Memorable Quotes from Jeff Bridges
94 quotesDiscussion on Quintana's Character and Past
The Dude
Fuckin Quintana. that creep can roll, man.
Walter Sobchak
Yeah, but he's a pervert, Dude.
The Dude
Yeah.
Walter Sobchak
No! He's a sex offender, with a record. He served 6 months in Chino for exposing himself to an eight year old.
The Dude
Oh!
Walter Sobchak
When he moved to Hollywood, he had to go door to door to tell everyone he was a ].
[[w:pederasty|pederast]
Donny
What's a pederast, Walter?
Walter Sobchak
Shut the fuck up, Donny.
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Nobody Fucks with the Jesus
Jesus Quintana
Are you ready to be fucked, man? I see you rolled your way into the semis. Dios mio, man. Liam and me, we're gonna fuck you up.
The Dude
Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.
Jesus Quintana
Let me tell *you* something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, and stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click."
The Dude
Jesus.
Jesus Quintana
You said it, man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus. [walks off]
Conflict Between Rangers and Rooster Cogburn
LaBoeuf
You are getting ready to show your ignorance now, Cogburn. I don't mind a little personal chaffing but I won't hear anything against the Ranger troop from a man like you.
Rooster Cogburn
How long have you boys been mounted on sheep down there?
LaBoeuf
My white Appaloosa will be galloping when that big American stud of yours is winded and collapsed. Now make another joke about it. You are only trying to put on a show for this girl Mattie with what you must think is a keen tongue.
Rooster
This is like women talking.
LaBoeuf
Yes, that is the way! Make me out foolish in this girl's eyes.
Rooster
I think she has got you pretty well figured.
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Love Beyond Physical Appearance
Gregory Larkin
I don't care if you're pretty, I love you anyway!
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Tournament Schedule Discussion Among Friends
Donny
They posted the next round for the tournament!
Walter Sobchak
Donny, shut the f— When do we play?
Donny
This Saturday. Quintana and—
Walter Sobchak
Saturday? Well, they'll have to reschedule.
The Dude
Walter, what am I gonna tell Lebowski?
Walter Sobchak
I told that fuck down at the league office–who's in charge of scheduling?
The Dude
Walter.
Donny
Burkhalter.
Walter Sobchak
I told that kraut a fucking thousand times that I don't roll on Shabbos!
The Dude
Walter.
Donny
They already posted it.
Walter Sobchak
Well, they can fucking unpost it!
The Dude
Who gives a shit? They're gonna kill that poor woman, man! What am I gonna tell Lebowski?
Walter Sobchak
Come on, Dude. Eventually she'll get tired of her little game and, you know, wander on back.
Donny
How come you don't roll on Saturday, Walter?
Walter Sobchak
I'm Shomer Shabbos.
Donny
What's that, Walter?
The Dude
Yeah, and in the meantime, what do I tell Lebowski?!
Walter Sobchak
Saturday, Donny, is Shabbos, the ] day of rest. That means that I don't work, I don't drive a car, I don't fucking ride in a car, I don't handle ], I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as shit don't fucking roll!
[[w:Jewish|Jewish; [money]
Donny
Sheesh.
Walter Sobchak
Shomer Shabbos!
The Dude
Walter, how am I going to—
Walter Sobchak
Shomer fucking Shabbos.
The Dude
Oh, fuck! That's it. I'm outta here.
[leaves]
Walter Sobchak
Come on, Dude!
[looks at Donny and mouths "What a fucking baby". Donny smirks and nods]
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The Complexity of Modern Bank Security
Thunderbolt
In small-town banks, they leave the telephone off the hook in the vault at night so the local operator can listen in.
Lightfoot
People walk into these banks with paper sacks, fill em with money and walk out. Anybody can do it.
Thunderbolt
Bullshit. The newest bank vaults have walls of reinforced concrete five feet thick, backed by six inches of steel. The vault door is stainless steel-faced. It's an inch and a half of cast steel, another 12 inches of burn-resisting steel, and another inch and a half of open-hearthed steel... A vault door has 20 bolts, each an inch in diameter. Eight on each side, two top and two bottom. This holds the door into a 16-inch steel jamb set in 18 inches of concrete. It's crosshatched by steel bars running both vertical and horizontal. This door is precision-made so you can't pour nitro between the door and the vault. If that isn't enough, there's microphones, electric eyes, pressure-sensitive mats, vibration detectors, tear gas, and even thermostats that detect the slightest rise in temperature. Still interested in banks?
Lightfoot
I knew you weren't a preacher!
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Lightfoot's Playful Expression of Affection
Lightfoot
Hey where did you get those pants? You freak! I love you, come back!
[to a woman riding a motorcycle in shorts; the womans pulls out a hammer, pounds his truck and rides off]
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The Importance of Dreams in Innovation
Abe Karatz
They love the cars, the people! Drives me crazy, that the motor company's dead... They'll never be made!
[after the trial]
Preston Tucker
We made em.
Abe Karatz
Fifty cars...
Preston Tucker
Aw, what's the difference - fifty or fifty million. That's only machinery!... It's the idea that counts, Abe. The dream.
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Tension Before a Scheduled Performance
Frank Baker
I told everyone seven-fifteen. Didn’t I? Seven-fifteen.
[nervous]
Jack Baker
She’ll get here.
Frank Baker
Just like the day of the auditions, right? Jesus. How’s my hair?
Jack Baker
Awe inspiring.
Frank Baker
Yeah, well, yours isn’t. Let me run a comb through it.
Jack Baker
Get out of here!
Frank Baker
It’s not gonna hurt you.
Jack Baker
I’ll hit you, Frank. I swear.
Frank Baker
You hit me!
Jack Baker
I told you I was gonna hit you.
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Generational Wisdom and Ignorance Explored
Lightfoot
Thunderbolt! Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. That sounds like somethin'.
Thunderbolt
You're forgetting I'm a lot older than you.
Lightfoot
There are plenty of guys twice my age who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
Thunderbolt
I won't fault you there.
