Best Speech in Movie History

[Russ M.]

"I address you tonight not as the President of the United States, not as a leader of a country, but as a citizen of humanity. We are faced with the very gravest of challenges. The Bible calls this day 'armageddon' - the end of all things. And yet, for the first time in the history of the planet, a species has the technology to prevent its own extinction. All of you praying with us tonight need to know that everything that can be done to prevent this disaster is being called into service. The human thirst for excellence, knowledge; every step up the ladder of science; every adventurous reach into space; all of our combined technologies and imaginations; even the wars that we've fought have provided us the tools to wage this terrible battle. Through all of the chaos that is our history; through all of the wrong and the discord; through all of the pain and the suffering; through all of our times, there is one thing that has nourished our souls, and elevated our species above its origins, and that is our courage. The dreams of an entire planet are focused tonight on those fourteen brave souls traveling into the heavens. And may we, citizens the world over, see these events through. God speed, and good luck to you."

[WordWhiz]

"Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long Holly."

[ltb]

not the best, but I always enjoyed this one

I love you. And not, not in a friendly way, although I think we're great friends. And not in a misplaced affection, puppy-dog way, although I'm sure that's what you'll call it. I love you. Very, very simple, very truly. You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being. And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option you would ever consider. But I had to say it. I just, I can't take this anymore. I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you. I can't, I can't look into your eyes without feeling that, that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels. I can't talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are. And I know this will probably queer our friendship - no pun intended - but I had to say it, because I've never felt this way before, and I don't care. I like who I am because of it. And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me. But God, I just, I couldn't allow another day to go by without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome, which by the look on your face is to be the inevitable shoot-down. And, you know, I'll accept that. But I know... I know that some part of you is hesitating for a moment, and if there is a moment of hesitation, then that means you feel something too. All I ask, please, is that you just, you just not dismiss that - and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds. Alyssa, there isn't another soul on this [censored] planet who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you, and I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau. Because it is there between you and me. You can't deny that. Even if, you know, even if we never talk again after tonight, please know that I'm forever changed because of who you are and what you've meant to me, which - while I do appreciate it - I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.

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Julia Roberts in Notting Hill:

"The... fame thing isn't really real. Remember, I'm just a girl... standing in front of a boy... asking him to love her..."

[Hornacek]

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Julia Roberts in Notting Hill:

"The... fame thing isn't really real. Remember, I'm just a girl... standing in front of a boy... asking him to love her..."

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oh boy. I liked the movie, but you're about to endure some intense flaming, probably enough to match your personality.

[Dudd]

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Julia Roberts in Notting Hill:

"The... fame thing isn't really real. Remember, I'm just a girl... standing in front of a boy... asking him to love her..."

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oh boy. I liked the movie, but you're about to endure some intense flaming, probably enough to match your personality.

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What can you say to that though? It kinda stands well enough on its own that insults don't really add more injury.

[kevstreet]

Arthur Kirkland: That man is guilty! that man, there, that man is a slime! he is a *slime*! If he's supposed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here!

Judge Rayford: Mr. Kirkland you are out of order!

Arthur Kirkland: You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order! That man, that sick, crazy, depraved man, raped and beat that woman there, and he'd like to do it again! It's just a show! It's a show! It's "Let's Make A Deal"! "Let's Make A Deal"! Hey Frank, you wanna "Make A Deal"? I got an insane judge who likes to beat the [censored] out of women! Whaddya wanna gimme Frank, 3 weeks probation?

Arthur Kirkland: [to Judge Fleming] You, you sonofabitch, you! You're supposed to STAND for somethin'! You're supposed to protect people! But instead you rape and murder them!

Arthur Kirkland: You killed McCullough! You killed him! Hold it! Hold it! I just completed my opening statement!

[NoPeak]

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also, how'd we get this far without...


Hello, little man. Boy, I sure heard a bunch about you. See, I was a good friend of your Daddy's. We were in that Hanoi pit-of-hell over five years together. Hopefully, you'll never have to experience this yourself, but when two men are in a situation like me and your Daddy were, for as long as we were, you take on certain responsibilities of the other. If it had been me, who had not made it, Major Coolidge would be talkin' right now to my son, Jim. But the way it worked out is I'm talkin' to you, Butch. I got somethin' for you.

