Full House | Speaker: Uncle Jesse
Christina Aguilera
"He's a sweet talkin', sugar-coated candy man."
Source: "Candy Man" | Speaker: Christina Aguilera
Fanny Brice
"Hello, gorgeous."
Source: Funny Girl | Speaker: Fanny Brice
Jerry Seinfeld
"Hello, Newman."
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Jerry Seinfeld
Ed McMahon
"Here's Johnny! (Tonight Show)"
Source: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Speaker: Ed McMahon
Hank Kingsley
"Hey now!"
Source: The Larry Sanders Show | Speaker: Hank Kingsley
Buster Bluth
"Hey, brother."
Source: Arrested Development | Speaker: Buster Bluth
Dwayne Nelson
"Hey, HEY, hey!"
Source: What's Happening!! | Speaker: Dwayne Nelson
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
Wilson W. Wilson, Jr.
"Hi-di-ho, neighbor!"
Source: Home Improvement | Speaker: Wilson W. Wilson, Jr.
The Lone Ranger
"Hi-yo, Silver!"
Source: The Lone Ranger | Speaker: The Lone Ranger
Miss Daisy
"Hoke, you're my best friend."
Source: Driving Miss Daisy | Speaker: Miss Daisy
Homey D. Clown
"Homey don't play that."
Source: In Living Color | Speaker: Homey D. Clown
Commander Jim Lovell
"Houston, we have a problem."
Source: Apollo 13 | Speaker: Commander Jim Lovell
Will Hunting
"How do you like them apples?"
Source: Good Will Hunting | Speaker: Will Hunting
The B-52's
"Hurry up and bring your jukebox money!"
Source: "Love Shack" | Speaker: The B-52's
Gwen Stefani
"I ain't no hollaback girl."
Source: Hollaback Girl | Speaker: Gwen Stefani
Annie Wilkes
"I am your number one fan."
Source: Misery | Speaker: Annie Wilkes
Rufus T. Firefly
"I could dance with you 'til the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows 'til you came home."
Source: Duck Soup | Speaker: Rufus T. Firefly
Angela Hayes
"I don't think that there's anything worse than being ordinary."
Source: American Beauty | Speaker: Angela Hayes
Calvin Harris
"I feel so close to you right now, it's a force field."
Source: Feel So Close | Speaker: Calvin Harris
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
Elton John
"I hope you don't mind that I put down in words…"
Source: Your Song | Speaker: Elton John
Brick Tamland
"I love lamp."
Source: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Speaker: Brick Tamland
Valerie Cherish
"I need to know that I'm being heard."
Source: The Comeback | Speaker: Valerie Cherish
Missy Elliot
"I put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it."
Source: "Work It" | Speaker: Missy Elliot
Hannah Horvath
"I think that I may be the voice of my generation. Or at least a voice. Of a generation."
Source: Girls | Speaker: Hannah Horvath
Jigsaw
"I want to play a game."
Source: Saw | Speaker: Jigsaw
Alex Forrest
"I won't be ignored, Dan!"
Source: Fatal Attraction | Speaker: Alex Forrest
Jefferson Smith
"I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules."
Source: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Speaker: Jefferson Smith
The Terminator
"I'll be back."
Source: The Terminator | Speaker: The Terminator
H.I. McDunnough
"I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got."
Source: Raising Arizona | Speaker: H.I. McDunnough
Aaron Altman
"I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time."
Source: Broadcast News | Speaker: Aaron Altman
Hud Bannon
"I'll remember you, honey. You're the one that got away."
Source: Hud | Speaker: Hud Bannon
Christina Aguilera
"I'm a genie in a bottle, baby."
Source: "Genie in a Bottle" | Speaker: Christina Aguilera
Anna Scott
"I'm also just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her."
Source: Notting Hill | Speaker: Anna Scott
Howard Beale
"I'm as mad as hell!"
Source: Network | Speaker: Howard Beale
Tommy DeVito
"I'm funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown?"
Source: Goodfellas | Speaker: Tommy DeVito
Frasier Crane
"I'm listening."
Source: Frasier | Speaker: Frasier Crane
Jessica Rabbit
"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way."
Source: Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Speaker: Jessica Rabbit
The Offspring
"I'm pretty fly for a white guy."
Source: "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" | Speaker: The Offspring
The Dude
"I'm the Dude, man."
Source: The Big Lebowski | Speaker: The Dude
Ratso
"I'm walkin' here!"
Source: Midnight Cowboy | Speaker: Ratso
Nirvana
"I've found my friends. They're in my head."
Source: "Lithium" | Speaker: Nirvana
Taylor Swift
"I've got a blank space, baby, and I'll write your name."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Ace Ventura
"If I'm not back in five minutes… just wait longer."
Source: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Speaker: Ace Ventura
Frank Underwood
"If you don't like how the table is set, turn over the table."
Source: House of Cards | Speaker: Frank Underwood
Don Draper
"If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Don Draper
Joseph Goebbels
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."
