Memorable Quotes from Angelo Massagli
4 quotesLessons on Life and Losing
Dewey
Oh, you wanna learn something?
Summer
Yes, I do.
Dewey
You want me to teach you something? Here's a useful lesson for you: give up. Just quit. Because in this life, you can't win. Sure, you can try. But in the end you're just gonna lose, BIG TIME. Because THE WORLD is run by The Man.
[most of the students nod; really getting angry]
Frankie
Who?
Dewey
The Man. Oh, you don't know The Man? He's everywhere. In the White House, down the hall, MISS MULLINS, she's The Man. And The Man ruined the ozone, and he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! Okay? And there used to be a way to stick it to The Man. It was called rock ‘n’ roll. But guess what. Oh, no.! The Man ruined that too with a little thing called MTV! So don’t waste your time trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome, because The Man’s just going to call you a fat, washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!!!!
[class shakes their heads]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Concerns Over Stuart's Playing Time
Coach
Wallace! Get up! There we go! That's right! Dig! Dig! Go downfield! Downfield! You guys, spread out! Spread out!
Eleanor
Well, George is getting a workout.
Frederick
Yeah! What bothers me is that every kid's had a chance to play except Stuart.
Eleanor
There's plenty of time.
Frederick
Plenty of time? Honey, there's 40 seconds.
Eleanor
You know, he did an excellent job of handing out the orange slices, and that's not as easy as it looks. All right, I admit it. I'm glad he's not in the game. I don't want him to get hurt.
Frederick
Honey, it's Pee-Wee soccer. Nobody gets hurt.
Player
Irwin, are you okay?
Coach
Are you all right, Irwin?
Irwin
Do I look all right?
Coach
Here. Come on.
Referee
Better substitute.
Coach
Tie game. Well, we could play with just 10.
Wallace
But we have George, so it's like having nine.
Coach
Wallace, we'll have none of that.
Referee
Come on, coach.
Coach
Stuart! Go in for Irwin!
Stuart
Mom, Dad! I'm goin' in!
Frederick
Yeah, Stuart!
Eleanor
Oh, dear.
Coach
All right, Stuart, I want you to watch your tail out there.
Stuart
Don't worry, coach, I won't let ya down.
Coach
Now go get em.
Player
Let's go, let's go! Come on!
Stuart
Over here! I'm open! I got it, I got it! I got it!
Eleanor
I'm goin down there and snatch him off the field.
Frederick
Honey, honey.
Eleanor
Knowing boys as I do, I think he might find that just a little... Embarrassing.
Coach
Get it, George! Go after it!
Wallace
Pass me the ball, lame-o! Come on!
Coach
George, shoot!
Stuart
I got it! I got it!
Coach
SHOOT!
Stuart
I got it! I got it!
Player
Yeah, I did it!
Stuart
I have to start wearing a cup.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Uncovering the Truth About Mr. Schneebly
Eleni
So, his name really wasn't Mr. Schneebly?
Freddy
Nah, it was, like, Dewey somethin'...
Marco
What about the project?
Frankie
Wake up, Marco. There was no project.
Zack
He just wanted us to play a show so we could make some money.
Summer
I can't believe we weren't getting graded on any of this.
Freddy
What are you so bummed about? We had a three-week vacation. Yeah, it was a waste of time, but it was a lot better than school.
Lawrence
It was not a waste of time.
Freddy
Hate to break it to you, bro, but yeah, that's what it was.
Lawrence
You're an idiot.
Freddy
Hey, shut up!
Lawrence
No, you shut up!
Freddy
Hey, you wanna go?!
Tomika
Hey, if you touch him, I'll shove those sticks down your throat, got it?!
[stands up in Lawrence's defense]
Tomika
Mr. S was cool. We worked too long and hard not to play the show!
Freddy
Okay, so what are we supposed to do?
Alicia
I say we get out of here and play the damn show.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Understanding the Consequences of Alcohol Use
Dewey
Okay, Teach. Teach. Teach. Alright, look, here’s the deal. I’ve got a hangover. Who knows what that means?
[to the class on his first day]
Frankie
Doesn't that mean you’re drunk?
Dewey
No. It means I was drunk yesterday.
Freddy
It means you're an alcoholic.
Dewey
Wrong.
Freddy
You wouldn't come to work unless you were an alcoholic. Dude, you got a disease!
Dewey
Mmm-hmm. What's your name?
Freddy
Freddy Jones.
Dewey
Mmm, Freddy Jones, shut up!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.