I'll make two lists: quotes by famousness and quotes that I like or use a lot.
5. "May the Force be with you." Say what you will about Star Wars, but EVERYONE knows this quote. Everyone. 4. "To be, or not to be: That is the question." While not everyone has read Hamlet, or even anything by Shakespeare, they can pinpoint this quote with near-unfailing accuracy. 3. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Again, the Golden Rule- known by all, regardless of religious orientation. 2. "I'll be back." Arnold Schwarzenegger gave some impressive staying power to these three little words. 1. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." First man on the moon? One of the greatest achievements in all of history? Oh yeah. Everyone knows this.
Honourable Mention: "If I wanted your opinion, I would have given it to you." Credited I believe to Samuel Goldwyn. More people need to heed his wisdom.
Now, things I like to say:
5. "I'll be back." Yes, Arnold is so boss that he makes both lists. 4. "Consequences, shmonsequences, as long as I'm rich." Daffy Duck summed up my human philosophy quite well. 3. "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" This quote is so easily adapted to any cluster of three things that it gets modified on a daily basis. Snippets and fragments and quotes, oh my! 2. "I pity the fool!" Mr. T pities all fools; I follow his lead. 1. "You can't handle the truth!" Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men". You simply can't get enough mileage out of this quote, I find.
Honourable Mention: "I had his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Thpthpthpthpthp." Anthony Hopkins, "The Silence Of The Lambs". Again, plenty of mileage can be gotten here.
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timeasmymeasure
Oooh, this is a tough one.
Date: 2006-01-20 04:09 pm (UTC)5. "May the Force be with you." Say what you will about Star Wars, but EVERYONE knows this quote. Everyone.
4. "To be, or not to be: That is the question." While not everyone has read Hamlet, or even anything by Shakespeare, they can pinpoint this quote with near-unfailing accuracy.
3. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Again, the Golden Rule- known by all, regardless of religious orientation.
2. "I'll be back." Arnold Schwarzenegger gave some impressive staying power to these three little words.
1. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." First man on the moon? One of the greatest achievements in all of history? Oh yeah. Everyone knows this.
Honourable Mention: "If I wanted your opinion, I would have given it to you." Credited I believe to Samuel Goldwyn. More people need to heed his wisdom.
Now, things I like to say:
5. "I'll be back." Yes, Arnold is so boss that he makes both lists.
4. "Consequences, shmonsequences, as long as I'm rich." Daffy Duck summed up my human philosophy quite well.
3. "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" This quote is so easily adapted to any cluster of three things that it gets modified on a daily basis. Snippets and fragments and quotes, oh my!
2. "I pity the fool!" Mr. T pities all fools; I follow his lead.
1. "You can't handle the truth!" Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men". You simply can't get enough mileage out of this quote, I find.
Honourable Mention: "I had his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Thpthpthpthpthp." Anthony Hopkins, "The Silence Of The Lambs". Again, plenty of mileage can be gotten here.