Memorable Quotes from Mickey Rooney
6 quotesPreparation for a Night at the Museum
Cecil
Larry. Your keys, your torch.
Larry Daley
Right.
Cecil
You're gonna wanna strap those to your belt. Now, it can get a little spooky around here at night, so you might wanna put a few lights on. All right, flashlight, keys. What am I for...? Oh. The instruction manual.
Gus
Instructions. You start with one, two, three...
Larry Daley
Four?
Gus
Are you crackin wise? I oughta punch you in the nose, hopscotch.
Reginald
Leave him alone, Gus. You got it covered, right, Larry?
Larry Daley
Yeah, yeah, I got it.
Gus
You better get it!
Cecil
Gus. Larry, do them in order, do them all and do them quick. And the most important thing of all to remember: don't let anything in or out.
Larry Daley
Out?
Cecil
Good luck, son.
Larry Daley
Night, Gus.
Gus
Young buck, crackin wise.
Cecil
Moving on.
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Despair Over Loss in War
Homer Macauley
If my brother is killed in this war, I'll spit at the world. I'll hate it forever. I won't be good. I'll be bad. I'll be the worst there is. I'll be the worst that ever lived.
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Baseball Team Preferences and Rivalries
Freddie Fuller
There's our baseball field... last year one of our players was drafted by the St. Louis Browns.
Whitey Marsh
Well, I like the Yankees.
Freddie Fuller
You would!
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Debate on the Existence of a Dragon
Dr. Terminus
In my Scientific Opinion, the Existence of a Dragon would have an Impact of;–– Gigantic Proportions! ] and legend would become… ], and ]. You could really make a quick buck with it.
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Lampie
But I can prove it! I can prove it! His name is Elliott! I can show you, he's downstairs, I can take you to see him right now…
Dr. Terminus
Unfortunately, I cannot make it right now. I have an Appointment with a Young Lady, who's interested… in a nursing career.
[Exit Terminus]
Hoagy
I wanna see it.
Lampie
Y wanna see it?! Well, if y wanna see it, you shall! But first… first let's have a quick one. For the rocks we'll hafta climb… and the dragon… the dragon is scary.
Hoagy
Okay; okay; I'll have one for the rocks.
Lampie
An one for the scary.
Hoagy
Quoddy.
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The Challenge of Believing the Unbelievable
Cecil
We're too old for surprises.
Larry Daley
Really? I thought you liked surprises! Especially the fact that everything in the museum comes to life at night! That little... sweetheart.
Cecil
Larry, we wanted to tell you. You never would have believed us.
Larry Daley
Do you have any idea what I've been through tonight?
Gus
What?
Larry Daley
I said, do you have any idea what I've been through tonight, Gus?
Gus
Keep a lid on it, butterscotch!
Larry Daley
I don't even know if what happened was real or not, but I did not sign up for this. I just need a regular job that... that is not life-threatening and pays my bills. So thank you very much, and I left my uniform in the office, and I will be seeing you.
Gus
Larry! Bah.
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Embracing Individual Beliefs and Identities
Tony Ponessa
If you're a Catholic or a Protestant, you can go right on being one.
Whitey Marsh
Well, I'm nothin'.
Tony Ponessa
Then, you can go right on being nothin', and nobody cares.
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