Memorable Quotes from Rutger Hauer
9 quotesDominance in a Changed World
Lothos
We can't be stopped. This is our world now.
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First Experiences of Violence and Intimacy
Keeler
Killing my first man was like making love to my first woman.
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Authority and Job Changes in a Meeting
Jessica
The meeting's already started.
William Earle
What meeting? Fox? I seem to remember firing you.
[enters conference room, sees Fox distributing materials to board members seated around table]
Lucius Fox
You did. I got another job: yours.
Earle
On whose authority?
Alfred Pennyworth
Batman may have made the front page, but Bruce Wayne got pushed to page eight.
[driving Bruce Wayne]
Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne.
[Bruce reads headline, answers phone]
Earle
What makes you think you can decide who's running Wayne Enterprises?
Bruce
Well, the fact that I'm the owner.
Earle
What are you talking about? The company went public a week ago.
Bruce
And I bought most of the shares - through various charitable foundations, and trusts, and so forth. Look, it's all a bit technical, but the important thing is that my company's future is secure. Right, Mr. Fox?
[speaks slightly louder]
Fox
Right you are, Mister Wayne. Didn't you get the memo?
[turns to Earle, takes off glasses]
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Television's Illusion of Reality and Free Will
John Tanner
What you've just witnessed is, in many ways, a life-sized video game. You saw a liar talk to a killer and you couldn't tell them apart. But hey, it's only television. As you may know, television programs are just the filler between attempts to steal your money. So if you want to save some, turn me off. It's a simple movement, done with the hand and what is left of your free will. The moment is now. My bet is you can't do it. But go ahead and try. Am I still on?
[pause]
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A Lighthearted Comment on Amilyn's Behavior
Lothos
You must forgive Amilyn. He tends to drool before supper.
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Timeless Wisdom on Immaturity and History
Lothos
Twelve hundred years old, and you behave like a child! Honestly, I don't know how you made it through the Crusades.
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The Impact of Media on Society's Values
Maxwell Danforth
Suppose I was to tell you that our enemies are capable of impairing rational thought, of dismantling our willingness to defend ourselves, of dissociating whole societies from their value systems?
John Tanner
You mean they've got televisions.
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The Consequences of Programming and Decisions
Bernard Osterman
I'm still wondering how we got into this mess.
John Tanner
It's called being programmed.
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The Nature of Perfection and Consumption
Lothos
What are we? We are man, perfected. We exist to consume.
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