Quotes tagged ‘Internet’

“The Internet's not written in pencil, Mark, it's written in ink.”

— Aaron Sorkin, Erica Albright, Rooney Mara, imdb.com

“Director Evelyn Davis: And in the last 24 hours, there's been a lot of Internet chatter about 'Celebration Day'. Harris Edwards: What the hell is that? Director Evelyn Davis: No idea, but it's today. Look, our profilers are concerned. All signs point towards the possibility of... self-destructive be…”

— Carolyn Townsend, Liam Cole, Charlie Rowe, imdb.com

“Before he allegedly began mailing pipe bombs to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and others, Cesar Sayoc found encouragement online — maybe not in the form of explosives instructions, but in the sense that he could scream his resentments in a theater that did the opposite of repudiating them. It echoed…”

— Frank Bruni, nytimes.com

“Platforms and algorithms that promised to improve our lives can actually magnify our worst human tendencies.”

— Tim Cook, cnbc.com

“The internet will be the death of us. It casts rogue grievances as legitimate obsessions and gives prejudices the shimmer of ideals.”

— Frank Bruni, nytimes.com

“Be glad you didn’t grow up with social media.”

— Steven Lilien, Miles Finer, Brandon Micheal Hall, imdb.com

“Nothing. The Internet has given everybody in America a voice. For some reason, everybody decides to use that voice to bitch about movies.”

— Kevin Smith, Holden McNeil/Himself, Ben Affleck, imdb.com

“[clears throat] And I'll be, like, 'What, you don't know fuckin' Jay and Silent Bob? The fuckin' mack daddys of fuckin' Jersey?' And she'll be, like, 'Oh, I've read on the Internet that you's guys are a couple of little… [emphatically to Silent Bob] … fuckholes!' [both laugh]”

— Kevin Smith, Jay, Jason Mewes, imdb.com

“Holden: If the buzz is any indicator, that movie's gonna make some huge bank. Jay: What buzz? Holden: The Internet buzz. Jay: What the fuck is the Internet? Holden: The Internet is a communication tool used the world over where people can come together to bitch about movies and share pornography wit…”

— Kevin Smith, Jay, Jason Mewes, imdb.com

“It’s funny to think about connection and oneness while also spending so much time alone, on the computer. But if you’re on the internet, are you alone?”

— Edith Zimmerman, thecut.com

“Before the Internet every girl was a lot more special.”

— Dan Kwan, Hank, Paul Dano, imdb.com

“Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex.”

— Eric Kaplan, Philip J. Fry , Billy West, imdb.com

“Mulder, the Internet is not good for you.”

— Chris Carter, Dana Scully, Gillian Anderson, imdb.com

“The primitive level of user feedback encouraged by online services is a feature, not a bug.”

— David Auerbach, medium.com

“It's not just about abortion, it's about the next 20 years. Twenties and Thirties it was the role of government, Fifties and Sixties it was civil rights. The next two decades it's gonna be privacy. I'm talking about the Internet. I'm talking about cell phones. I'm talking about health records and wh…”

— Dee Dee Myers, Aaron Sorkin, Patrick Caddell, Sam Seaborn, Rob Lowe, imdb.com

“Vanessa Baxter: I don't like the idea of you guys posting stuff on the internet. Eve Baxter: Mom, come on. If Mandy's spreading something viral, you better pray it's on the internet.”

— Kevin Hench, Sarah Jane Cunningham, Suzie V. Freeman, Vanessa Baxter, Nancy Travis, imdb.com

“Nobody wants to be themselves anymore. Internet, social media, goddamn talent shows for assholes… Everybody wants to be somebody else. Nobody is happy just to look at themselves in the mirror, see themselves.”

— Steve Lightfoot, Curtis Hoyle, Jason R. Moore, imdb.com

“Holder: He'll be alright as long as the internet works. Linden: You're full of sunshine today.”

— Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin, Sarah Linden, Mireille Enos, imdb.com

“Peter Griffin: Brian, maybe you should be a little less mad at me and a little more mad at the guys growing mustaches for this month. Brian Griffin: Hey, don't mock Mo-vember. Last year, I raised eight dollars and got on a BuzzFeed listicle. Peter Griffin: No! You use real words! Internet stuff is n…”

— Richard Appel, Peter Griffin, Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com

“What? Gosh, it's not like the internet to go crazy about something small and stupid.”

— Richard Appel, Peter Griffin, Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com