Favorite Quotes

[::KL7::]

Are we living a life that is safe from harm?
Of course not. We never are. But that’s not the right question. The question is are we living a life that is worth the harm?
-Joseph Fink (Welcome to Night Vale)

[Gus Hanson]

Are you living your life or just waiting to die?
- Fall Out Boy featuring Steve Aoki "Back to Earth"

[Blue Monday]

[AdamMalkovitch]

"Hallelujah, holy shit" - Frank Griswold
"I can scarcely believe this is working at all, I guarantee you this whole operation is gonna fly apart any second now" - JonTron
"Dey eat da poo poo" - Some African preacher dude
"I know it's your opinion, but your opinion is wrong" - Yahtzee Crosshaw
"I'm not arguing that with you" - The Boss, Joe vs the Volcano
"That's fuckin metal as fuck, dude" - JonTron
"Anywhere can be paradise, as long as you have the will to live" - Yui Ikari
"I'M GONNA SELL YOU, THE BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE, TAKE- TAKE MY WIFE PLEASE" - Julian Foolian
"Do that again and Imma suck ya dick" - Brendan Rodgers
"What in the goddamn" - Benny, Fallout New Vegas
"Undertale is a shitty game" - Gino Fratelli
"If you had a tiny clone of Hitler, would you put him in your urethra?" - OneyNG
"What slaughterhouses? Look at the clown! Look at the Hamburglar he stole the chicken nuggets haha!" - JonTron
"Y'know what? You're sayin' some mean things about me but, I believe in myself. And my mama raised me to have confidence, and my brothers, taught me how to fight, and I just feel good. And also, you a bitch ass African-American brother" - Hannibal Buress

[AngelNo13Bardiel]

"I can scarcely believe this is working at all, I guarantee you this whole operation is gonna fly apart any second now" - JonTron

Love that one, could work so well in everyday life. Also, my personal trinity of favorites from him:
"BRING ON THE MARIACHI BAND!"
"Bad guys don't go left to right."
"I have fallen, and I choose NOT to get up!"

[DarkBluePhoenix]

"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Said at the beginning of the nuclear age by J. Robert Oppenheimer.
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Words of Wisdom from German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

I read in a tweet, that according to another scientist who worked on the project, he actually said, "I guess it worked, huh?"
I'm curious, is the second quote something that has deeply penetrated common parlance in English speaking countries as well?

[AdamMalkovitch]

Love that one, could work so well in everyday life. Also, my personal trinity of favorites from him:
"BRING ON THE MARIACHI BAND!"
"Bad guys don't go left to right."
"I have fallen, and I choose NOT to get up!"

Like 90% of everything that man says is gold
"Dude, parallel universe Shigeru Miyamoto, 'uuuuhhhh da goombas, first enemy in the first game thass it'"
"After all, we're not dealing with SEGA CD and full motion video. Roll the SEGA CD footage"
"There's a lot to see in this life, I'm not wastin' it here"
"I lost Rockington, I lo- I LOST A ROCK"
"I'm lookin' at this thing from every goddamn angle, I can't tell where it ends and where it begins"
"... Where's my haaaands?"
"If you do the thing, and you do it right, and you don't fuck it up, it works, it just works"
and a bonus one from Jacques;
"Those who can't teach, preach, and those who teach also preach. Oh, oh, oh *violently explodes*"

I'll just leave this here, seems appropriate: https://youtu.be/ZNEg7mi9opI

[DarkBluePhoenix]

Two movies from the 90s also have some of my favorite quotes. I've used both these speeches as examples of inspirational speeches in college, and memorized them both as part of the assignment.

First is from Braveheart. Yes, it's historically inaccurate, but its still an epic movie to watch, and one of Mel Gibson's best movies.

William Wallace: Sons of Scotland, I am William Wallace.

Young soldier: William Wallace is 7 feet tall.

William Wallace: Yes, I've heard. Kills men by the hundreds, and if he were here he'd consume the English with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse. I AM William Wallace. And I see a whole army of my countrymen here in defiance of tyranny. You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What would you do without freedom? Will you fight?

Veteran soldier: Fight? Against that? No, we will run; and we will live.

William Wallace: Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our FREEDOM!!! Alba gu bra!

And the second is the speech from Independence Day

President Whitmore: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. “Mankind.” That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

[Gus Hanson]

"A person is smart, people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat and 15 minutes ago, you knew that people were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll learn tomorrow." - Agent K, Men in Black

[DarkBluePhoenix]

"A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep."

"The City Council announces the opening of a new dog park at the corner of Earl and Sommerset, near the Ralph’s. They would like to remind everyone that dogs are not allowed in the dog park. People are not allowed in the dog park. It is possible that you will see hooded figures in the dog park. DO NOT APPROACH THEM. DO NOT APPROACH THE DOG PARK. The fence is electrified and highly dangerous. Try not to look at the dog park, and, especially, do not look for any period of time at the hooded figures. The dog park will not harm you."

Two of many from Welcome to Night Vale.

[Blockio]

One of my all time favorite quotes, said to me by one of the Sergeants at my basic training regarding the 62 year old Colonel overseeing the program: "Never underestimate an old man in a job in which people tend to die young"