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Movie Quote of the Day – Sideways, 2004 (dir. Alexander Payne)

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Maya: You know, can I ask you a personal question, Miles?
Miles: Sure.
Maya: Why are you so in to Pinot? I mean, it’s like a thing with you.
Miles: Uh, I don’t know, I don’t know. Um, it’s a hard grape to grow, as you know, right? It’s uh, it’s thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early. It’s, you know, it’s not a survivor like Cabernet, which can just grow anywhere and uh, thrive even when it’s neglected. No, Pinot needs constant care and attention. You know? And in fact it can only grow in these really specific, little, tucked away corners of the world. And, and only the most patient and nurturing of growers can do it, really. Only somebody who really takes the time to understand Pinot’s potential can then coax it into its fullest expression. Then, I mean, oh its flavors, they’re just the most haunting and brilliant and thrilling and subtle and. . .ancient on the planet.

Movie Quote of the Day – Citizen Ruth, 1996 (dir. Alexander Payne)

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Clinic Nurse: Let me just ask you something, Ruth. Have you ever really taken the time to think about what it means to have an abortion?
Ruth: Yeah, um, it means that I don’t have to go to jail and it means I don’t have to have another baby and it means that I can start getting my life together …
Clinic Nurse: I, I, I, I, I. Don’t you think that’s all just a little selfish?

Movie Quote of the Day – About Schmidt, 2002 (dir. Alexander Payne)

Sister Nadine Gautier: Dear Mr. Warren Schmidt, My name is sister Nadine Gautier, of the order of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. I work in a small village near the town of Embeya in Tanzania. One of the children I care for is little Ndugu Umbu, the boy you sponsor. Ndugu is a very intelligent boy and very loving. He is an orphan. Recently he needed medical attention for an infection of the eye. But he is better now. He loves to eat melon and he loves to paint. Ndugu and I want you to know that he receives all of your letters. He hopes that you are happy in your life and healthy. He thinks of you everyday. And he wants very much your happiness. Ndugu is only 6 years old and cannot read or write. But, he has made for you a painting. He hopes that you will like his painting. Yours sincerely, Sister Nadine Gautier.