Antiquity quotes

The language of the mystic arts is as old as civilization. The sorcerers of antiquity called the use of this language "spells." But if that word offends your modern sensibilities, you can call it a program. The source code that shapes reality.
Tilda Swinton - The Ancient One

“- Sam: The ancients thought pure metals purified the blood.
- Brigitte: They thought leeches did, too.
- Sam: They do.”
Kris Lemche - Sam
Emily Perkins - Brigitte

“Try something new. I mean something old.”

Oscar Isaac - Llewyn Davis

“People don't realize that London is a giant graveland. A modern city built on centuries of death.”
Sean Cameron Michael - Archaeologist

“This is a book written a long time ago. It is called 'The Pillow Book' and written by a lady who has the same first name as you - Nagiko. When you are twenty-eight years old this book will be exactly a thousand years old. Think of that.”
Hideko Yoshida - The Aunt

“That's the great thing about bones, they never run away.”
Sam Neill - Dr. Alan Grant

“A long long time ago, the Earth was ruled by dinosaurs. They were big, so not a lot of people went around hassling 'em. Actually, no people went around hassling 'em 'cause there weren't any people yet.”
Dan Castellaneta - Narrator

“- Hudson Hawk: What's with all these stones in people's backyard?
- Tommy Five-Tone: That is called ruins...”

Bruce Willis - Hudson Hawk
Danny Aiello - Tommy Five-Tone

“- Tess: Did they sacrifice to God here?
- Angel Clare: No. To the Sun, I believe. It was a pagan temple.
- Tess: Older than the ages. Older than the d'Urbervilles.”
Nastassja Kinski - Tess
Peter Firth - Angel Clare

“In the words of the ancients, one should make his decision within the space of seven breaths. It is a matter of being determined and having the spirit to break through to the other side.”
Forest Whitaker - Ghost Dog

“- Noodles: What is it?
- Max: It's a throne. It was a gift to a pope. It cost me about 800 bucks.
- Carol: It's from the 17th century.
- Noodles: What are you going to do with it?
- Max: I'm sitting on it.”
Robert De Niro - Noodles
James Woods - Max
Tuesday Weld - Carol

“- Evelyn: Alexander the Great sent troops in search of it.
- Rick: Great for him.
- Evelyn: So did Caesar.
- Rick: Yeah, look what happened to his career.
- Evelyn: And Napoleon.
- Rick: Yeah, but we're smarter than him. And taller, too.
- Evelyn: Exactly. That's why we're the ones who are gonna find it.
- Rick: Because we're taller?”

Rachel Weisz - Evelyn Carnahan
Brendan Fraser - Rick O'Connell

“I fear my doctor may have been seized by the Romans!”
Peter Boyle - Jack McDermott

“Late 14th Ming Dynasty. Oh it breaks the heart.”

Sir Sean Connery - Professor Henry Jones