Can You Guess the Movie Quote?

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In summary: Who said?"A witty saying never proved a thing."----------VoltaireI think we need a hintIn summary, the conversation is about starting a new thread on the forums that involves quoting famous lines from various sources. The idea is to avoid using obscure sources and to provide accurate quotes, while also giving clues if necessary. Some quotes mentioned include one from Machiavelli, Steve Martin in "The Jerk," and Jim from "Taxi." The conversation also touches on the show "Hawkeye" and a memorable quote from "Apollo 13."
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I thought we might try another winner goes next thread like the What Was It? thread started by Wolram. Quote from any great work of literature, any infamously or not cheesy sit-com, the theater, popular movies, PF conversations, or from any source that should be known to some people at least. Whatever really just try to avoid sources so obscure that no one could possibly know or find the answer. I would think the quotes should be as accurate as possible but that mostly accurate should do in most cases. As before I would think that clues are appropriate as needed.

I’ll go first:
They're shooting at the cans!
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
"Some of God's greatest gifts are unkept campaign promises" -Machiavelli
That would be Machiavelli.

Who said it:

"-then it is a mere matter of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature."
 
  • #3
zoobyshoe said:
That would be Machiavelli.

:rofl:

Not that quote!

"They're shooting at the cans."

Steve Martin in the Jerk.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
That would be Machiavelli.

Who said it:

"-then it is a mere matter of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature."

could be Laplace ?
 
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BobG said:
:rofl:

Not that quote!

"They're shooting at the cans."

Steve Martin in the Jerk.

Yes I lured in Zooby with the wrong quote. :surprise:

BobG is up.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Yes I lured in Zooby with the wrong quote.
No, hehehehehe, I gave exactly the answer the Jerk would have given.
 
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Geez. I fell for it hook line and sinker. :biggrin:
 
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zoobyshoe said:
That would be Machiavelli.

Who said it:

"-then it is a mere matter of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature."

Nikola Tesla


With God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
:smile:
 
  • #9
"With God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly".
WKRP; Herb Tarlek.

I think that was one of the funniest sit-com episodes ever. I loved Les's Hindenberg-like disaster reporting on the scene when the turkeys were released from the helicopter. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

NEXT:
This is the most stupidist thing I have ever done
 
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You still have a question coming BobG.
 
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"Whaaaat... dooooeeees... theeeee... yeeeel-looowwww... liiiiight... meeeeaaan?"
 
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BobG said:
"Whaaaat... dooooeeees... theeeee... yeeeel-looowwww... liiiiight... meeeeaaan?"

Jim from Taxi.

I saw a special on that once. The director told him to repeat it until the audience stopped laughing. Great scene. :rofl:
 
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To ere is Truman.
 
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Artman said:
To ere is Truman.

Wow ! Is that attributed to one person? I thought that joke had been around since after the bomb :eek:
 
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Artman said:
Nikola Tesla
Affirmatory. (<---Can't just say "yes". Have to use a long word because the system won't post messages with less than ten characters.)
 
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Artman said:
Jim from Taxi.

I saw a special on that once. The director told him to repeat it until the audience stopped laughing. Great scene. :rofl:

Your up Artman.


Here is a hint for my quote: Olympics
This is the most stupidist thing I have ever done
 
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Gokul43201 said:
Wow ! Is that attributed to one person? I thought that joke had been around since after the bomb :eek:

That quote was used on a popular TV show. That is the one I am looking for.
 
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This is the most stupidist thing I have ever done

This quote is from the Olympic figure skating silver medalist, Nancy Kerrigan - the victim Portland's own Tanya Harding. Kerrigan unintentionally said this loud enough for the microphones to hear while she was in the celebration parade of her success, at Disneyland. What a spoiled little brat.

Next, I bet someone can get this in one word:
Dave
 
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"Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

"I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that."
 
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zoobyshoe said:
"Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

"I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that."

"What are you doing Dave?"

Darn, wasn't in time.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
"Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

"I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that."

One of my all time favorite movie quotes. :biggrin:
 
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Who said it:

"Hello. I'm coming to your seminar. But first, where is the tea?"
 
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Artman said:
To ere is Truman.

I couldn't name the character but was News Radio the show?
 
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"Hello. I'm coming to your seminar. But first, where is the tea?"

----------Albert Einstein to Richard P Feynman.
 
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Who said?
"A witty saying never proved a thing."
 
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In response to:
"To ere is Truman."

Ivan Seeking said:
I couldn't name the character but was News Radio the show?

maybe, but that is not the one I was aiming for.

Hint:
The show ran longer than the event in which it is set.
 
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Would it be Hawkeye
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Would it be Hawkeye

Yes it would.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Would it be Hawkeye

Was that a guess ? :eek:

Vintage Hawkeye ! :smile:
 
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Hypercase said:
"Hello. I'm coming to your seminar. But first, where is the tea?"

----------Albert Einstein to Richard P Feynman.
Correct! Your question is up:
Hypercase said:
Who said?
"A witty saying never proved a thing."
 
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"I remember that it ended with my breaking out in tears because I just couldn't stand this pressure from Bohr"
 
  • #32
Ivan Seeking said:
"I remember that it ended with my breaking out in tears because I just couldn't stand this pressure from Bohr"


Heisenberg, on Bohr's disagreement over copenhagen interpretation?
I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere..

If so, here's min (Sorry about the quantity.. I just love them)


"OOOOH! INTERCOURSE THE PENGUIN!"

or

"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't
notice it, and B, sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and
plastic."

or

"His head was about the same size as that of an large dog, that is to say, two very small dogs, or four very
large hamsters, or one medium-sized rabbit, if you count the whole of the body and not just the head."
 
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Ad Infinitum NAU said:
Heisenberg, on Bohr's disagreement over copenhagen interpretation?

Correct!
 
  • #34
This one still sends a chill up my spine: "We've had a main B bus undervolt."
 
  • #35
Hypercase said:
Who said?
"A witty saying never proved a thing."

I think we need a hint
 

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