All Quotes

"In the fifteenth century it was Henry’s grandfather, Edward III, who was regarded as the model for greatness: a man who took the war to France and Scotland and won, and who presided over peace at home for half a century. Henry IV was not deemed ‘great’ by his contemporaries for the simple reason that he failed to live up to this example."

"Richard’s very character was being distorted by those around him. The pressure on him was immense: he had been given near-absolute power, educated to believe that the correct application of that power was to force everyone in his kingdom to obey, and told by parliament that his accession was as longed for as the coming of Christ. After such an education, it would have been a miracle if he had developed as a fair-minded, level-headed king. By 1382 it was already becoming apparent that Richard was very far from the glorious youthful leader that parliament and the rest of the country had hoped for at his coronation."

"The original reasons to doubt Richard’s fitness to rule – his unwise grants of lordships and lucrative offices, his lack of military leadership in the face of encroaching enemies and his lack of judgement in political and diplomatic affairs – all remained valid. He continued to advance his favourites and friends without regard for lordly or public opinion."

"Henry had every reason to be fearful of those around him, not just of the king. This was the most damaging aspect of Richard’s rule. With a mercurial, unstable and sometimes vicious king, the entire top rank of society was made to feel insecure. It was difficult to know whom to trust."

"If the Lords Appellant are viewed as a group, there is a little doubt that they used tyrannical methods to bring an end to Richard’s tyranny. Their definition of treason, like Richard’s own, bore no resemblance to the articles of the Statute of Treason drawn up by Edward III. Their processes were based largely on military strength, not the law. Their judgement was in places arbitrary and often prejudiced."

"By 1390 the Teutonic Knights were hardly crusaders at all; they were more like a militant Christian state in their own right, making alliances with their neighbors and fighting enemies of various faiths, including fellow Christians."

"Whether he paid any attention to the blue-green waters of the lake as he struggled toward the snow-capped mountains in the distance is open to doubt. For men of his day, the beauties of nature were not a great attraction. Surrounded by unspoilt countryside and greenery all the time, it was great buildings which especially excited the fourteenth-century traveller. For Henry and his men, they had the towns and churches of Italy ahead of them, which they were looking forward to seeing far more than the steep slopes of the Alps in the bitter cold."

"A degree from a university? From a credentialist scam for laundering privilege? Amazing."

"99.9% of what's called activism is really personal exhibitionism and brand maintenance in disguise."

"I mean, I follow a very strict reverse-aging diet and therapy program. It's very expensive, as you can imagine, but I'm not an alien."

"You miserable fucking idiot, do you know what you've done?"

"You can't beat me because you are a loser and I'm a winner and that's fucking life!"

"And the hour is almost upon us. Yay!"

"I guess grammar is a false Andromedan construct as well."

"Primarily, I'm not an alien."

"It all starts with something... magnificent. A flower. Just a flower. Then a honeybee. Very fragile. Very complicated. The bee gathers pollen and deposits it in another flower's stigma. It's like sex but cleaner. And nobody gets hurt."

"Welcome to the headquarters of the human resistance. Despite our general suspicion and disavowal of all extant governing bodies, and despite the fact that you, as an Andromedan, are not subject to the human rights guidelines detailed in the Geneva Conventions, we nevertheless endeavour to adhere to those guidelines out of the humanist principles to which they aspire."

"I know who you are. I know what you are."

"[after slapping Michelle] Everybody denies it at first. And then they confess."

"We're just leveling the playing field. It's not torture. Torture is what it's done to us."

"[bashing Michelle in the kneecap] That's for Don, you fucking virus."

"Because I know exactly what you're going to say. You're going to say that I'm in some kind of Internet-induced autohypnotic feedback loop, and-and gatekeepers, and-and norms, and all that weak hegemonic horseshit. But that is precisely the limp-dick rhetoric that you've been instructed to counter the human insurgency with. That's the fucking hyper-normalized dialectic by which you've convinced seven and half billion people that they're not your captives. To keep us believing in these fucking false institutional, fucking 'shy-boleths'."

"I want you to know... this is really difficult for me as well. You killed my family, you killed my community, you killed my co-workers and you killed the bees. So given that, you should really appreciate how professional I'm being by not gutting you."

"Emma Stone - Michelle Fuller"

"Jesse Plemons - Teddy Gatz"

"Aidan Delbis - Don"

"Stavros Halkias - Casey Boyd"

"Alicia Silverstone - Sandy Gatz"

"Tony Goldwyn as Virgil Throckmorton"

"Shayna McHayle| - "Junglepussy""

"I don't get mad. I don't get mad about anything anymore."

"I can't do her hair, man. You know that? I don't know how to do her hair right."

"I need a weapon, man. All you've got are goddamn nunchuks here."

"You like black girls? I love 'em. I love 'em!"

"The message is clear. Free borders, free bodies, free choice and free from fucking fear."

"I want you to create a show, Pat. Okay? This is going to announce the motherfucking revolution. Make it good. Make it bright. Impress me."

"My name is Perfidia Beverly Hills, and this is a declaration of war. We're here to right your wrongs, motherfucker. You've got an army growing in your fucking guts, and you put it there."

"[to Lockjaw] Wake up, soldier boy. You died and went to pussy heaven, motherfucker."

"Every revolution begins fighting demons. Motherfuckers just end up fighting themselves."

"Your crumbling male ego will never do the revolution like me. Fuck outta here."

"Are you happy? Do you have love? What will you do when you get older? Will you try to change the world like I did? We failed, but maybe you will not. Maybe you will be the one who puts the world right."

"I've got a little Latino Harriet Tubman situation going on at my place. All legit. From the heart. No cash."

"Junglepussy: [pointing a gun during bank robbery] Get your noses in the carpet! My name is Junglepussy. This is what power looks like. See my face? This some 'Set It Off' shit. I don't want you, I just want your money. Your money... pays for my artillery, my supplies, my transportation, my dynamite, my message! I am what black power looks like. See my face? See my face! I'm the French 75..."

"Greeting Code Voice: Nothing is secure. Everything is wrong. No one is above suspicion."

"Sandy Irvine: Merry Christmas. Hail, Saint Nick."

"Some search for battle, others are born into it..."

"The last revolution was just the beginning."

"Leonardo DiCaprio - "Ghetto" Pat Calhoun / "Rocketman" / Bob Ferguson"

"Sean Penn - Col. Steven J. Lockjaw"

"Benicio del Toro - Sergio St. Carlos"