After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
Happiness is a habit, it’s more than fleeting, more than a disintegrating lozenge.
Hope founded upon a human being, a man-made philosophy or any institution is always misplaced... because these things are unreliable and fleeting.
There is nothing so fleeting as the memory of benefits received.
It's a moment that I'm after, a fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment.
Some say that because the United States was wrong before, it cannot possibly be right now, or has not the right to be right. (The British Empire sent a fleet to Africa and the Caribbean to maintain the slave trade while the very same empire later sen...
Darth Vader: What is thy bidding, my master? The Emperor: Send the fleet to the far side of Endor. There it will stay until called for. Darth Vader: What of the reports of the rebel fleet massing near Sullust? The Emperor: It is of no concern. Soon t...
Sweeney Todd: [singing] For what's the sound of the world out there? Mrs. Lovett: What, Mr. Todd? What, Mr. Todd? What is that sound? Sweeney Todd: Those crunching noises pervading the air! Mrs. Lovett: Yes, Mr. Todd! Yes, Mr. Todd! It's all around! ...
Sweeney Todd: What may I do for you today, sir? A stylish trimming of the hair? A soothing skin massage? Sit, sir, sit. Judge Turpin: [singing] You see, sir, a man infatuate with love, her ardent and eager slave. So fetch the pomade and pumice stone ...
Sweeney Todd: [singing] Have charity towards the world, my pet. Mrs. Lovett: Yes, yes, I know, my love. Sweeney Todd: We'll take the customers that we can get. Mrs. Lovett: High-born and low, my love. Sweeney Todd: We'll not discriminate great from s...
Sweeney Todd: [singing about razors] These are my friends. / See how they glisten. / See this one shine, / How he smiles in the light. / My friend, my faithful friend. / Speak to me, friend. / Whisper, I'll listen. / I know, I know- / You've been loc...
Signor Adolfo Pirelli: [as Davy Collins] I'll be wantin' me five quid back, if'n you don't mind. Sweeney Todd: What for? Signor Adolfo Pirelli: Because you entered our little wager under false pretense. So as you don't make the same mistake again, I'...
Mrs. Lovett: So what are we gonna do about the boy? Sweeney Todd: Send him up! Mrs. Lovett: No, Mr. T. Surely one's enough for today. Besides, I was thinking of hiring the lad to help me run the shop. Your poor knees aren't what they used to be. Swee...
Judge Turpin: [arriving at the barbershop] Mr. Todd? Sweeney Todd: At your service... an honor to receive your patronage, my lord. Judge Turpin: Do you know me, sir? Sweeney Todd: Who in this wide world does not know the great Judge Turpin? Judge Tur...
I've always said that fame is fleeting, but anonymity can last a lifetime.
Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.
With me, satisfaction is always very fleeting with our work. I always get a little restless with it.
You're mine, Echo, and I'll treasure you forever.
There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting.
In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.
Success, I've come to realise, is fleeting so you shouldn't value it too much.
