Damn, I was going to mention the American Beauty quote but someone got to it before I did . . .
Ah, well.
One of my favourites is from Jesus Christ Superstar:
“To conquer death, you only have to die.”
And, of course, the wisdom of the beat poets:
“god is a junkie and he is selling salvation for a week’s supply.”
[i really wish i could remember who wrote this, but all i know is that it’s from part iv of “blues for sister sally.”]
“Never try to outstubborn a cat”
“What a wonderful world it is that has girls in it”
“You live and learn or you don’t live long”
“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity”
L. Long (as reported by R. Heinlein)
“He would not be able to get a clue if he went out into a field of horny clues during clue mating season, smeared his naked body with clue musk, and danced the ritual clue mating dance.”
“Luna Marine” by Ian Douglas
“Only when we’ve lost everything are we free to do anything.”
–Tyler Durden in Fight Club
Yep, he really said it. Here’s the video .
As for the OP, I was always partial to “In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”
“But now old friends are acting strange. They shake their heads and say I’ve changed. But something’s lost and something’s gained when living life each day.”
–Judy Collins Both Sides Now
“I don’t want the world, I just want your half.”
–They Might Be Giants Ana Ng
“Where did we go wrong? When did we become the United States of Pussies? Why do we have to use ten words where one would do?” - Nick Fury
“Forget Desert Storm. Nobody gets that much free pussy twice in one lifetime” - Fury
“Maybe if the politicians and bureaucrats did their jobs as well as Fury did his, we wouldn’t need him.” - Sgt. Li
“Scariest word in their language. Not one in a thousand knows how to spell it.” - Rudi Gargarin, re. Communism
“Of course they’re invading. You didn’t believe that bullshit about just being here to observe, did you?” - Gargarin
“I’m no fan of the UN, but better them in charge of this island than some Company [the federal government] bastard a thousand times worse than Makawao.” - Fury
“They say he’s dumb, but what about the ones who let him near a microphone?” - Gargarin, re. a Dubya speech
“So no World War III. Just an island firebombed off the map because the Pentagon wants to show who’s got the biggest dick.” - Fury
“Think about it. What happened after you deposed the dictator or overthrew the corrupt regime? What happened every time you allowed democracy to flourish? They all turned out to be as bad as each other, Nicky! This world is such a fucking lie…” - Gargarin
Honestly, please read the Fury “graphic novel” collection (it’s part of Marvel’s Max series, so you may need to do some searching) if you haven’t already. It’s like an entire mini-treatise on American politics in one volume. (And a hell of a story to boot.)
“You can’t polish a turd, Beavis.”- Butthead.
Isn’t The Company the CIA?
with an “Underdog Super Energy Pill.”
“Rhaego fought honorably. Rhaego fought nobly. Rhaego fought bravely. And Rhaego died.”
-George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords
Yes. In different contexts a “Company man” would be a British guy in 19th Century India.
Anakin Skywalker, AOTC
“Tomorrow is another day” - Scarlett O’Hara.
Okay, it’s hokey as hell, but look at the quote, not the context. Life goes on, right?
?A burden you have been,? he answered, ?but not so now. Light as a swan?s feather in my claw you are. The sun shines through you. Indeed, I do not think you need me anymore: were I to let you fall, you would float upon the wind.?~Gwaihir, TTT
For they did not move or speak with mouth, looking from mind to mind; and only their shining eyes stirred and kindled as their thoughts went to and fro.~ROTK
Many of those trees were my friends, creatures I had known from nut and acorn; many had voices of their own that are lost forever now. And there are wastes of stump and bramble where once there were singing groves. I have been idle. I have let things slip. It must stop!~Treebeard, TTT
Excellent quote. Particularly appropriate in today’s political climate…
I’m amazed nobody has used this one yet:
“It comes down to a simple choice: get busy living, or get busy dying.” – Andy Dufrain, Shawshank Redemption
“With great power comes great responsibility.” – Spiderman. I doubt this was the first place this quote was ever used, but I don’t know the original source.
Oh, and hi all. This is my first post 
Hi tool462,
afaik spiderman was the original source of that line.
Here are a few quotations I like:
“Honor, when it’s easy or you can’t avoid it anyway, tastes better than food or drink. When you don’t want it, it eats at you, day and night.”
Moran, a solamnic knight from Tales of the Dragonlance II v.1 page 78.
“Remember yesterday and think about tomorrow, but you have to live today” From a song by Hammerfall.
“Life just ain’t no sunday morning brunch!” Words of wisdom from a friend of mine.
“Luke, you will find that many of the truths we kling to depend greatly on our own point of view.”
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Episode VI
And here are a few of my own lines:
“I am going to pass the exam… Simply because I have to” And I did 
“It’s a pity that good taste isn’t contagious.”
“Sometimes life is just like TV - when the commercials are due, it always looks hopeless, but in the end the good guys do win after all!”
“You always have to write your own utilities.” Perhaps this last one isn’t valid anymore in this day and age.
On The Simpsons, Homer summates carpe diem:
From MASH:
“Is it true that God answers all prayers?”
“Yes. Sometimes the answer is ‘no’.”
**“You a bounty hunter?”
“A man’s got to do somethin’
for a livin’ these days.”
“Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy”**
~~The Outlaw Josey Wales
At the time it seemed profound. Now, I’m not so sure.
“Teenage angst has paid off well. Now, I’m bored and old.” – Kurt Cobain, “Serve the Servants”. Age around 26.
Kee-ripes, man! I’m 26!