Theory quotes

36 theory quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines
  • “I've been studying psychopathic criminology and I have a theory. Perhaps this was the work of a sadist or a paranoiac. If I saw it I might be able to tell.”

    William Henry - Gilbert Wynant
    [Tag:murder, psychiatry, theory]
  • “- Lieutenant Debbie Callahan: You had impressive moves for a cadet.
    - Cadet Nogata: Thank you. You see, it's a matter of the mind being mightier than the bosom.
    - Lieutenant Debbie Callahan: Interesting theory.”

    Leslie Easterbrook - Debbie Callahan
    Brian Tochi - Cadet Nogata
    [Tag:ability, mind, theory]
  • “- Carter: Lee, let me introduce you to Carter's new theory of criminal investigation: follow the rich white man.
    - Lee: Follow the rich white man?
    - Carter: Behind every big crime there's a rich white man waiting for his cut.”

    Chris Tucker - Carter
    Jackie Chan - Lee
    [Tag:crime, money, theory]
  • “- Philo Vance: What do you think of the suicide theory now, Sergeant?
    - Detective Heath: Well, it's slightly complicated since the man shot, slugged and stabbed himself - especially in the back.”

    William Powell - Philo Vance
    Eugene Pallette - Detective Heath
    [Tag:impossibility, suicide, theory]
  • “- Lieutenant Valeris: We must inform Starfleet Command.
    - Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott: Inform them of what? A new weapon that is invisible? Raving lunatics, that's what they'll call us. They'll say we're so desperate to exonerate the Captain we'll say anything.
    - Captain Spock: And they would be correct. We have no evidence, only a theory...” (continue)
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    Kim Cattrall - Lt. Valeris
    James Doohan - Scotty
    Leonard Nimoy - Spock
    [Tag:belief, theory, weapons]
  • - Creepy Guy: Know how many assassins it took to kill JFK?
    - Nelson Hibbert: One?
    - Creepy Guy: Nope. There were no gunmen at all. His head just did that. I call it the "No Bullet theory".

    Enrico Colantoni - Creepy Guy
    Dave Foley - Nelson Hibbert
    [Tag:killing, theory, weapons]
  • “If we're built from Spirals while living in a giant Spiral, then is it possible that everything we put our hands to is infused with the Spiral?”
    Sean Gullette - Maximillian Cohen
    [Tag:human nature, theory]
  • “- Albert Einstein: That's it! That's the theory of relativity! Light travels to us from the hands of the clock, to tell us the time. But, if we were to travel away from the clock at the speed of light...
    - Marie Curie: The hands of the clock would appear to have stopped!
    - Albert Einstein: Time would stand still! This moment would last forever.”

    Yahoo Serious - Albert Einstein
    Odile Le Clezio - Marie Curie
    [Tag:light, theory, time]
  • I have a theory that hieroglyphics are just an ancient comic strip about a character named "Sphinxy".
    Billy Crystal - Harry Burns
    [Tag:egypt, theory]
  • “My daddy always used to say there was a separate god for children.”
    Mary-Louise Parker - Ruth Jamison
    [Tag:children, god, theory]
  • “- Wilkie Ballou: Your theory's full of holes. It won't hold water!
    - Inspector Charlie Chan: Sponge is full of holes. Sponge holds water.”

    Richard Tucker - Wilkie Ballou
    Warner Oland - Inspector Charlie Chan
    [Tag:inconsistency, theory, water]
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