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Connection to the Universe and Balance
Bill Django
] ], you're my ] support system. As a ] I must drink your blue water, live inside your red clay and eat your green skin. Help me to balance myself. As you hold in balance, the Earth, the sea, and the space environments. Help me to open my heart, knowing that the Universe will feed me. I pray my boots will always kiss your face, and my footsteps match your heartbeat. Carry my body through ] and ]. You're my connection to the ] and all that comes after. I'm yours and you are mine. I salute you.
[[Mother; [Earth; [life; [soldier; [space; [time; [Universe]
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Commanding Order to Dance
Bill Django
I'm your commanding officer, and I'm ordering you to dance. ], GODDAMMIT!
[[Dance|DANCE]
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Cultural Identity and Personal Beliefs Clash
Walter Sobchak
I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude. He kept the money. My point is: here we are. It's shabbos, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death.
The Dude
Will you come off it, Walter? You're not even fucking Jewish, man.
Walter Sobchak
What the fuck are you talkin about?
The Dude
Man, you're fucking Polish Catholic.
Walter Sobchak
What the fuck are you talking about? I converted when I married Cynthia! Come on, Dude!
The Dude
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Walter Sobchak
And you know this!
The Dude
Yeah, and five fucking years ago you were divorced.
Walter Sobchak
So what are you saying? When you get divorced you turn in your library card? You get a new license? You stop being Jewish? I'm as Jewish as fucking ].
[[w:Tevye|Tevye]
The Dude
It's all a part of your sick Cynthia thing, man. Taking care of her fucking dog. Going to her fucking synagogue. You're living in the fucking past.
Walter Sobchak
Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from ] to Sandy Koufax. You're goddamn right I'm living in the fucking past! I'm— Jesus. What the hell happened?
[[Moses]
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Tensions Rise Over Stale Food and Frustration
Jack Baker
I think you better calm down, Frank.
Frank Baker
I think you better make sure it’s your head that’s doing the thinking these days, little brother.
Susie Diamond
This food’s been sitting here too long. It’s starting to make me feel SICK.
Jack Baker
Why don’t you loosen the leash.
Frank Baker
Let’s not let a whiff of perfume blow off fifteen years. Be reasonable, Jack.
Jack Baker
I play three hundred nights a years with you, Frank. How much more reasonable you expect me to be?
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Skepticism Towards Religious Awareness
Marcus Hamilton
He wouldn't know God if he crawled up his pant leg and bit him on the pecker.
[referring to a TV evangelist]
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Struggling with Trust and Love
Jessie Wyler
It is just so hard for me to trust anyone!
Terry Brogan
I'm not anyone.
Jessie Wyler
I know. I know you're not and I'm trying. I want to trust you! God, I love you! Oh, I love you.
Terry Brogan
Hey, come on, the Park's closing. Let's go to the sweat house.
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Unexpected Responses in a Tense Exchange
Terry Brogan
I keep trying to think which thing I did in my life made me deserve you.
Jessie Wyler
Go to hell.
Terry Brogan
Oh, I have, you know that, lady!
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Irony in Political Characterization
Shelly Runyon
There's a reason they call me Honest Shell.
President Jackson Evans
Irony, Shelly.
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Exploring Emotional Issues in Dialogue
Walter Sobchak
You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in ] at one point. Not in Nam of course.
[[pacifism]
The Dude
And, you know, he's got emotional problems, man.
Walter Sobchak
You mean beyond pacifism?
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Theories on a Kidnapping Scenario
The Dude
She probably kidnapped herself.
Walter Sobchak
Huh?
Donny
What do you mean, Dude?
The Dude
Rug peers did not do this. Look at it! A young trophy wife marries this guy for his money. she figures he isn't given her enough, you know. She owes money all over town.
Walter Sobchak
That fucking bitch.
The Dude
It's all a goddamn fake, man! It's like ] said: You look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh, you know—
[[w:Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]
Donny
]"?
[[:w:I am the walrus|I am the walrus]
The Dude
You know what I'm trying to say?
Donny
I am the walrus.
Walter Sobchak
That fucking bitch
The Dude
Oh yeah!
Donny
I am the walrus.
Walter Sobchak
That's ex— Shut the fuck up, Donny! V.I. Lenin! Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!
Donny
What the fuck is he talking about?
Walter Sobchak
Fuckin exactly what happened to those— That makes me fuckin sick!
The Dude
Well, what do you care, Walter?
Walter Sobchak
Those rich fucks! This whole fuckin thing! I did not watch my buddies die face-down in the muck so this fuckin strumpet, this fuckin whore could waltz around town–
The Dude
Walter, Walter, I don't see any connection to Vietnam, man.
Walter Sobchak
Well there isn't a literal connection, Dude.
The Dude
Walter, face it. There isn't any connection. Your roll.
Walter Sobchak
Have it your way, but my point that—
The Dude
Your roll.
Walter Sobchak
My point is—
Jesus Quintana
Are you ready to be fucked, man? I see you rolled your way into the semis. Dios mio, man. Liam and me, we're gonna fuck you up!
The Dude
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, uh, your opinion, man.
Jesus Quintana
Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you and stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger til it goes "click".
The Dude
Jesus.
Jesus Quintana
You said it, man. Nobody fucks with The Jesus.
Walter Sobchak
Eight year olds, Dude.
Bunny
You must be here to fix the cable.
[on video]
Maude Lebowski
Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here.
The Dude
He fixes the cable?
Maude Lebowski
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.
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Desire for Easy Paths to Success
President Jackson Evans
Who doesn't want a shortcut to greatness?
[to Gov. Hathaway]
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Love and Nature in Unconventional Relationships
Jake Wise
What the hell made you think you could handle Jessie? I bet you used to bring her some flowers.
Terry Brogan
No, you don't have to do that when you're living in the jungle. You just take her outside and show her what tree you're going to do it under tonight. Hell, we had lots of trees.
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Ownership of Ideas and Their Impact
Obadiah Stane
Do you really think that just because you have an idea, it belongs to you? Your father, he helped give us the atomic bomb. Now, what kind of world would it be today if he was as selfish as you?
