Character: Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
Quote: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
Real-World Value: A great way to keep an eye on those out to get you, for sure. (Although, as Richard Herring points out, it's not much cop if your enemy is already a person you're somehow obligated to spend a lot of time with.)
It has a certain edgy gravitas which makes us feel like Real Men, though. Which is a definite bonus when you live such a fluffy existence that your only real enemy is the tired-sounding lady who keeps phoning up to check if we'd like cheaper weekend calls.
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Sons Of The Desert (1933)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Falling Down (1993)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Mallrats (1995)
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
Swingers (1996)
Rushmore (1998)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
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Hadouken76
Jul 20th 2010, 16:58
How about "Failure is not an option" from Apollo 13 or even "Some people say forgive and forget. Nah, I don't know. I say forget about forgiving and just accept. And get the hell out of town." From Grosse point blank
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voodooray
Jul 20th 2010, 20:31
My number one would definitely have been from Shawshank Redemption: "Get busy living... or get busy dying."
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azureyes
Jul 21st 2010, 2:31
I like "Why do fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up." from Batman Begins
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Ali1748
Jul 21st 2010, 9:42
" Pain Don't Hurt "
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damianb
Jul 21st 2010, 14:20
"Do or do not, there is no try"
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MrSmith70
Jul 21st 2010, 16:56
Why do we have to turn to movies for guidance, why not just make up your own? Like no point in trying to drink spilt milk..... Or forever is only as long as we want it to be... Im here til tuesday!
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MrSmith70
Jul 21st 2010, 17:00
Sam Eliott has one sexy voice, they should get him to do a dramatic reading of Milkshake by Kelis......
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metalgatesolid
Jul 21st 2010, 21:43
I have come to chew bubble gum and kick some a*s...But im all outta bubble gum
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emmabelle
Jul 29th 2010, 3:34
Gandalf to Frodo 'All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us.'
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Jeffbiscuits
Oct 20th 2010, 8:23
Toga! Toga! Toga!
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strongbow21
Oct 21st 2010, 19:38
" Never cross the streams "
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MadameOlenska
Oct 22nd 2010, 19:00
"When live gives you lemons, just say 'F*** the lemons and bail." - great words to live by! - Kunu (Chuck) in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall".
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MadameOlenska
Oct 22nd 2010, 19:03
Didn't he say, "You broke my heart!" here? This quote was often used in "the X-files", especially by Mulder's double agent helpers.
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Rasendori
Oct 22nd 2010, 23:31
Sometimes you gotta say "What the f**k", make your move. Joel, every now and then, saying "What the f**k", brings freedom. Freedom brings opportunity, opportunity makes your future. So your parents are going out of town. You got the place all to yourself. - Miles "Risky business"
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MadameOlenska
Oct 23rd 2010, 3:14
"And be nice to the delivery guy. It's not his fault he can't read!" - Sonny Koufax, "Big Daddy" - or About her 60+y.o. boyfriend: "He's got a five-year plan." Vanessa "What is it: don't die?" Sonny - Big Daddy
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