Quotes tagged ‘lincoln’

“Abbie Hoffman: In 1861, Lincoln said in his inaugural address: 'When the people shall grow weary of their constitutional right to amend their government, they shall exert their revolutionary right to dismember and overthrow that government.' And if Lincoln had given that speech in Lincoln Park last…”

— Aaron Sorkin, Abbie Hoffman, Sacha Baron Cohen, imdb.com

“FBI Technician: [sitting on the floor of a motel room, reserved for the FBI] What's ‘Forget about it’? Donnie Brasco: Forget about it’ is, like, if you agree with someone, you know, like ‘Raquel Welch is one great piece of ass. Forget about it!’ But then, if you disagree, like ‘A Lincoln is better t…”

— Paul Attanasio, Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone, Johnny Depp, imdb.com

“Beldar Conehead: An owner's manual to a Ford Lincoln Mercury Sable. Highmaster: Ford Lincoln Mercury Sable? Beldar Conehead: A personal conveyance named after its inventor, an assassinated ruler, a character from Greco-Roman myth and a small fur-covered mammal. Highmaster: Ah.”

— Tom Davis, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Beldar Conehead, Dan Aykroyd, imdb.com

“This is a sign of an active mind. Lincoln, Einstein, Freud - all geniuses who drew inspiration from chaos in their environs. Without Andrew Fleming's reluctance to wash petrie dishes, the world wouldn't have penicillin, would it?”

— Liz Friedman, Sherlock Holmes, Jonny Lee Miller, imdb.com

“I've always liked the notion of meeting the great figures of history. But then I think: what if it's like high school and all the really cool dead people don't want to hang out with me? Mozart'll tell me he's busy but then later I'll see him out with Shakespeare and Lincoln!”

— Suzanne Martin, Niles Crane, David Hyde Pierce, imdb.com