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Conflict Between Brothers Over Dignity and Responsibility
Jack Baker
What’s happened to you, Frank? You been kissing ass so long you’re starting to like it? You let that guy turn us into clowns tonight. We were always small-time, but we were never clowns, Frank. What’s happened to your dignity?
Frank Baker
Dignity? Who the hell are you to talk about dignity? This where you get your dignity, Jack? This where you get your courage? No, let’s do it straight for once. I want to explain something to you, little brother. See, there are people in this world who depend on me. I’ve got a wife, and two kids who expect to wake up every morning with food on the table and heat in the house. I got a mortgage. I got car payments. And, oh yeah, I got you. My little brother Jack who’s so cool and so hip and so fucking sure he’s better than everyone else. Don’t you think I’d like to walk up to one of these assholes and blow smoke in his face? Goddamn right I would. But I can’t. I have to be responsible, little brother. I have to make sure the numbers balance out in my favor at the end of each month so everyone can go on living their lives. You don’t win medals for it, but you can be damn sure you’d all take notice if I folded up shop. So don’t talk to me about dignity, little brother. You’re drawing on a weak hand. Great. Terrific. Walk away. You’re good at that, Jack. You never could commit to anything, even a conversation.
[Frank reaches into Jack’s coat, coming away with the whiskey; Jack tries to grab the bottle but Frank holds it away; Jack stares at Frank, then turns and begins to walk away]
Jack Baker
Is that what that was? Sounded more like a speech to me. Next time save it for the PTA.
Frank Baker
You just had to, didn’t you, Jack? You couldn’t keep your cock in your pocket.
Jack Baker
Hey. Who I fuck and who I don’t fuck is none of your fucking business. Got it?
Frank Baker
It is when it affects my business.
Jack Baker
Your business. YOUR business? Your business exists because of me.
Frank Baker
YOU? Who’re you kidding? I make the calendar, I pay the expenses. Christ, I even make your shoes are shined. What do you do? Show up for a couple hours a night and smoke cigarettes.
Jack Baker
Frank. If someone requested “Chopsticks,” you’d ask for the sheet music.
Frank Baker
If it wasn’t for me, little brother, you’d be playing for dimes out of the back of a truck.
Frank Baker
Yeah, you’re a real pro, Frank. You were doing such a bang up job a few months ago, you had ‘em paying us NOT to play. That’s fucking genius.
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Audition Timing and Missed Opportunities
Susie Diamond
This where the auditions are?
Frank Baker
This is where the auditions WERE. We’re finished.
Susie Diamond
What about me?
Frank Baker
You’re an hour and a half late.
Susie Diamond
Yeah, well, I had a little trouble catching a cab.
Frank Baker
Punctuality. First rule of show business.
Susie Diamond
This is show business?
Frank Baker
Look, Miss. We’re tired, you have gum on your lip, and we’re going home.
Susie Diamond
Just like that, huh? I come all the way down here, break a heel, and you’re not going to give me a chance because I have gum on my lip and I’m a few minutes late?
Frank Baker
You’re an hour and a half late. Do you want me to say it again?
Susie Diamond
It’s not exactly bewitching me. Besides, you’re not going anywhere.
Frank Baker
I beg your pardon?
Susie Diamond
Intuition, I’ve had a hunch about this all day. Only I gotta say, in my mind it was a little more glamorous. And anyway, if I’m so late how come you’re still here?
Frank Baker
We ran long.
Susie Diamond
Uh huh. So where’s the winner? See? What I tell you? Intuition.
[pause]
Frank Baker
Jack.
Jack Baker
What’ve we got to lose?
[shrugs]
Frank Baker
Terrific. Thirty-eight.
Susie Diamond
What’s that? Thirty-eight? You guys have some kind of code or something? You know, I’m sensing a lot of hostility from you.
Frank Baker
Name?
Susie Diamond
Susie. Susie Diamond.
Jack Baker
Catchy. You have any previous experience as a singer, Miss Diamond?
Susie Diamond
No.
Frank Baker
You have any entertainment experience at all?
Susie Diamond
Well... for the last couple years I’ve been on call for the Triple A Escort Service.
Frank Baker
Any RATIONAL reason you think you can sing professionally, Miss Diamond?
Susie Diamond
Well, I figure if you want to see if you can swim, throw yourself in the water. What’s the worst that can happen?
Frank Baker
How about drown?
Susie Diamond
You know, my bet is that you’re too literal a person.
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Power, Pettiness, and the State of Democracy
President Jackson Evans
Thank you. ] once said when asked to explain the lack of great statesmen in the world, that to get power, you need to display absolute pettiness. To exercise power, you need to show true greatness. Such pettiness and such greatness are rarely found in one person. I look upon the events of the past weeks and I've never come so to grips with that quotation. So, ladies and gentlemen of this Congress, it pains my soul to tell you that you have brought blood and shame under this great dome. Your leadership has raised the stakes of hate to a level where we can no longer separate the demagogue from the truly inspired. And believe this, there are traitors among us. And I'm not talking about those of you who sided against your party leadership. I'm talking about those of you who were patriots to your party but traitors to the necessary end result: That of righteousness, the truth, the concept of making the American dream blind to gender. And you know, I am not free of blame. Right from the start, I should've come down here, pointed a finger your way - pointed a finger your way , and asked you, Have you no decency, sir? Yesterday, I met - Mr. Runyon, you may walk out on me, you may walk out on this body, but you cannot walk out on the will of the American people. Americans are a good people. They're a just people, Mr. Runyon, and they will forgive you, but they will not forget. Hate and ego have no place residing in what my good friend Laine Hanson calls the chapel of democracy.
[addressing the Congress; [Napoleon; pointing at Runyon; he notices Runyon exiting]
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A Vision for Superpowers in America
Bill Django
We must be the first superpower to create super powers.
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What Do You Do for Recreation
Walter Sobchak
What do you do for recreation?
The Dude
Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.
A Retirement Dream Challenged by Reality
Marcus Hamilton
Oh, who knows. Maybe one of these bank robbers is gonna want a gunfight and I can dodge my retirement in a blaze of glory.
