Efficiency quotes
26 efficiency quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
“Escape now, hug later.”
- From the movie: The General's Daughter
- From the movie: Rocket Man
“I'll enter the same calculations using what we like to call: The Right Way.”
- La trovi in Acting Coaching
“The concept is interesting and well formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.”
- From the movie: In Which We Serve
“A ship can't be happy unless she's efficient and she certainly won't be efficient unless she's happy.”
- From the movie: Mr. Holmes
- From the movie: Brazil
- From the movie: Mary Poppins
“- Mrs. Banks: As a matter of fact, since you hired Mary Poppins, the most extraordinary things seem to have come over the household.
- Mr. Banks: Is that so?
- Mrs. Banks: Take Ellen, for instance. She hasn't broken a dish all morning.
- Mr. Banks: Really? Well, that is extraordinary.” - From the movie: Slow West
- From the movie: Mary Poppins
“- Bert: All right, I'll do it myself!
- Mary Poppins: Do what?
- Bert: Bit o' magic!
- Michael: A bit of magic?
- Bert: It's easy! Let's see... You think [he, Jane, and Michael do so], you wink [they do it], you do a double blink [they do it], you close your eyes... and jump [they jump onto the drawing but nothing happens]
- Jane: Is...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Overboard
“- Annie: Tell me something about my life, Dean, something not horrible.
- Dean Proffitt: Well uh... yeah, there was that time you were working at Burger Boy, and this kid started choking on a French fry and everybody in the place panicked, including me, except you, you knew exactly what to do. You ran over to the kid and you gave him that...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: In Which We Serve
“A happy and efficient ship - a very happy and a very efficient ship. Some of you might think I'm being a bit ambitious wanting both but in my experience you can't have one without the other.”
- From the movie: Road House
“- Doc: Do you always carry your medical record around with you?
- Dalton: Saves time.” - From the movie: The Beautician and the Beast
“- Boris Pochenko: Do I not intimidate you at all?
- Joy Miller: Is one of your sideburns longer than the other?” - From the movie: Mary Poppins
- From the movie: Playing God
“- FBI Agent: Don't worry, we'll protect you.
- Dr. Eugene Sands: Yeah, I saw your work at Ruby Ridge.” - From the movie: Kingdom of Heaven
“The blade isn't the only part of the sword.”
- From the movie: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
“- John Connor: You know what you're doing?
- The Terminator: I have detailed files on human anatomy.
- Sarah Connor: I'll bet. Makes you a more efficient killer, right?
- The Terminator: Correct.” - From the movie: Keeping the Faith
“I work harder than God. If He had hired me, He would have made the world by Thursday.”
- From the movie: Fortress
“- Karen B. Brennick: What are you?
- Prison Director Poe: I am enhanced.
- Karen B. Brennick: You're not human. You're...
- Prison Director Poe: A monster? A freak? The Mentel Corporation has transformed me into a more efficient human being.” - From the movie: The Siege
- From the movie: Fortress
- From the movie: Conspiracy
- From the movie: To Catch a Thief
“Not only did I enjoy that kiss last night, I was awed by its efficiency.”
- From the movie: Time Bandits
“If I were creating the world I wouldn't mess about with butterflies and daffodils. I would have started with lasers, eight o'clock, Day One!”
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