Position quotes

“Now, as in the beginning, I belong to the front. You belong to the tail. When the foot seeks the place of the head, the sacred line is crossed. Know your place. Keep your place. Be a shoe.”
Tilda Swinton - Mason

“- Exercise Instructress: Let's begin with posture. A lady always enters a room erect.
- Mrs. Howard Fowler - Sylvia: Most of my friends exit horizontally.”
Ann Morriss - Exercise Instructress
Rosalind Russell - Mrs. Howard Fowler - Sylvia

“Order is the barrier that holds back the flood of death. We must all of us on this train of life remain in our allotted station. We must each of us occupy our preordained particular position. Would you wear a shoe on your head? Of course you wouldn't wear a shoe on your head.”

Tilda Swinton - Mason

“If there was a car crash ten blocks away, that window washer up there could probably see it. Now, that doesn't mean he's God, or even smarter than we are. But from where he's sitting, he can see a little further down the road.”
Alan Bates - Alexander Leek

“- Wilford: Curtis, everyone has their preordained position, and everyone is in their place except you.
- Curtis: That's what people in the best place say to the people in the worst place.”
Ed Harris - Wilford
Chris Evans - Curtis

“- Becky O'Shea: Give me a J. Give me a U. Give me A.
- Danny O'Shea: Is that lipstick?
- Becky O'Shea: No. It's a cherry tootsie pop.”

Shawna Waldron - Becky O'Shea
Rick Moranis - Danny O'Shea

“- Basil Ransome: The position of women is nothing but to make fools of men.
- Olive Chancellor: Don't you believe in our emancipation?
- Basil Ransome: I'll tell you after the meeting.”
Christopher Reeve - Basil Ransome
Vanessa Redgrave - Olive Chancellor

“- John Cutter: I'm the good guy, I'm the head of security.
- Chief Biggs: In my position what would you do? If you were me what would you do?
- John Cutter: Kill myself.”

Wesley Snipes - John Cutter
Ernie Lively - Chief Biggs