Alberto Parker
Well, I've seen you shoot. There won't be much glory in it.
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Limited Options on the Island
Terry Brogan
Say, eh, there's not too much going on on this island. Do you know where I can go to have a good time?
Jessie Wyler
Get off the island. The ferry leaves every morning.
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Miscommunication About a Lost Dog
Clerk
Super Chief around the corner.
Jack Baker
Huh?
Clerk
Bathroom. Super Chief around the corner.
Jack Baker
No, I, uh, left a dog here this morning.
Clerk
Regular hours are eight to five.
Jack Baker
Yeah, yeah, I know. I was just passing by. Thought I’d check in on him.
Clerk
You can check in on him tomorrow. Between eight and five.
Jack Baker
Yeah, well, I thought maybe...
Clerk
Hey, pal. We’re not communicating, are we? You want to know if he’s okay. Right?
[shakes his head]
Jack Baker
Yeah.
Clerk
All right. Hold on.
Jack Baker
The name’s Baker...
Clerk
Save it. What’s he look like?
Jack Baker
Black. Lab.
Clerk
All right. They lay the dead ones out in the cold room. I’ll take a look.
Clerk
Nope. Just a couple poodles.
[starts reading his magazine again]
Jack Baker
I WANT MY DOG.
Clerk
Listen, pal. Get the hell...
Jack Baker
No, YOU listen, you little fuck. You either get off your candy ass and get me my dog or I’m gonna roll that magazine and stick it straight down your throat. Are we communicating now?
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A Unique Encounter with Bunny Lebowski
Brandt
Uh, our guest needs to be going now, Mrs. Lebowski.
The Dude
Oh, you're Bunny.
Bunny Lebowski
I'll suck your cock for a thousand dollars.
Brandt
Wonderful woman! We're all, we're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited.
[laughs]
Bunny Lebowski
Brandt can't watch, though, or he has to pay a hundred.
Brandt
Ha ha. That's marvelous.
The Dude
Uh, I'm just gonna go find a cash machine.
The Big Lebowski
What makes a man, Mr. Lebowski?
The Dude
Dude.
The Big Lebowski
Huh?
The Dude
Uhh... I don't know sir.
The Big Lebowski
Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? Isn't that what makes a man?
The Dude
Hmmm... Sure, that and a pair of testicles
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Discussion of Marksmanship and Firearms
LaBoeuf
I was within three hundred yards of Chelmsford once. The closest I have been. With a Sharp's carbine that is within range, but I was mounted and had the choice of firing off-hand or dismounting to shoot from rest, which would allow Chelmsford to augment the distance. I fired mounted...and fired wide.
Rooster Cogburn
You cannot hit a man three hundred yards if your gun was resting on ].
[[w:Rock of Gibraltar|Gibraltar]
LaBoeuf
The Sharp's carbine is an instrument of uncanny power and precision.
Rooster Cogburn
Oh, I've no doubt that the gun is sound.
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Lightfoot's Observation on Preacher's Identity
Lightfoot
You ain't no country preacher, Preacher.
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Unresolved Feelings and Unexpected Confessions
Terry Brogan
You know I went down there looking for you? I came back here to see if anyone knew anything I was worried about you... Came back to that fuck!
[points at Jake's house]
Jessie Wyler
I love you.
Terry Brogan
Oh yeah I noticed!!!
[speeds off in Porsche]
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Confidential Discussion Between Leaders
President Jackson Evans
Well can I tell you I'm just bustin to know what really happened?
[outside the White House, walking away from the party]
Laine Hanson
You mean, this would just be between Laine and the President?
President Jackson Evans
I'll go one better. This will be between Laine and Jackson.
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Struggles with Love and Self-Perception
Jessie Wyler
Jake hates me. My family hates me. Everyone hates me! I don't believe you've come all this was just to find me.
Terry Brogan
Guys are crippling themselves for you, lady. I could give a shit what you believe.
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A Christmas Eve Conversation Over Coffee
Jack Baker
You feel like a cup of coffee?
Susie Diamond
Now? On Christmas Eve?
Susie Diamond
Nah. Gives me the shakes. Anyway, I’d better get home. Rest the pipes.
Jack Baker
You want me to walk you?
Susie Diamond
No. Thanks. Hey, listen, you’re not going soft on me, are you? I mean, you’re not gonna start dreaming about me and waking up all sweaty and looking at me like I’m some kinda princess when I burp.
[pause]
Jack Baker
Forget it.
Susie Diamond
I mean, that’d be too creepy with us working together and all.
Jack Baker
Forget it.
Susie Diamond
Nothing personal...
Jack Baker
Better hurry. You’re a nickel down on your cigarette.
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Introducing Lightfoot's Name
Melody
I didn't get your name.
Lightfoot
Well, I didn't give it to ya'. My name is Lightfoot.
Melody
Lightfoot"?
Lightfoot
That's right.
Melody
That's a dumb name. I mean, what kind of person would name a kid that, ya know?
Lightfoot
What's your name?
Melody
Melody.
Lightfoot
Melody"? That's not a dumb name?... Hey, maybe we had the same father?
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A Call for Decency in Leadership
President Jackson Evans
I should have come down here and pointed my finger your way... ... pointed my finger YOUR way, and asked "Have you no decency, sir?
[points at Rep. Shelley Runyon]
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Questioning the Nature of Existence
Kevin Flynn
Mm. A malfunctioning program who wants to live. Really?
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Preacher's Unlikely Appearance Sparks Suspicion
Lightfoot
I thought you were the heat.
[''John Doherty, aka Thunderbolt, dressed in preacher's garb, has jumped into Lightfoot's stolen Trans-Am'']
John
Do I look like heat?
Lightfoot
You look like one crazy son-of-a-bitch for a preacher, I'll tell you that.
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The Fragility of Business and Investment
Lightfoot
Howdy. How's business?
