# NEW! Speak to me in Movie quotes

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 7, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614 "2020-07-07T13:50:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3562 "2022-10-18T20:32:30Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > [@Bicycle\_Bill](#):
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> > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > > At first you don’t think you can stand to get hit, then you realize you can take it ‘cause the blood don’t matter, and you know you’re gonna live. It’s a great gift I’m goin’ to give you – to know it don’t hurt to fight.
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> > I remember hearing this quote but damned if I can remember where it’s from _(for some reason, “Paint Your Wagon” seems to keep coming to mind)_. And believe it or not, Google is no help today.
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> > _ **-“BB”-** _
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> _Cat Ballou_

Aha! Either way, Lee Marvin for the win!!

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3563 "2022-10-19T02:53:15Z")

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He say, “Good idea.”

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3564 "2022-10-19T14:32:02Z")

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Listen, strange women lyin’ in ponds distributin’ swords is no system for a basis of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3565 "2022-10-19T14:42:54Z")

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I hereby promote you to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, with all of the rights and privileges thereto. And may God have mercy on your soul.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3566 "2022-10-19T15:37:04Z")

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I don’t know if there’s a God, but I hope there is, and I hope he’s kind. Wouldn’t that be swell?

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3567 "2022-10-19T20:02:27Z")

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I know how hard it is in these times to have faith. But maybe if you could have the faith to start with, maybe the times would change. You could change them. Think about it. Try. And try not to hurt each other. There’s been enough of that. It really gets in the way. I’m a God of very few words and Jerry’s already given you mine. However hopeless, helpless, mixed up and scary it all gets, it can work.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3568 "2022-10-21T15:31:25Z")

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Your mother needs you, Ellen! Jesus Christ, you got a Harvard education, but where is your heart?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3569 "2022-10-21T19:15:20Z")

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Whenever we kiss I worry and wonder:  
Your lips may be here, but where is your heart?

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3570 "2022-10-21T22:31:06Z")

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I’m always true to you darling, in my fashion.  
Yes, I’m always true to you darling, in my way.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3571 "2022-10-21T23:27:59Z")

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God, I hate rock and roll.

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3572 "2022-10-22T01:17:42Z")

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_(can’t believe someone hadn’t played this one somewhere in this thread yet…)_

I _ **hate** _ this fucking song.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3573 "2022-10-22T13:06:54Z")

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It’s part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy I’m working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don’t know why.

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3574 "2022-10-22T13:48:18Z")

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You know, I used to think that you were the best thing that ever happened to me but now I think that you might be the worst thing. -Tiffany, Silver Lining’s Playbook

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3575 "2022-10-22T15:34:36Z")

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A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark b

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3576 "2022-10-22T22:46:40Z")

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You’re talkin’ about some damn shark’s mother?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3577 "2022-10-23T14:44:56Z")

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Mother knows best  
Listen to your mother  
It’s a scary world out there  
Mother knows best  
One way or another  
Something will go wrong, I swear!

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3578 "2022-10-23T17:30:17Z")

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Aaron, say hello to your mother.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3579 "2022-10-23T19:11:20Z")

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I’d walk a million miles for one of your smiles, my Maaaaammy!

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3580 "2022-10-23T19:13:18Z")

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It’s smiling at me!

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614/3581 "2022-10-23T23:30:12Z")

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“Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you.”

Klaatu

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