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Movie Quote of the Day – The Rainmaker, 1997 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Rudy Baylor: Sworn in by a fool and vouched for by a scoundrel. I’m a lawyer at last.
Movie Quote of the Day – One From the Heart, 1982 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Hank: Did you make love to that guy?
Frannie: Of course I did!
Hank: Was it passionate?
Frannie: Yes, very.
Hank: You don’t have to say very! You know, you could just say yes! But, no, you gotta say very!
Movie Quote of the Day – Twixt, 2011 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Poe: So I asked myself, of all the melancholy topics, what, according to the universal understanding of mankind, is the most tragic? Death. And when is this most tragic of melancholy topics most poetical? When it most loosely alludes itself to beauty. The death, therefore, of a beautiful girl is unquestionably the most poetic topic in the world. Equally, it is beyond doubt that the lips best suited for such a topic are those of the man who loved her.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Rain People, 1969 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Natalie Ravenna: You are the most obedient man I’ve ever met in my life. Look at me. Aren’t you?
Jimmy “Killer” Kilgannon: Yes.
Natalie Ravenna: Aren’t you?
Jimmy “Killer” Kilgannon: Yes.
Natalie Ravenna: Aren’t. . .you?
Jimmy “Killer” Kilgannon: Yes.
Natalie Ravenna: Aren’t you?
Jimmy “Killer” Kilgannon: Yes.
Natalie Ravenna: Alright.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Conversation, 1974 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Stan: It wouldn’t hurt if you filled me in a little bit every once in awhile. Did you ever think of that?
Harry Caul: It has nothing to do with me! And even less to do with you!
Stan: It’s curiosity! Did you ever hear of that? It’s just goddamn human nature!
Harry Caul: Listen, if there’s one sure fire rule that I have learned in this business is I don’t know anything about human nature. I don’t know anything about curiosity. That’s not part of what I do.
Movie Quote of the Day – Peggy Sue Got Married, 1986 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Peggy Sue: Charlie? Your sweater!
Charlie Bodell: It’s great, isn’t it?
Peggy Sue: It’s really 50s. It’s like you clash with the whole world.
Charlie Bodell: Hey, what’s the fun of being a teenager if you can’t dress weird?
Movie Quote of the Day – The Godfather: Part III, 1990 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Michael Corleone: Just when I thought I was out. . .they pull me back in.
Movie Quote of the Day – Dementia 13, 1963 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Louise Haloran: It’s nice to see her enjoying herself for a change. The mood around this place isn’t good for her….
Richard Haloran: You may be right.
Louise Haloran: Especially an American girl. You can tell she’s been raised on promises.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Outsiders, 1983 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Johnny: Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.
Movie Quote of the Day – Patton, 1970 (dir. Franklin J. Schaffner)
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.: Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
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