Station Attendant
In this business, you're always one step away from bankruptcy. Funny money, credit, speculation... Somewhere in this country's a little old lady with $79.25. The $0.05 is a buffalo nickel... If she crashes in her investment, whole thing'll collapse. General Motors, the Pentagon, the two-party system and the whole and the whole shebang... We're all running downhill. Got to keep running faster or we'll fall down.
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Building a Better Mousetrap Idea
Preston Tucker
Isn't that the idea? To build a better mousetrap?
Abe Karatz
Not if you're a mouse!
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The Rationality of Mathematics Over Complications
Gregory Larkin
The mathematical world is completely rational, uncomplicated by sex.
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Brotherly Bonds and Underlying Tensions
Frank Baker
So what’s there to talk about?
Jack Baker
We’re still brothers.
Frank Baker
I’m touched, Jack. Really.
Jack Baker
Frank...
Frank Baker
Look, Jack. If you want to piss away everything we’ve built over fifteen years, that’s fine. Just spare me the ruminations on brotherly love.
Jack Baker
Listen to me, Frank...
Frank Baker
I don’t want to listen to you anymore, Jack. What’re you going to tell me? That I wasted your life? That I twisted your arm for fifteen years? Well, forget it, little brother. That’s a lie. Hear me? A fucking lie.
Jack Baker
You’re right. Okay? You’re right. I don’t blame you, Frank. I don’t blame anyone. I just can’t do it anymore. I’m drying up inside, Frank. I’ve been drying up for years. Do you understand? Somewhere along the way I started to close down. It’s like I had this big house and one day I just started painting the windows black, one by one. I mean, I sit in the fucking Hilton or the Sheraton or wherever, practically every night of my life, and from the minute I get onstage, I’m waiting for it to end. We play the same goddamn songs the same goddamn way every night. That isn’t enough for me. It just doesn’t mean anything to me. It’s dishonest. I can’t do that anymore. I’ve been lying to myself long enough.
[pause]
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The Counting of Lives Taken
Defense Lawyer
Mister Cogburn, in your four years as US Marshal, how many men have you shot?
Rooster Cogburn
Shot? Or killed?
Defense Lawyer
Let us restrict it to killed, so we may have a manageable figure!
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Liberation Declaration by Bill Django
Bill Django
I'm liberating this base!
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Recreation Activities of The Dude
Maude Lebowski
What do you do for— for recreation?
The Dude
Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional ] flashback.
[[LSD|acid]
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Testimony of a Fatal Encounter
Prosecutor
What did you do then?
[questioning Cogburn about the shoot-out with the Wharton family]
Rooster Cogburn
Well, I backed away from the axe and tried to talk some sense into him . While this is going on, C.C., he edges over to the wash pot there behind the steam and picks up the shotgun. Potter seen him, but it was too late. C.C. Wharton pulled out on Potter with one barrel and turned to do the same for me and I shot him. The old man raised the axe and I shot him. Otis lit out and I shot him. C.C. Wharton and Aaron Wharton were dead when they hit the ground. Otis was just winged.
[Aaron Wharton; pause]
Defense Lawyer
I believe you testified you backed away from Aaron Wharton.
Rooster
That's right.
Defense Lawyer
Which direction were you going?
Rooster
I always go backwards when I'm backing up!
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Tacos and Beer: A Conversation Starter
Terry Brogan
So, what is it you don't like exactly? Football players, tacos, or beer?
Jessie Wyler
I like tacos and beer.
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Confrontation Between Rooster and Lucky Ned
Lucky Ned Pepper
What is your intention, Rooster? You think one on four is a dogfall?
Rooster Cogburn
I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned, or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which will you have?
Ned
I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!
Rooster
Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!
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Reflection on Political Ideology and Consequences
President Jackson Evans
Well, that's what I get for my Leftist tendencies.
[after missing a shot while bowling]
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The Impermanence Code Explained
Kevin Flynn
Ready? Hope you are, man, cause there's no going back. "Permanence". Funny. When I found it, that's what I called it. I know better now. It ought to be called the "Impermanence Code".
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Conversations about Life in Isolation
Preston Tucker
Abe. Gee I appreciate you stopping by. How long you got between trains?
Abe Karatz
You like this? living in the middle of nowhere? Cupa coffee, 2, 3 in the morning, you could die first.
Preston Tucker
Or you could go into the kitchen and make some
Abe Karatz
Who needs coffee, 2 in the morning? You sit down, read the paper, chew the fat with the waitress. Here, you look around, there's nothin but scenery
Preston Tucker
I always thought we're the scenery. How do you like your coffee?
Abe Karatz
In the city.
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The Rug
The Dude
[repeated line by The Dude and others] That rug really tied the room together.
Overcoming Challenges in Horse Racing
Charles Howard
Our horse is too small. Our jockey's too big. Our trainer's too old. And I'm too dumb to know the difference.
[joking to crowd gathered at a whistle-stop]
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Accusations in Military Budget Misuse
Larry Hooper
Lieutenant Colonel Django used funds from the project's black budget to procure ]...
[[prostitutes]
Bill Django
That's a ]!
[[lie]
Larry Hooper
...and to get ] for himself and his men.
[[drugs]
Bill Django
That... well, the hooker thing is definitely a lie.
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Unexpected Ingredients in Water and Eggs
Bob Wilton
Don't eat the eggs. We put ] in the eggs.
[[LSD]
Bill Django
And the ]. I put LSD in the main water tank.
[[water]
Bob Wilton
What? But, we drank the water!
Bill Django
Yeah!
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Perseverance in the Face of Loss
Charles Howard
Everybody loses a couple, and you either pack up and go home or keep fighting.
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The Mystery of the Toe and Nail Polish
Walter Sobchak
That wasn't her toe, Dude.
The Dude
Whose toe was it, Walter?
Walter Sobchak
How the fuck should I know? I do know that nothing about it indicates—
The Dude
The nail polish, Walter!
Walter Sobchak
Fine, Dude. As if it's impossible to take some nail polish, apply it to someone else's toe.
The Dude
Someone else's?
Walter Sobchak
Pinking shears.
