“One: never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two: take it outside. Never start anything inside unless it's absolutely necessary. And three: be nice.”
Patrick Swayze - Dalton

“- Walsh: Never one to be afraid of the obvious. I admire that in a man, Sam.
- Samuel Gerard: Have I done something?
- Walsh: Yeah. You hit your prisoner while he was in handcuffs; that's against the rules. If he had any brains, he'd sue us.”
Kate Nelligan - Walsh
Tommy Lee Jones - Samuel Gerard

Here are the two rules of Miyagi-Ryu Karate, rule number one: “karate for defense only”, rule number two: “first learnrule number one”.
Pat Morita - Miyagi
Ralph Macchio - Daniel

“- Jen Yu: It must exciting to be a fighter, to be totally free.
- Yu Shu Lien: Fighters have rules, too. Friendship, trust, integrity. Always keep your promise. Without rules we wouldn't survive long.”
Zhang Ziyi - Jen Yu
Michelle Yeoh - Yu Shu Lien

“You know the rules. Light contact to the body, and I do mean light, Barnes.”
Pat E. Johnson - Referee