Memorable Quotes from Yul Brynner
15 quotesA 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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Rejection of Spiritual Authority
Chris Adams
Sorry, I'm not in the blessing business.
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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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Power Struggles in Love and Desire
Rameses
I know you, my sweet. You're a sharp-clawed, treacherous little peacock. But you're food for the gods, and I'm going to have all of you.
Nefretiri
None of me. Did you think my kiss was a promise of what you'll have? No, my pompous one, it was to let you know what you will not have. I could never love you.
Rameses
Does that matter? You will be my wife. You will come to me whenever I call you. And I will enjoy that very much. Whether you enjoy it or not is your own affair. But I think you will.
[He leaves; Nefretiri wipes her lips in disgust]
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The Cost of Victory in Battle
Chris Adams
The Old Man was right. Only the farmers won. We lost. We'll always lose.
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The Cost of Pride in Youth
Chris Adams
Graveyards are full of boys who are very young and very proud.
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Valuing Integrity Over Monetary Offers
Chris Adams
I've been offered a lot for my work, but never everything.
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Prepared for Conflict and Danger
Chris Adams
He's a good gun, and we aren't going to a church social.
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Understanding Takes Time in Communication
Chris Adams
Harry, please don't understand me so fast.
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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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The Relentless Nature of Violence
Chris Adams
Once you begin you've got to be ready for killing and more killing, and then still more killing, until the reason for it is gone.
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Teaching a Lesson About Consequences
Chris Adams
If he rides in with no idea of the reception we can prepare for him... I promise you, we'll all teach him something about the price of corn.
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The Simplicity of Shooting Skills
Chris Adams
It's only a matter of knowing how to shoot a gun. Nothing big about that.
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Acceptance of Unspoken Expectations
Chris Adams
There's no need to apologize. We weren't expecting flowers and speeches.
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Determination to Maintain Resolve in Crisis
Chris Adams
I'll tell you what I can do: I can kill the first man who so much as whispers a word about giving up. The very first man, so help me, I'll blow his head off!
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