Source: Misquote | Speaker: Joseph Goebbels
Commercial Narrator
"It keeps going and going and going..."
Source: Energizer Commercials | Speaker: Commercial Narrator
Norm Peterson
"It's a dog eat dog world, Sammy, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear."
Source: Cheers | Speaker: Norm Peterson
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
Tarzan
"Jane. Tarzan."
Source: Tarzan the Ape Man | Speaker: Tarzan
Lieutenant Columbo
"Just one more thing..."
Source: Columbo | Speaker: Lieutenant Columbo
Butch Cassidy
"Kid, the next time I say, "Let's go someplace like Bolivia," let's go someplace like Bolivia."
Source: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Speaker: Butch Cassidy
Roberta Flack
"Killing me softly…"
Source: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" | Speaker: Roberta Flack
Flo
"Kiss my grits!"
Source: Alice | Speaker: Flo
"Hot Lips" Houlihan
"Kiss my hot lips."
Source: M*A*S*H | Speaker: "Hot Lips" Houlihan
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
Peter Clemenza
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
Source: The Godfather | Speaker: Peter Clemenza
Barney Stinson
"Legen—wait for it—dary!"
Source: How I Met Your Mother | Speaker: Barney Stinson
Various Saturday Night Live Cast Members
"Live from New York; it's Saturday Night!"
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: Various Saturday Night Live Cast Members
Jenny
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Source: Love Story | Speaker: Jenny
Peter Clemenza
"Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
Source: The Godfather | Speaker: Peter Clemenza
Ricky Ricardo
"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do."
Source: I Love Lucy | Speaker: Ricky Ricardo
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
Forrest Gump
"Mama says, "Stupid is as stupid does.""
Source: Forrest Gump | Speaker: Forrest Gump
Jan Brady
"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"
Source: The Brady Bunch | Speaker: Jan Brady
J.J. Hunsecker
"Match me, Sidney."
Source: Sweet Smell of Success | Speaker: J.J. Hunsecker
Bertrand Russell
"Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about…"
Source: Mysticism and Logic | Author: Bertrand Russell
Han Solo
"May the Force be with you."
Source: Star Wars | Speaker: Han Solo
Tarzan
"Me, Tarzan. You, Jane."
Source: Tarzan the Ape Man | Speaker: Tarzan
The Bruce Dickinson
"More cowbell."
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: The Bruce Dickinson
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
Mork
"Nanu nanu."
Source: Mork & Mindy | Speaker: Mork
T.E. Lawrence
"No prisoners! No prisoners!"
Source: Lawrence of Arabia | Speaker: T.E. Lawrence
Various Prison Guards
"No touching!"
Source: Arrested Development | Speaker: Various Prison Guards
Cardinal Ximénez
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
Source: Monty Python's Flying Circus | Speaker: Cardinal Ximénez
Marcel Marceau
"Non!"
Source: Silent Movie | Speaker: Marcel Marceau
Valerie Cherish as Aunt Sassy
"Note to self: After a long day at work, I don't need to see that!"
Source: The Comeback | Speaker: Valerie Cherish as Aunt Sassy
Jack Benny
"Now cut that out!"
Source: The Jack Benny Program | Speaker: Jack Benny
Gretchen Wieners
"Oh my God, Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white."
Source: Mean Girls | Speaker: Gretchen Wieners
Creepy children
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you..."
Source: A Nightmare on Elm Street | Speaker: Creepy children
Ralph Kramden
"POW, right in the kisser!"
Source: The Honeymooners | Speaker: Ralph Kramden
Harry Nilsson
"Put the lime in the coconut."
Source: "Coconut" | Speaker: Harry Nilsson
Charles Foster Kane
"Rosebud."
Source: Citizen Kane | Speaker: Charles Foster Kane
George Burns
"Say goodnight, Gracie."
Source: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Speaker: George Burns
Lloyd Bentsen
"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
Source: 1988 Vice Presidential Debate | Speaker: Lloyd Bentsen
Fran Kubelik
"Shut up and deal."
Source: The Apartment | Speaker: Fran Kubelik
Loretta Castorini
"Snap out of it!"
Source: Moonstruck | Speaker: Loretta Castorini
Bill Compton
"Sookie."
Source: True Blood | Speaker: Bill Compton
Archie Bunker
"Stifle."
Source: All in the Family | Speaker: Archie Bunker
Farmer Hoggett
"That'll do pig. That'll do."
Source: Babe | Speaker: Farmer Hoggett
Michael Scott et al
"That's what she said."
Source: The Office | Speaker: Michael Scott et al
Helen Keller
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart."
Source: The Story of My Life | Author: Helen Keller
Ethel Thayer
"The loons! The loons! They're welcoming us back."
Source: On Golden Pond | Speaker: Ethel Thayer
Hannah Arendt
"The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution."
