The Dominican Republic says 'We're black behind the ears.' And in Mexico, 'there's a black grandma in the closet.' They know, they've just been intermarrying for a long time. But if we did the DNA of everyone in Mexico a whole lot of people would hav...
One of the characteristics of North American culture is that you can always start again. You can always move forward, cross a border of a state or a city or a county, and move West, most of the time West. You leave behind guilt, past traditions, memo...
Guys just don't care. We don't take the time to plan behind each other's back. We just say, If you don't like me, screw you'. If a guy doesn't like you, you know because you have a black eye.
Finally, in my early 30s, I started writing fiction for the first time as an adult. That felt so scary, and I spent a few years feeling miserably 'behind' my high-achieving friends. But I persevered and obviously have no regrets.
Fernand: We're drinking Napoleon Bonaparte's wine! Napoleon: [Walking in behind Edmond and Fernand, surprising them] I believe you'll find the 1806 a finer vintage.
[last lines] Shaolin Abbott: [voiceover] Remember: the enemy has only images and illusions behind which he hides his true motives. Destroy the image and you will break the enemy.
[puts a ring on Sophie's finger] Howl: This charm will guarantee your safe return. Don't worry, I'll follow behind you in disguise. Now off you go.
Rob: John Dillinger was killed behind that theater in a hale of FBI gunfire. And do you know who tipped them off? His fucking girlfriend. All he wanted to do was go to the movies.
Harry Potter: [sees that Luna is barefoot] Aren't your feet cold? Luna Lovegood: A bit. But all my shoes have mysteriously disappeared. I suspect the Nargles are behind it.
[after Thorin orders Kili left behind, Fili steps off the boat] Thorin Oakenshield: Fili, don't be a fool. You belong with the Company. Fili: I belong with my brother!
Philippe: Tell me Driss, why do you think people are interested in art? Driss: I don't know, it's a business? Philippe: No. That's because it's the only thing one leaves behind
Atticus Finch: Good Afternoon Miss Dubose... My, you look like a picture this afternoon. Scout: [hiding behind Atticus whispering to Jem and Dill] He don't say a picture of what.
Didymus: [facing the entire Goblin army] All right, charge! [a cannon fires, and Ambrocious does a quick about-turn and flees] Didymus: Whoa, not that way! You're going the wrong way! THE BATTLE'S BEHIND US!
[Gorbag advances towards Frodo with a knife] Gorbag: I'm gonna bleed you like a stuck pig. [Gorbag is stabbed from behind by Sam] Sam: Not if I stick you first.
Gandalf: [to Grima] Be silent. Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I did not pass through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm.
Sera: I think the tough times are finally behind me. There'll always be bad things, but... my life is good. It is as I want it to be. It's good. It's good being here with you.
Jason: Did you want to tell me something, Adam? [Adam turns to Jason as Luigi Castigliane appears behind Jason, staring ominously at Adam] Adam Kesher: This is the girl. Luigi Castigliane: Excellent choice... Adam.
Fa Zhou: Honorable ancestors, please help Mulan impress the matchmaker today. [Little Brother runs by dragging a sack of feed; chickens start pecking the grain left behind] Fa Zhou: Please. *Please* help her.
Wendell: We goin' in? Ed Tom Bell: Gun out and up. Wendell: [Wendell draws his pistol] What about yours? Ed Tom Bell: I'm hidin' behind you.
[Frank sits at Morton's desk] Morton: How does it feel sitting behind that desk, Frank? Frank: Almost like holding a gun... only much more powerful.
Grandpa: [reading to his grandson] Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. The end.