The Dude
Where the fuck are they gonna—
Walter Sobchak
You want a toe? I can get you a toe. Believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it. Believe me.
The Dude
Yeah, but Walter—
Walter Sobchak
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3:00 this afternoon, with nail polish. These fucking amateurs! They send us a toe, we're supposed to shit ourselves with fear. Jesus Christ!
The Dude
Walter—
Walter Sobchak
Now the point is—
The Dude
They're gonna kill her, Walter, and then they're gonna kill me.
Walter Sobchak
Dude, that's— That's just the stress talkin', man. Now so far, we have, what appears to me, to be a series of victimless crimes.
The Dude
What about the toe?
Walter Sobchak
Forget about the fucking toe!
Waitress at diner
Excuse me, sir. Could you please keep your voices down? This is a family restaurant.
Walter Sobchak
Oh please, dear? For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint!
The Dude
Walter, this is not a First Amendment thing, man.
Waitress at diner
Sir, if you don't calm down, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
Walter Sobchak
Lady, I got buddies who died face-down in the muck so that you and I could enjoy this family restaurant!
The Dude
All right. I'm outta here.
Walter Sobchak
Oh come on, Dude. Don't walk away, man! C'mon, this affects all of us, man! Our basic freedoms! I'm stayin'. I'm finishing my coffee. Enjoying my coffee.
[to the waitress; drinks his coffee, trying to ignore people staring at him]
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Occupied Space and Prior Business
Rooster Cogburn
The jakes is occupied.
Mattie Ross
I know it is occupied, Mr. Cogburn. As I said, I have business with you.
Rooster
I have prior business.
Mattie
You have been at it for quite some time, Mr. Cogburn.
Rooster
There is no clock on my business! To hell with you! How did you stalk me here?
Mattie
The sheriff told me to look in the saloon. In the saloon they referred me here. We must talk.
Rooster
Women ain't allowed in the saloon!
Mattie
I was not there as a customer. I am fourteen years old.
Rooster
The jakes is occupied, and will be for some time.
[long pause]
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Mutual Thoughts Between Jessie and Terry
Jessie Wyler
I think about you.
Terry Brogan
I think about you too, lady. Let's leave it at that.
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Honesty About Sexual Interest
Gregory Larkin
I want to be upfront with you. I am not interested in sex.
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Misunderstanding of Identity and Relationships
The Dude
Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man.
Blond Treehorn Thug
Your name's Lebowski, Lebowski. Your wife is Bunny.
The Dude
My— my wife, Bunny? Do you see a wedding ring on my finger? Does this place look like I'm fucking married? The toilet seat's up, man!
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The Importance of Innovation in America
Preston Tucker
When I was a boy, I used to, uh, used to read all about ] and the Wright Brothers, Mr. Ford. They were my heroes. Rags to Riches - that's not just the name of a book. That's what this country was all about. We invented the free enterprise system, where anybody, no matter who he was, where he came from, what class he belonged to - if he came up with a better idea about anything, there's no limit to how far he could go. I grew up a generation too late, I guess, because now the way the system works, the loner, the dreamer, the crackpot who comes up with some crazy idea that everybody laughs at, that later turns out to revolutionize the world - he's squashed from above before he even gets his head out of the water because the bureaucrats, they'd rather kill a new idea than let it rock the boat! If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he'd be thrown in jail for sailing a kite without a license! It's true! We're all puffed up with ourselves now cause we invented the bomb - dropped the - beat the daylights out of the Japanese, the Nazis. But if big business closes the door on the little guy with a new idea, we're not only closing the door on progress, but we're sabotaging everything that we fought for! Everything that the country stands for!! And one day we're gonna find ourselves at the bottom of the heap instead of king of the hill, having no idea how we got there, buying our radios and our cars from our former enemies. I don't believe that's gonna happen. I can't believe it because - if I ever stop believing in the plain ol common horse sense of the American people, be no way I could get out of bed in the morning. Thank you.
[[w:Thomas Edison|Edison; jury laughs; A juror laughs]
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A Decision to Move On
Susie Diamond
I’m quitting.
Jack Baker
Congratulations.
Susie Diamond
As of now.
Jack Baker
Well, if you ever need a recommendation, let me know.
Susie Diamond
Jesus, you’re cold, you know that? You’re like a fucking razor blade.
Jack
Careful. You’ll have me thinking you’re going soft on me.
Susie Diamond
You don’t give a fuck, do you? About anything.
Jack Baker
Hey. What do you want from me? You want me to tell you to stay? Is that what you’re looking for? You want me to get down on my knees and beg you to deliver the Baker Boys from doom? Well, forget it. We survived for fifteen years before you strutted onto the scene, sweetheart. FIFTEEN YEARS. Two seconds and you’re bawling like a two year old. You shouldn’t be wearing a dress. You should be wearing a diaper.
Susie Diamond
Jesus. You and Egghead ARE brothers, aren’t you?
Jack Baker
Damn straight. And let me tell you something. Over the years they’ve dropped like flies in every fucking hotel in this city, but we’re still here. We’ve never held a day job in our lives. He may be an easy target, but add it up and you’ll see; Frank’s done fine.
Susie Diamond
Yeah. Frank’s done great. He’s got the wife, the kids, the little house in the suburbs. Meanwhile his brother’s sitting in a shitty apartment with a sick dog, Little Orphan Annie, and a chip on his shoulder as big as a Cadillac.
Jack Baker
Listen to me, princess. We fucked twice. That's it. Once the sweat dries, you still don't know shit about me. Got it?
Susie Diamond
I know one thing. While Frank Baker was home putting his kids to sleep last night, little brother Jack was out dusting off his dreams for a few minutes. I was there. I saw it in your face. You're full of shit. You're a fake. Every time you walk into some shitty daiquiri hut, you're selling yourself on the cheap. Hey, I know all about that. I'd find myself at the end of the night with some creep and tell myself it didn't matter. And you kid yourself that you've got this empty place inside where you can put it all. But you do it long enough and all you are is empty.
Jack Baker
I didn't know whores were so philosophical.