Source: The New Yorker | Author: Hannah Arendt
Bertrand Russell
"The most savage controversies are about those matters as to which there is no good evidence either way."
Source: An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish | Author: Bertrand Russell
Billy Collins
"The neighbors' dog will not stop barking."
Source: Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House | Author: Billy Collins
Hubert Hawkins
"The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle."
Source: The Court Jester | Speaker: Hubert Hawkins
Rice-A-Roni
"The San Francisco Treat!"
Source: Rice-A-Roni commercial | Speaker: Rice-A-Roni
Billy Collins
"The trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry."
Source: The Trouble with Poetry | Author: Billy Collins
Jan Morrow
"There are some men who don't end every sentence with a proposition."
Source: Pillow Talk | Speaker: Jan Morrow
Nicky Nichols
"There's always hope tomorrow will be taco night."
Source: Orange Is the New Black | Speaker: Nicky Nichols
Jimmy Duggan
"There's no crying in baseball!"
Source: A League of Their Own | Speaker: Jimmy Duggan
Seinfeld Cast
"These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Seinfeld Cast
The Vicar
"This is the people's war!"
Source: Mrs. Miniver | Speaker: The Vicar
Reporter
"Those stories (and Andy Rooney) tonight, on 60 Minutes."
Source: 60 Minutes | Speaker: Reporter
John "Bluto" Blutarsky
"Toga! Toga!"
Source: Animal House | Speaker: John "Bluto" Blutarsky
Troy Barnes and Abed Nadir
"Troy and Abed in the morning!"
Source: Community | Speaker: Troy Barnes and Abed Nadir
Rod Stewart
"Wake up Maggie, I think I got something to say to you."
Source: "Maggie May" | Speaker: Rod Stewart
Various Budweiser mascots
"Wassup?"
Source: 2000 Budweiser commercial | Speaker: Various Budweiser mascots
Ned "Scotty" Scott
"Watch the skies. Everywhere. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies."
Source: The Thing from Another World | Speaker: Ned "Scotty" Scott
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
Carter G. Woodson
"We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice."
Source: "The Celebration of Negro History Week" in The Journal of Negro History | Author: Carter G. Woodson
The Church Lady
"Well, isn't that special?"
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: The Church Lady
Rosa Moline
"What a dump!"
Source: Beyond the Forest | Speaker: Rosa Moline
Pazuzu-Regan
"What an excellent day for an exorcism."
Source: The Exorcist | Speaker: Pazuzu-Regan
Sgt. Hartman
"What is your major malfunction?"
Source: Full Metal Jacket | Speaker: Sgt. Hartman
Captain
"What we've got here…is failure to communicate."
Source: Cool Hand Luke | Speaker: Captain
Arnold Jackson
"What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
Source: Diff'rent Strokes | Speaker: Arnold Jackson
Newman
"When you control the mail...you control information."
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Newman
Ogden Nash
"Whenever you're wrong, admit it Whenever you're right, shut up."
Source: A Word to Husbands | Author: Ogden Nash
Charlie Dattolo and Ray Ploshansky
"Where are you going in those Keds?"
Source: Girls | Speaker: Charlie Dattolo and Ray Ploshansky
Theo Kojak
"Who loves ya, baby?"
Source: Kojak | Speaker: Theo Kojak
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
"Who's on first."
Source: The Naughty Nineties | Speaker: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Lady Lou
"Why don't you come up sometime and see me?"
Source: She Done Him Wrong | Speaker: Lady Lou
Bachelors
"Will you accept this rose?"
Source: The Bachelor | Speaker: Bachelors
George Gipp
"Win just one for the Gipper."
Source: Knute Rockne All American | Speaker: George Gipp
Billie Dawn
"Would ya do me a favor, Harry? Drop dead."
Source: Born Yesterday | Speaker: Billie Dawn
Maxwell Smart
"Would you believe…?"
Source: Get Smart | Speaker: Maxwell Smart
Fred Flintstone
"Yabba dabba doo!"
Source: The Flintstones | Speaker: Fred Flintstone
Jerry Maguire
"You complete me."
Source: Jerry Maguire | Speaker: Jerry Maguire
Ren Höek
"You eediot!"
Source: Ren & Stimpy | Speaker: Ren Höek
Slim
"You just put your lips together and blow."
Source: To Have and Have Not | Speaker: Slim
Shakira
"You know my hips don't lie."
Source: Hips Don't Lie | Speaker: Shakira
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
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
Babu
"You very bad man, Jerry."
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Babu
Dr. David Banner
"You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
Source: The Incredible Hulk | Speaker: Dr. David Banner
Matty Walker
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man."
Source: Body Heat | Speaker: Matty Walker
Judge May
"You're the sanest man that ever walked into this courtroom."
Source: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Speaker: Judge May
Lou Grant
"You've got spunk. I hate spunk!"
Source: The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Speaker: Lou Grant
Shaggy
"Zoinks!"
Source: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Speaker: Shaggy