Memorable Quotes from Charlton Heston
54 quotesPilot Takes Control of the Aircraft
Joe Patroni
There she is. She's flying it! She's flying it herself!
Alan Murdock
Climb baby, climb.
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Isolation in a World of Superficiality
George Taylor
Imagine me needing someone. Back on Earth I never did. Oh, there were women. Lots of women. Lots of love-making but no love. You see, that was the kind of world we'd made. So I left, because there was no one to hold me there.
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A Power Struggle Between Brothers
Moses
Great one, I bring you Ethiopia.
[Trumpets play, Ethiopians step forward]
Rameses
Command them to kneel before Pharaoh.
Moses
Command what you have conquered my brother.
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The Value of Labor and Sacrifice
Baka
We use the old ones for greasing the stones. If they are killed it is no loss.
Moses
Are you a master builder or a master butcher?
Baka
If we stop moving stones for every grease woman who falls, the city will not rise.
Overseer
If the slaves are not driven they will not work.
Joshua
If their work lags it is because they are not fed.
Moses
You look strong enough.
Joshua
I am a stone cutter. The pharaoh likes his images cut deep.
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A Morning Exchange on Vocabulary
Remy Royce-Graff
God damn it!
Stewart Graff
Your last words to me last night; your first word in the morning. Ever thought about expanding your vocabulary?
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Existential Reflection in a Dystopian World
George Taylor
*Note: ranked #66 in the ] in American cinema.
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A Prayer for Vengeance and Return
Judah Ben-Hur
May God grant me vengeance. I pray that you live till I return.
[to Messala]
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Building the City for Pharaoh's Will
Seti
Would you please your Pharaoh, Moses?
Moses
Your wish is my will.
Seti
Then you build the city
Rameses
A wise decision. Noble task.
[to Moses]
Seti
Rameses, do you believe this slave deliverer is a myth?
Rameses
What I believe is of no account. What matters is the slaves believe in him.
Seti
Of course, of course. Then you, too, shall go to Goshen. Learn if this deliverer be a myth or a man. If a myth, bring him to me in a bottle. If a man, bring him to me in chains.
Rameses
So let it be written, so let it be done.
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Despair and Realization in a Dystopian World
George Taylor
Oh, my God. I'm back. I'm home. All the time, it was-- We finally really did it. YOU MANIACS!!! YOU BLEW IT UP! AH, DAMN YOU! GOD! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL! ] sticking out of the sand]
[riding down the beach in the last scene; shocked; falls to his knees; pounds the sand; angrily; camera pans to reveal the half-destroyed [[w:Statue of Liberty|Statue of Liberty]
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Confrontation Over a Life-Saving Decision
Moses
You know it is death to strike an Egyptian.
Joshua
I know it.
Moses
Yet you struck him. Why?
Joshua
To save the old woman.
Moses
What is she to you?
Joshua
An old woman.
Egyptian Guard
Lord Moses, send him to his death!
Moses
The man has courage. You do not speak like a slave.
Joshua
God made man. Man made slaves.
Moses
Which god?
Joshua
The God of Abraham, the Almighty God!
Moses
If your God is Almighty, why does He leave you in bondage?
Joshua
He will choose the hour of our freedom and the man who will deliver us!
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A Seeker's Hope for a Better Existence
George Taylor
I'm a seeker, too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be.
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Loss of Identity and Memory
George Taylor
You did that to him, damn you! You cut out his memory! You took his identity! And that's what you want to do to me!
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Isolation and Frustration in The Omega Man
Robert Neville
SHUT UP! Why the hell can't you leave me alone?
[to the "Family"]
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Moses Asserts Authority Through Divine Command
Moses
You gave me this staff to rule over scorpions and serpents, but God made it a rod to rule over kings. Hear His word, Rameses, and obey.
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Challenging Limits in a Race
Robert Neville
And Speedy Bob Neville- his great legs churning goes speeding across the finish line with a three minute and fifty second mile. Go ahead, let's see some son-of-a-bitch beat that.
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The Essence of Inner Beauty
Moses
There is a beauty beyond the senses, Nefretiri. Beauty like the quiet of green valleys and still waters. Beauty of the spirit that you cannot understand.
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Confrontation with the Apes' Actions
George Taylor
But they--! You did it. You cut up his brain, you bloody baboon!
