You don't turn a river by abruptly trying to get it to change direction. You don't have that much power. No matter how strong you are. The river will just overwhelm you and obstinately carry on pretty much as before. You can't make it change directio...
Dr. Alan Grant: [Grant throws a branch at the inert perimeter fence] I guess that means the power's off. [Grant grabs the fence, pretending to be electrocuted and Lex and Tim scream] Lex: [Grant smiles at Lex and Tim] That's not funny. Tim: [laughing...
Vicki Vale: [distracting Joker] Mr. Joker, you say such beautiful things. Oh, you're so powerful. And purple! Oh, I love purple. Batman: Excuse me. [Joker looks] Batman: Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? [punches him]
Yes, but another writer I read in high school who just knocked me out was Theodore Dreiser. I read An American Tragedy all in one weekend and couldn't put it down - I locked myself in my room. Now that was antithetical to every other book I was readi...
[last lines] Mina: [narrating] There, in the presence of God, I understood at last how love could release us all from the power of darkness. Our love is stronger than death. Dracula: Give me peace. Mina: [impales him with the sword, then kisses him, ...
Luigi: [reading from Evelyn's locket] My dearest daughter, never marry for money, fame, power or security. Always follow your heart. Your ever loving father... Blue Bandit: It says all that on that little locket? Luigi: Si.
[watching Dr. Gonzo leave] Raoul Duke: There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
[the Fellowship is walking through Lothlorien] Gimli: They say that a great sorceress lives in these woods. An Elf witch of terrible power. All who look upon her fall under her spell... and are never seen again.
Mulan: Who are you? Mushu: Who am I? Who am I? I am the guardian of lost souls! I am the powerful, the pleasurable, the indestructible Mushu! [revealing himself] Mushu: Oh. Ha, ha. Pretty hot, huh?
[on the war that devastated the Real World] Morpheus: We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched the sky. At the time, they were dependent on solar power. It was believed they would be unable to survive without...
Danny: Second task, power - on the night of the fight, we're gonna throw the switch on Sin City. Basher, it's your show. Basher: You want broke, blind, or bedlam? Danny: How about all three? Basher: Right, it's done.
[igniting Luke's saber] Darth Vader: I see you have constructed a new light saber. Your skills are complete. Indeed you are powerful as the Emperor has foreseen.
Princess Leia: [Leia has been captured by Jabba] We have powerful friends. You're going to regret this. Jabba the Hutt: [in Huttese] I'm sure. [Jabba sticks out his tongue to lick Leia's face]
[inside the Death Star] Lando Calrissian: All right, Wedge. Go for the power regulator on the north tower. Wedge Antilles: Copy, Gold Leader. I'm already on my way out.
Darth Sidious: The end of the war is near. General Grievous: But the loss of Count Dooku? Darth Sidious: His death was a necessary loss. Soon I will have a new apprentice, one far younger and more powerful.
Governor Tarkin: Perhaps she would respond to an alternative form of persuasion. Darth Vader: What do you mean? Governor Tarkin: I think it is time we demonstrated the full power of this station. Set your course for Alderaan.
Evey Hammond: [reads] Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: [translates] By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe. Evey Hammond: Personal motto? V: From "Faust". Evey Hammond: That's about trying to cheat the devil, isn't it? V...
Willow: A man who would come here of his own free will. Librarian: A man who has come here with the power of a king. By representing the law... Willow: A man who would come here as a virgin... Librarian: A man who has come here as a fool!
Professor Charles Xavier: Would you like to see another magic trick? Man In Black Suit: Yes! Professor Charles Xavier: [Using powers, gives order] Get in the car. Man In Black Suit: Good idea.
Professor Charles Xavier: [to Eric] There's so much more to you than you know, not just pain and anger. There's good in you too, and you can harness all that. You have a power that no one can match, not even me.
Storm: You could fly right over the torch. Wolverine: Then let me go. If I don't make it, then at least you can still blast the damn thing! Cyclops: All right, do it. Jean use your power, try to steady him. Storm: Hang on to something.
