Quotes of: Technical-things Keyword

Lady in the Radiator: [singing] In Heaven, everything is fine. In Heaven, everything is fine. You've got your good things. And I've got mine.

Eraserhead

Marla Singer: [after taking a bottle of sleeping pills] This isn't a real suicide-thing. This is probably one of those cry-for-help things.

Fight Club

Ray Kinsella: The only thing we had in common was that she was from Iowa, and I had once heard of Iowa.

Field of Dreams

Kitty: All my life I could do anything. I could do anything, really. Except the one thing I wanted.

The Hours

Harry: By the way, this thing? [Imitates Perry's nose-touching gesture] Harry: Single gayest thing you've ever done.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris: She grew up knowing one thing: she was trash.

Million Dollar Baby

Pita: There are some good things in this world. Creasy: Oh yeah, like what? Pita: Like meeting me.

Man on Fire

Doorman: Good afternoon, Mr. Beale. Howard Beale: I MUST MAKE MY WITNESS. Doorman: Sure thing, Mr. Beale.

Network

Herbie Stemple: [referring to television] That box is the biggest thing since Gutenberg invented the printing press, and I'm the biggest thing on it.

Quiz Show

[after hearing Orange's smuggling story] Joe: Only one thing to do in that case: shit in yer pants an' dive in and swim!

Reservoir Dogs

Mrs. Poetter: There's one good thing in being a widow, isn't there? You don't have to ask your husband for money.

Shadow of a Doubt

Princess Leia: [to Wicket the Ewok] You're a jittery little thing, aren't you?

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Kathy: [picks up a cake] Here's one thing I learned from the movies! [Throws it at Don but hits Lina]

Singin' in the Rain

Windows: You guys gonna listen to Garry? You gonna let him give the orders? I mean, he could BE one of those THINGS!

The Thing

From this process has emerged a parallel process of translating traditional working and living values into a new political and economic power - a power increasingly based upon the strength of money and those material things money can purchase.

Alex Campbell

The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that can be your Achilles heel. But if you don't need money and you don't need fame, then you're free.

Dana Carvey

I haven't got as much money as some folks, but I've got as much impudence as any of them, and that's the next thing to money.

Josh Billings

It is one thing for the human mind to extract from the phenomena of nature the laws which it has itself put into them; it may be a far harder thing to extract laws over which it has no control.

Arthur Eddington

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.

Eleonora Duse

Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.

Larry Page

I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.

Sandra Cisneros