[after seeing that Landon has been lobotomized]
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Desire for Freedom Is Not Treason
Moses
It is not treason to want freedom.
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Questioning Ape Intelligence and Human Behavior
George Taylor
Doctor, would an ape make a human doll that talks?
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Moses Calls Israel to Remember Their Liberation
Moses
Hear, O Israel! Remember this day, when the strong hand of the Lord leads you out of bondage!
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A Plea for Redemption and Forgiveness
Judah Ben-Hur
Find them, Messala. Restore them to me and I'll forget what I vowed with every stroke of that oar you chained me to.
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Reflections on a World Changed Forever
Dutch
I was a med-school senior when they scratched the world. As a matter of fact, I was planning on applying to biowar labs for my post-doc, but, heh-heh, the next term never came.
Robert Neville
Now I'm sorry you didn't make it.
Lisa
Sorry the world didn't make it.
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A Call for Companionship in Despair
Robert Neville
Join me? Hmm? Miserable schmuck!
[makes drink; to his own image on the video screen]
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Self-Reflection in Uncertain Times
Robert Neville
Is this how it starts? A trip to the laughing academy? No, you silly bastard, it starts with you asking yourself silly questions. Okay, let's get cleaned up.
[Unsure whether or not he saw a healthy human woman or if it just his imagination]
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Defiance Against Oppression in Planet of the Apes
George Taylor
Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!
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Isolation and Acceptance in a Changed World
Robert Neville
You know the old song? If you were the only girl in the world, and I was the only boy, well, okay, but until then, don't bother me? Well, I guess I'm the only boy....
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Chaos in an Unruly Environment
George Taylor
It's a mad house! A MAD HOUSE!!
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Aging Perception in a Changed World
George Taylor
In my world, when I left it, only kids your age wore beards.
[to Lucius'']
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Wisdom in Leadership and Relationships
Nefretiri
You will be king of Egypt and I will be your footstool!
Moses
The man stupid enough to use you as a footstool isn't wise enough to rule Egypt.
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The Value of Life and Labor
Moses
A city is made of brick, Pharaoh. The strong make many. The starving make few. The dead make none. So much for accusations.
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A Tense Exchange of Fate and Freedom
John the Baptist
Are you going to free me?
Herod Antipas
I am going to kill you.
John the Baptist
Then you free me!
Herod Antipas
I hope so.
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Questioning the Absence of Evidence
George Taylor
What evidence? There were no weapons in that cave.
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Confusion Over Days in Isolation
Robert Neville
What day is it, anyway? Monday? Huh? The hell it is. It's Sunday. Sunday I always dress for dinner.
[later, to the bust of Caesar]
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The Invisibility of Help in Crisis
Robert Neville
There's never a cop around when you need one.
[first lines, as the last man on earth wrecks his car]
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Conflict Between Duty and Belief
Soldier
Baptist! I have orders to bring you to Herod!
John the Baptist
I have orders to bring you to God...heathen.
[stands up]
Soldier
Will you come with us pacefully?
John the Baptist
I won't come with you at all.
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Questioning Character's Demeanor in The Omega Man
Robert Neville
Isn't he? Isn't he a sullen b-
[stops when he hears the "Family" outside]
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Neville's Observations on the Nightly Routine
Robert Neville
At it again, I see? What will it be tonight? Museum of Science? Some library? Poor miserable bastards.
[hearing the "Family" loudly holding a book-burning revel]
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Moses Commands the Release of His People
Moses
Thus sayeth the Lord God of Israel: "Let my people go!
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The Need for Rest and Relief
Rameses
Difficulty with the slaves, my brother?
Moses
None that could not be cures by a ration of grain and a day of rest.
Rameses
A day of rest?
Moses
When your horses tire, they're rested. When they hunger, they're fed.
Rameses
Slaves draw brick and stone. My horses draw the next Pharaoh.
Moses
Is there any grain stored here in Goshen?
Rameses
None that you would dare take, my brother.
Joshua
The temple granaries are full.
Moses
Bring the push-pole men and some women with baskets.
[to Joshua]
Joshua
I will...great prince.
Rameses
I warn you, Moses, the temple grain belongs to the gods.
