“When we do have free time, the last thing we want is complicated analysis of our government, lobbying, international trade agreements, and tax bills. So it's no surprise that when a monotone bureaucratic Vice President came to power we hardly noticed. As he achieved a position of authority that very few leaders in the history of America ever...” (continue) (continue reading)
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“People don't want the truth anymore, Matt. It's too messy. Keeps them up nights.”
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“- Sarah Williams: So few people get what they want. And the ones they do aren't really the lucky ones anyway.
- Fielding Pierce: They're not? Who are?
- Sarah Williams: The ones that do what they are meant to.”
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“- Joan Winfield: Don't you get lonesome being here all alone?
- Pop Tolliver: No, I like people. Not seeing many of them keeps me liking them.”
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“- Julie: It's just weird how time erases things.
- Fern: Time doesn't erase things, people erase things.”
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“It's funny how beautiful people look when they're walking out the door.”
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“People don't always tell you what they are thinking. They just see to it that you don't advance in life.”
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“Look at those assholes, ordinary fucking people. I hate 'em.”
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“Here's the deal, Columbus. Uh, I'm not easy to get along with, and I'm sensing you're a bit of a bitch.”
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“- Ben Cronin: Scouts are coming next week.
- Mr. Tillman: Girl scouts?
- Ben Cronin: No, swimming scouts from Stanford.”
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“- Sarah Marshall: I think that Hawaii is a place to escape for people who can't deal with the real world.
- Rachel Jansen: Yeah, you know, there's so few personal shoppers and pet therapists. Gosh, it's such a hard life.”
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“- Dr. Sanderson: You know, people are people no matter were you go.
- Elwood P. Dowd: That is very often the case.”
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“This country will soon to have to decide if the people are going to run the government, or the government is going to run the people.”
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“- Harry Lime: Nobody thinks in terms of human beings. Governments don't. Why should we? They talk about the people and the proletariat, I talk about the suckers and the mugs - it's the same thing. They have their five-year plans, so have I.
- Martins: You used to believe in God.
- Harry Lime: Oh, I still do believe in God, old man. I believe in...” (continue) (continue reading)
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“There's not enough shelter for us people on the street.”
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“How does an empire die? Does it collapse in one terrible moment? No. No! But there comes a time when its people no longer believe in it. Then, then does an empire begin to die.”
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“The only people who want to live to 100 are 99 year olds.”
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“- Papo: You guys sure killed a lot of people for a little money.
- Gill: People? Who gives a fuck about people like that? Or people like you for that matter.
- Papo: Oh, I get it. Dealers of death. Who cares about people that sells drugs to eight-year-olds? Hey man, you expect them to work at Burger King making 3.75 an hour? I pay them 200...” (continue) (continue reading) -
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“- Jacques Chevalier: All the people I deal with are scum. I'm a little scummy myself. You are not scum. That worries me.
- Grace Trevethyn: I take exception to that. I come from a long line of scum. My dear late husband was one of the scummiest men to walk the face of this Earth.
- Jacques Chevalier: My apologies.”
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