This watch I got here was first purchased by your great-granddaddy. It was bought during the First World War in a little general store in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was bought by Private Ernie Coolidge the day he set sail for Paris. It was your great-granddaddy's war watch, made by the first company to ever make wristwatches. You see, up until then, people just carried pocketwatches. Your great-granddaddy wore that watch every day he was in the war. Then when he had done his duty, he went home to your great-grandmother, took the watch off his wrist and put it an ol' coffee can. And in that can it stayed 'til your grandfather Dane Coolidge was called upon by his country to go overseas and fight again, this time against the Japanese.

This time they called it World War Two. Your great-granddaddy gave it to your granddad for good luck. Unfortunately, Dane's luck wasn't as good as his dad's. Your granddad was a Marine and he was killed at the battle of Wake Island. Your granddad was facing death and he knew it. None of those boys had any illusions about ever leavin' that island alive. So three days before the Japanese took the island, your 22-year-old grandfather asked a crewman on an Air Corps transport plane named Winocki, a man he had never met before in his life, to deliver to his infant son, who he had never seen in the flesh, his gold watch. Three days later, your grandfather was dead. But Winocki kept his word. After the war was over, he paid a visit to your grandmother, delivering to your infant father, his Dad's gold watch. This watch.

This watch was on your Daddy's wrist when his plane was shot down over Hanoi. He was captured and put in a North Vietnamese prison camp. Now he knew if the gooks ever saw the watch it'd be confiscated. Taken away. The way your Daddy looked at it, this watch was your birthright. He'd be damned if any slopeheads were gonna put their greasy yella hands on his boy's birthright. So he hid it, in the one place he knew he could hide something; his ass. Five long years he wore this watch, up his ass. Then, just before he died of amoebic dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass for two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you.

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First one to pop in my mind!

[acoustix]

Wall Street

Gordon Gekko: The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of it's forms - greed for life, for money, knowledge - has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed - you mark my words - will not only save Teldar Paper but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you.

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Also:
Boiler Room

This is the deal. I am not here to
waste your time and I can only hope
you're not here to waste mine. So I'm
gonna keep this short. You become an
employee of this firm and you will make
your first million within three years.
(pauses)
Okay? Let me repeat that. You will
make a million dollars within three
years of your first day of employment
at JT Marlin. Everybody got that?
There is no question as to whether you
will be a millionaire working at this
firm, the question is how many times
over.
You think I'm joking. I am not joking.
I am a millionaire. It's a weird thing
to hear, right? I'll tell you, it's a
weird thing to sa. I'm a [censored]
millionaire. Now guess how old I am?
Twenty-seven. You know what that makes
me here? A [censored] senior citizen.
This firm is entirely comprised of
people your age, not mine. Lucky for
me, I am very [censored] good at my job or
I'd be out of one. You guys are the
new blood. You're gonna go home with
the kesef. You're the future Big-
Swinging-Dicks of this firm. Now you
all look money hungry and that's good.
Anybody who says money is the root of
all evil, doesn't have it! Money can't
buy happiness? Look at the [censored]
smile on my face. Ear to ear, baby.
You wanna hear details? I drive a
Ferrari 355 cabriolet.
(throws keys on desk)
I have a ridiculous house on the South
Fork. I've got every toy you can
imagine. And best of all, kids, I am
liquid.

So now that you know what's possible,
let me tell you what's required. You
are required to work your ass off. We
want winners, not pikers. A piker is
someone who walks at the bell. A piker
asks how much vacation time he gets in
the first year. See, people work here
to become filthy rich. No other
reason. That's it. You want vacation
time? Go teach third grade public
school.
Your friends are [censored]. You're gonna
tell them you made twenty-five thousand
last month and they're not going to
believe you. [censored] them! Your parents
don't like the life you lead? [censored] you
Mom and Dad! As a trainee you will be
building a foundation for yourself.
Think of it as the foundation to a
building. Right? Gotta build the
foundation before you can put up your
skyscraper. You know what I built?
(takes out a model)
The [censored] twin towers. Now go home
and think about whether this is for
you. If you decide it isn't, nothing
to be embarrassed about. It's not for
everyone.
But if you really want it, then give me
a call on Monday and we'll talk. Just
don't waste my time. Alright. That's
it.

[B.C.]

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Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind.

Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today.

We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.

We will be united in our common interests.

Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation.

We're fighting for our right to live, to exist.

And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice:

"We will not go quietly into the night!

We will not vanish without a fight!

We're going to live on!

We're going to survive!"

Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!

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TEH WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Really? Everyone in the cinema I was in pretty much pi$$ed themselves laughing at it.

Corny and hokey at best. Crap movie as well.