Strategy quotes

“- Sgt. Botnick: The Romans invented the military cut. You know why?
- Andy Barclay: Why?
- Sgt. Botnick: To keep their hair short, so their enemies couldn't grab a hold of it in battle and slit their throat.”
Andrew Robinson - Sergeant Botnick
Justin Whalin - Andy Barclay

“- Chief Scientist: We would be in full control of this pod. It will go up like a cannonball, and come down like a cannonball, splashing down into the water, the ocean, with a parachute to spare the life of the specimen inside.
- Lyndon Johnson: Spaceman?
- Chief Scientist: Specimen.
- Lyndon Johnson: Well, what kind of specimen?
- Chief...” (continue)(continue reading)
Scott Beach - Chief Scientist
Donald Moffat - Lyndon B. Johnson

“Never underestimate your opponent. Let's say he has mastered a way to empty a mousetrap without getting caught. If he snaps one of these babies, a chain reaction will start snapping them all. He'll panic, and the law of averages says one of them has to nab him.”

Nathan Lane - Ernie Smuntz

“God has a plan. He has a plan for everything, and everyone.”
Tricia Helfer - Number Six

“When he thinks like the mountains, fight like the sea.”
Don Wilson - Thomas Hoshino

“We are destroying web of spider. Now let us find spider.”
Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan

“- The Penguin: Check it out. We're gonna disassemble his Batmobile and turn it into an H-bomb on wheels.
- Catwoman: No, no, he'd have even more power as a martyr. To destroy Batman, we must first turn him into what he hates the most. Namely us.”
Danny DeVito - Penguin
Michelle Pfeiffer - Catwoman

“Alright, check it out. There’s no way we gonna beat these guys straight up. We’re gonna have to pull somethin’ out of our ass. The only thing I can think of is save the spray for the way back, the return trip.”

Paul William Walker IV - Brian O'Conner

“The best way to chase something, is to let it chase you.”
Milla Jovovich - Erin

“Just disappear them. Their execution would tell the world I didn't have control. These days, better to appear guilty than impotent.”

Ciarán Hinds - President Nemerov

“Without the Toxic Avenger gone, we will never win the hearts of the little people of Tromaville. And without Tromaville, we'll never take New York. And without New York, we're just another failure!”
Rick Collins - Inc. Chairman

“I have something I think you all ought to know about. It seems that Mrs. Phelps doesn't think too highly of our worth. She put this team together because she thought we'd be bad enough to finish dead last, knocking attendance down to the point where she could move the team to Miami, and get rid of all of us for better personnel.”

James Gammon - Lou Brown

“Wes says to shoot the radios because without music they lose half their will to fight.”
Robin Williams - Donald Quinelle

“- Captain Hook: The chief's daughter. She'll know where Pan is hiding.
- Mr. Smee: But-But will she talk, Captain?
- Captain Hook: Oh, a little persuasion might be in order. Now let me see... Boiling in oil? Uh, keelhauling? Eh, marooning?”
Hans Conried - Captain Hook
Bill Thompson - Mr. Smee

“- Jack Ryan: Could you launch an ICBM horizontally?
- Skip Tyler: Sure. Why would you want to?”
Alec Baldwin - Jack Ryan
Jeffrey Jones - Skip Tyler

“I know just what you're thinking: evaluate the situation, calculate potential losses, and take appropriate action. Well, let me do that for you: situation is hopeless, losses would be... unacceptable, so the appropriate action is for you to do nothing and keep your fucking mouth shut.”

Powers Boothe - Joshua Foss

“Now folks, if we push on we can be in Apache Wells by sundown. Soldiers there will give us an escort as far as the ferry. Then it's only a hoot and a holler into Lordsburg. We got four men who can handle firearms - five with you, Ringo. Doc can shoot if sober.”
George Bancroft - Marshal Curly Wilcox

“- Larry Wilson: I have an idea!
- Richard Parker: What? What is it?
- Larry Wilson: Lomax told whoever he was talking to not to kill us while he's around.
- Richard Parker: Yes, but Bernie's dead. He's not around anymore.
- Larry Wilson: Yeah. I know that. You know that. Nobody else knows that.”
Andrew McCarthy - Larry Wilson
Jonathan Silverman - Richard Parker

“- Sheriff Buelton: Ok Sambo, Ok... You win this one... But there's more than one way to skin a cat.
- Sfc. Ed Tippet, Provost Marshal's Office: You better believe there is, Jim.”
G.D. Spradlin - Sheriff Buelton
Dorian Harewood - Sergeant Tippet

“- Eddie: Do you plan on going up against a destroyer with only one fish in the tube and busted motor?
- Lieutenant Andrew Tyler: Yes, I am, Eddie.
- Lt. Hirsch: How wise is that, Lieutenant?
- Lieutenant Andrew Tyler: Not very.”
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson - Steward Eddie Carson
Matthew McConaughey - Lt. Andrew Tyler
Jake Weber - Lt. Hirsch

“- Marko Ramius: You will go with the men in the life rafts. The officers and I will submerge beneath you, and scuttle the ship.
- Dr. Petrov: You will receive the Order of Lenin for this, Captain!”
Sir Sean Connery - Marko Ramius
Tim Curry - Dr. Petrov

“Your national security advisor has just been executed. He's a very good negotiator. He bought you another half hour.”

Gary Leonard Oldman - Ivan Korshunov

“- Head Of The Air Force: Modern warfare demands modern technology. Low-level assault bombers to get under their radar. High-explosive bombs... heat-seeking rockets, and pow! We'll blow them to pieces!
- Head Of The Army: It's an old fashioned enemy, we need good old fashioned tactics! Shut them up with bombardment! Roll in the tanks! And pick...” (continue)(continue reading)
Michael Knowles - Head Of The Air Force
Ballard Berkeley - Head Of The Army

“There's no deal to be made with predators. You kill it or it kills you.”
Gregory Peck - Andrew Jorgenson

“Here's what you do: get lost! Disappear into the woods for five or six hours. When you show up they'll be so glad you haven't been eaten by bears, they'll forget the other stuff!”

Chris Lloyd - Dennis Van Welker