Preferment quotes

“I'd rather face a tiger any day than the sort of things the critics said about your last book.”

Rosalind Russell - Mrs. Howard Fowler - Sylvia

“- Capt. Roy Pritchett: Congratulations Private, you're a sergeant now.
- Pvt. David Manning: I am absolutely the wrong man!
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: You've managed to stay alive for a week: that's something the rest of your platoon couldn't do. Call me crazy, but from where I'm standing, that qualifies you for the job!”
Martin Donovan - Capt. Pritchett
Ron Eldard - Manning

“- Willy Bank: This town might have changed, but not me. I know people highly invested in my survival, and they are people who really know how to hurt in ways you can't even imagine.
- Danny Ocean: Well, I know all the guys that you'd hire to come after me, and they like me better than you.”
Al Pacino - Willy Bank
George Clooney - Danny Ocean

“The thing about being an actor is that you're in the business of not growing up.”
Luke Wilson

“Murder is my favorite crime.”
Clifton Webb - Waldo Lydecker

“To the officers: may we all be killed, wounded or promoted.”
Sam Elliott - Capt. Bucky O'Neil

“- Larry Summers: Anne, how did they get this appointment?
- Anne: Colleagues of their father.
- Larry Summers: Let me tell you something, Mr. Winklevoss and Mr. Winklevoss, since you're on the subject of right or wrong. This action, this meeting, the two of you being here, is wrong. It's not worthy of Harvard. It's not what Harvard saw in you....” (continue)(continue reading)

Douglas Urbanski - Larry Summers
Inger Tudor - Anne

“Better death... than a life like this.”
Béla Lugosi - Ygor

“- Mr. Hertz: Do you know why a gun is better than a wife?
- Man Who Rides Shotgun: Dunno.
- Mr. Hertz: You can put a silencer on a gun.”
Paul Giamatti - Hertz
Tony Munch - Man Who Rides Shotgun

“They're an unhappy people. I would rather be a Dutchman in Holland than any German soldier. They want to believe that somebody's their friend, and that's the whole trick.”

Googie Withers - Jo de Vries

“Amanda... It's ok. This was your test. Your game. I was testing you. I selected you for the honor of carrying on my life's work.”
Tobin Bell - Jigsaw

“Sergeant Manning has an excellent innate understanding of battlefield conditions. His ability to react to aggressive situations is unmatched by anybody in the company. His disrespect for authority is unable to hide his ability to lead. I strongly suggest that he be considered for the next platoon leader when and if the situation presents itself.”
Dwight Yoakam - Lieutenant Colonel

“Do you think that we Hollanders - who threw the sea out of our country - will let the Germans have it? Better the sea.”
Pamela Brown - Els Meertens

“You're my guys and this is our team. Gabriella is not important. I'll forget about her. I'll forget the audition and we'll go out and get that champion for the team. Everybody happy now?”

Zac Efron - Troy Bolton

“- Pvt. David Manning: I was a private, three days ago.
- Captain Zenek: This isn't up for discussion, Lieutenant. You've got no choice in this. And as it is... neither do I.”

Ron Eldard - Manning
Bobby Cannavale - Capt. Zenek

“- Judge: Judge Dredd, we have to reconstitute the Council. We'd like you to consider first position as Chief Justice.
- Judge Dredd: I'm a Street Judge. And I'm very late for work.”
Sylvester Stallone - Judge Dredd

“I love things that have no meaning.”
Halliwell Hobbes - Brunton