Susie Diamond
At least my brother's not my pimp. You know, I had you pegged for a loser the first time I saw you, but I was wrong. You're worse. You're a coward.
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Conflict Over Music in a Taxi
The Dude
Jesus, man, can you change the channel?
Cab Driver
Fuck you, man! If you don't like my fucking music, get your own fucking cab!
The Dude
I had a really rough—
Cab Driver
I'll pull to the side and kick your ass out.
The Dude
Man, come on. I had a rough night, and I hate the fucking Eagles, man.
Cab Driver
Out of my fucking cab! Out!
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Determination Against Political Opponents
President Jackson Evans
I'll die before Shelly Runyon checkmates me.
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Crossing the Line in a Game
Walter Sobchak
Fucking dog has fucking papers— Over the line!
Smokey
Huh?
Walter Sobchak
I'm sorry, Smokey. You were over the line, that's a foul.
Smokey
Bullshit. Mark it 8, Dude.
Walter Sobchak
Uh, excuse me. Mark it zero. Next frame.
Smokey
Bullshit, Walter. Mark it 8, Dude.
Walter Sobchak
Smokey, this is not Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
The Dude
Hey, Walter. Come on. it's just– Hey man, it's Smokey. So his toe slipped over a little, you know. It's just a game, man.
Walter Sobchak
This is a league game. This determines who enters the next round robin. Am I wrong?
Smokey
Yeah, but I wasn't—
Walter Sobchak
Am I wrong?
Smokey
Yeah, but I wasn't over. Give me the marker Dude. I'm marking an 8.
Walter Sobchak
Smokey, my friend you're entering a world of pain.
[pulls out a pistol]
The Dude
Walter, man.
Walter Sobchak
You mark that frame an 8, you're entering a world of pain.
Smokey
I'm not—
Walter Sobchak
A world of pain.
Smokey
Look, Dude, I– This is your partner.
Walter Sobchak
Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules? Mark it zero!
[shouting]
The Dude
They're calling the cops, man. Put the piece away.
Walter Sobchak
Mark it zero!
The Dude
Walter, put the piece away.
Smokey
Walter?
Walter Sobchak
You think I'm fucking around here? Mark it zero!
[racks slide]
Smokey
All right. It's fucking zero. Are you happy, you crazy fuck?
[marks the card]
Walter Sobchak
It's a league game, Smokey.
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Understanding Right and Wrong
President Jackson Evans
Well, he may not know his right from his left, but he does know the difference between right and wrong.
[about Rep. Reginald Webster]
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Tony Stark's Recent Absence and Gulmira Discussion
Tony Stark
I was out of town for a couple months, in case you didn't hear.
Christine Everhart
Is this what you call ]? It's a town called Gulmira. Heard of it?
[[accountability]
Tony Stark
When were these taken?
Christine Everhart
Yesterday.
Tony Stark
I didn't approve any shipment.
Christine Everhart
Well, your ] did.
[[company]
Tony Stark
Well, I'm not my company.
Obadiah Stane
Please, do you mind?
Tony Stark
Have you seen these pictures? What's going on in Gulmira?
Obadiah Stane
Tony, Tony. You can't afford to be this ].
[[naive]
Tony Stark
You know what? I was naive before, when they said, "Here's the line. We don't cross it. This is how we do ]." If we're ] ]... Are we?
[[business; [w:Double Dealing|double-dealing; [w:Under the table|under the table]
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A Casual Conversation Over Food Choices
Marcus Hamilton
Care to give it a watch while I wander over to that burger joint?
Alberto Parker
Would you order me something while you're there? I'm starving.
Marcus Hamilton
I doubt they serve ].
[[w:pemmican|pemmican]
Alberto Parker
You know I'm part Mexican, too.
Marcus Hamilton
Yeah, well, I'm gonna get to that when I'm through with the Indian insults, but it's gonna be a while.
Bank Manager
You rangers are an odd bunch.
Alberto Parker
No, just him.
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I'm the Dude
The Dude
Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not Mr. Lebowski. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
A Pitch for an Automotive Vision
Abe Karatz
Cars? You brought me here for cars?
Preston Tucker
Does that look like a car to you? THAT, is a gold mine I'm handing you on a silver platter.
[laughs, indicates a drawing]
Abe Karatz
Forget it; you got no chance.
Preston Tucker
Now how can you say that? You haven't even heard my ideas yet.
Abe Karatz
Ideas? ]'s in the idea business; he makes up numbers so high only dogs can hear them. But what does it cost him? a piece of paper, a couple of pencils.
[[Einstein]
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Conflicting Opinions on Knowledge
Red
Does he know everything?
Thunderbolt
No.
Lightfoot
Yes.
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The Importance of Learning in Technology
Kevin Flynn
Maybe you're just learning. That's what we all ought to be doing. Yeah, back in the day when tech was young, you'd think "Damn, I'm moving fast". You move fast, you leave stuff behind.
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Exploiting Others for Personal Gain
The Dude
You thought that Bunny had been kidnapped and you were fuckin glad, man. You could use it as an excuse to make some ] disappear. All you needed was a sap to pin it on! You'd just met me! You f— you human ]! You figured "oh, here's a loser", you know? A deadbeat, someone the square community won't give a shit about.
[[money; [w:paraquat|paraquat]
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Contrasting Compliments Between Jack and Susie
Jack Baker
You look good.
Susie Diamond
You look like shit.
Jack Baker
No, I mean it. You look good.
Susie Diamond
I mean it, too. You look like shit.
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Debate Over Burial Timing and Conditions
Rooster Cogburn
We'll sleep here and follow in the morning.
Mattie Ross
But we promised to bury the poor soul inside!
Rooster
Ground's too hard. Them men wanted a decent burial, they should have got themselves killed in summer.
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Am I Wrong
Walter Sobchak
Am I wrong?
The Dude
No you're not wrong.
Walter Sobchak
Am I wrong?
The Dude
You're not wrong Walter. You're just an asshole.
Walter Sobchak
Okay then.
A Reflection on Musical Talent and Memories
Susie Diamond
You're good, aren't you?