Moses
What the gods can digest will not sour in the belly of a slave.
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Daily Life Reflection
Robert Neville
Hi. Another day, another dollar.
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A Urgent Conversation Before Departure
Alan Murdock
Look baby I've only got half an hour. Can't we talk it out when you get to LA?
Nancy Pryor
Don't forget your flight, Murdock. You wouldn't want to keep that boss of your waiting.
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Divine Support in Times of Battle
Moses
The Lord of Hosts will do battle for us! BEHOLD HIS MIGHTY HAND!!!
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A Man's Resolve Against Oppression
Moses
It would take more than a man to lead the slaves from bondage. It would take a god. And I am no god, I am but a man. A man who asks by what right any man may enslave another of a different race or creed. But if I could free these people, I would.
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Strength and Burdens in Divine Guidance
Yochabel
My noble one, it caught. I had not the strength to free myself.
Moses
Your shoulder should not bear a burden, old woman.
[begins cutting her loose]
Yochabel
The Lord has renewed my strength and lightened my burdens.
Moses
He would have done better to remove them.
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Resilience in the Face of Oppression
Judah Ben-Hur
You may conquer the land, you may slaughter the people. That is not the end. We will rise again.
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Loyalty and Power in Leadership
Seti
With so many slaves, you could build…an army.
Moses
But I have built a city. Sixteen of these lions of Pharaoh will guard its gates. And it shall be the city of Seti's glory.
Seti
Mm. Are these slaves loyal to Seti's glory, or to you, Moses?
Moses
The slaves worship their God, and I serve only you.
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Challenge to Authority
Robert Neville
Your move, Imperator.
[To a bust of Julius Caesar set up near a chessboard]
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The Nature of Life and Power
Narrator
In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. I am He. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him, was made nothing that has been made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of man. And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness grasped it not. The greatest story ever told...
[first lines]
King Herod
The child of imagination is the child I fear.
John the Baptist
Repent!
[repeated line]
The Dark Hermit - Satan
A long climb, wasn't it? A long hard climb...You know, some people think the whole of life should be like that, hm..."An easy life is a sinful life". Not so, my friend...A man's life can be as easy as he wishes to make it. And it can be easy, my friend. If one knows the way to power and glory in this world.
Caiaphas
Jesus of Nazareth, your crimes are so many I scarcely know where to begin.
Pontius Pilate
You claim to be the son of God. Which one? Mars? Hercules? Jupiter? Which God are you the son of?
[to Jesus]
The Centurion
Truly, this man was the Son of God.
[after Jesus dies]
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Judah Ben-Hur's Vision of Freedom from Rome
Judah Ben-Hur
Rome is an affront to God. Rome is strangling my people and my country and the whole earth, but not forever. I tell you, the day Rome falls, there will be a shout of freedom such as the world has never heard before.
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Reflections on Loneliness and Humanity in Space
George Taylor
And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown. We're now on full automatic in the hands of the computers. I've tucked my crew in for the long sleep, and I'll be joining them...soon. In less than an hour we'll finish our six months out of Cape Kennedy. Six months in deep space...by our time, that is. According to Dr. Hasslein's theory of time in a vehicle traveling nearly the speed of light, the Earth has aged nearly 700 years since we left it...while we've aged hardly at all. Maybe so. This much is probably true. The men who sent us on this journey are long since dead and gone. You, who are reading me now, are a different breed...I hope a better one. I leave the 20th century with no regrets, but...one more thing, if anybody's listening, that is. Nothing scientific. It's... purely personal. But seen from out here, everything seems different. Time bends. Space is... boundless. It squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely. That's about it. Tell me, though, does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still make war against his brother... keep his neighbor's children starving?
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Moses Reflects on His Uncertain Journey
Moses
I do not know what power shapes my way, but my feet are set upon a road that I must follow.
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Ape Evolution from Humans Questioned
George Taylor
A planet where apes evolved from men?
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A Casual Greeting to an Unknown Presence
Robert Neville
Hi, Big Brother, how's your ass?
[talking to his own image on a TV screen]
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Discontent with the Paint Job
Robert Neville
Cannot say I am too crazy about the paint job...Thanks a lot you cheating bastard.
[Enters a car dealership in search of a new car, talks to a decomposed corpse of a car salesman]
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