Jack Baker
I can carry a tune.
Susie Diamond
You're better than that. You know, I saw you guys once. You and Frank. At the Roosevelt.
[pause]
Jack Baker
Must’ve been a cheap date.
Susie Diamond
Soap convention.
Jack Baker
Soap?
Susie Diamond
Yeah, they got a convention for everything. This guy was some big roller in suds. At least he was clean. Some of the guys I met through the service, you wouldn’t believe. The older ones, they were okay. Nice. Polite. Pulled the chair out for you. But the younger ones...It wasn’t so bad, though. I’d get a nice piece of steak, flowers, sometimes even a gift. Usually whatever the guy was into. Got a set of socket wrenches once. Believe it? The guy looked like he’d just given me four dozen roses. But I stayed at the Hartford once. You should see the rooms. All satin and velvet. And the bed. Royal blue, trimmed in lace clean as snow. Hard to believe sleeping in a room like that don’t change your life. But it don’t. The bed may be magic, but the mirror isn’t. You wake up the same old Susie.
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Consequences of Reckless Behavior
Jake Wise
Look, I was a bit of an asshole. You know, I got crazy and I popped her a few times, she came after me with a knife. Just missed my balls.
Terry Brogan
And was she going for them?
Jake Wise
Don't they all?
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Identity and Heritage in Conversation
Thunderbolt
What's your name, boy?
Lightfoot
Lightfoot.
Thunderbolt
You Indian?
Lightfoot
Nope. Just American.
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Control and Freedom in Relationships
Ben Caxton
Remember, Brogan - you're out of her life.
Terry Brogan
Figure that's up to her. You're not going to control us forever.
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Pride in Accomplishment Amidst Criminality
Lightfoot
You know... you know somethin'? I don't think of us as criminals, you know? I feel we accomplished something. A good job. I feel proud of myself, man. I feel like a hero.
Thunderbolt
Are you all right, kid? You don't look too well.
Lightfoot
I believe you're right.
Thunderbolt
Lightfoot!
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A Vision for the Democratic Party's Future
President Jackson Evans
You're the future of the Democratic party. And you always will be.
[to Gov. Hathaway]
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The Future of Intelligent Life in Machines
Kevin Flynn
] A world beyond the screen, as real as our own. I can picture it -- clusters of information, rising like cities. Programs as complex as you and me. In just a few years, we're gonna be able to enter this world. And a few years after that... well, this world will come into ours. Intelligent life from inside the machine. I, for one, can't wait to meet it.
[[Tron: Legacy|The Grid. A digital frontier.]
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Intuition and Luck in Unexpected Situations
Marcus Hamilton
This is what they call white man's intuition.
Alberto Parker
Sometimes a blind pig finds a truffle.
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Moron
The Dude
Walter, I love you, but sooner or later, you're going to have to face the fact you're a goddamn moron.
The Value of Physical Pain Over Emotional Pain
George Woolf
Wanna know what I think?
Charles Howard
Of course.
George Woolf
I think it's better to break a man's leg than his ].
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Acknowledgment of Excellence in TRON: Ares
Kevin Flynn
Very good. Very good, man.
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The Importance of Room Aesthetics
The Dude
Yeah, man, it really tied the room together.
Walter Sobchak
This was a valued, uh...
The Dude
Yeah.
Donny
What tied the room together, Dude?
The Dude
My rug.
Walter Sobchak
Were you listening to The Dude's story, Donny?
Donny
What?
The Dude
Walter.
Walter Sobchak
Were you listening to The Dude's story?
Donny
I was bowling.
Walter Sobchak
So you have no frame of reference here, Donny. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know–
The Dude
Walter, Walter, what's the point, man?
Walter Sobchak
There's no reason–Here's my point, Dude–There's no fucking reason why these two–
Donny
Yeah, Walter, what's your point?
Walter Sobchak
Huh?
The Dude
Walter, what is the point? Look, we all know who is at fault here. What the fuck are you talking about?
Walter Sobchak
Huh? No, what the fuck are you–? I'm not...we're talking about unchecked aggression here, Dude.
Donny
What the fuck is he talking about?
The Dude
My rug.
Walter Sobchak
Forget it, Donny. You're out of your element!
The Dude
Look, Walter–Walter, the Chinaman who peed on my rug, I can't go give him a bill, so what the fuck are you talking about?
Walter Sobchak
What the fuck are you talking about? The Chinaman is not the issue here, Dude! I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you do not— Also, Dude, "Chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature. "Asian-American," please.
The Dude
Walter, this isn't ] here. This is a guy—
[[W:Transcontinental Railroad|a guy who built the railroads]
Walter Sobchak
What the fuck are you—
The Dude
Walter, he peed on my rug!
Donny
He peed on The Dude's rug.
Walter Sobchak
Donny, you're out of your element! Dude, the Chinaman is not the issue here!
The Dude
So, who? Who...?
Walter Sobchak
Jeff Lebowski, the other Jeffrey Lebowski. The millionaire!
The Dude
That's fucking interesting, man. That's fucking interesting.
Walter Sobchak
Plus, he has the wealth, obviously, and the resources. So that there's no reason–there's no fucking reason–why his wife should go out and owe money all over town, and then they come, and they pee on your fucking rug! Am I wrong?
The Dude
No.
Walter Sobchak
Am I wrong?
The Dude
Yeah, but–
Walter Sobchak
Okay, then. That rug really tied the room together, did it not?
The Dude
Fuckin A.
Donny
And this guy peed on it.
Walter Sobchak
Donny. Please.
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Dreams and Conversations in Unlikely Moments
Red Leary
Where'd you get the dents?
Lightfoot
Progress. I dreamt about you last night.
Red Leary
What about?
Lightfoot
I dreamt you said hello to me.
Red Leary
Don't you get smart with me. I'll break both your arms.
Lightfoot
I'll keep that in mind.
Red Leary
Remember what I said. John and me go back a long way. But you don't mean nothin to me, understand? Nothin'!
Lightfoot
What'd you try and kill him for then?
Red Leary
Because we were friends.
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