First lines in Disney animated films

""Who wanted leaders, and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest. Edwin and Morcar, the Earls of Mercia and Northumbria, declared for him: and even Stigand..." Alice?"

"Hm? Oh, I'm listening."

"Marie, my little one. You're going to be as beautiful as your mother. Isn't she, Duchess?"

"THE WINNER, BY TOTAL ANNIHILATION...YAMA!!!"

"[giggles] That one."

"[gasps] No, no, no, Oh, no. Oh, no. I'M LOST!! Where's the line?! It just went away! What do I do?!"

"We'll be stuck here forever!"

"Do not panic. Do not panic! We are trained professionals. Now, stay calm. We are going around the leaf."

"Around the leaf. I-I-I don't think we can do that."

"Oh, nonsense. This is nothing compared to the twig of '93."

"Sometimes I think I'm cursed, 'cause of something that happened before I was even born. See, a long time ago, there was this family - the papá, he was a musician. He and his family would sing and dance, and count their blessings...but he also had a dream...to play for the world. And one day, he left with his guitar and never returned. And the mamá? She didn't have time to cry over that walkaway musician! After banishing all music from her life, she found a way to provide for her daughter. She rolled up her sleeves and she learned to make shoes. She could have made candy, or fireworks, or sparkly underwear for wrestlers! But no, she chose shoes. Then she taught her daughter to make shoes. And later, she taught her son-in-law. Then her grandkids got roped in. As her family grew, so did the business. Music had torn her family apart, but shoes held them all together. You see, the woman...was my great-great grandmother...Mama Imelda. She died way before I was born. But my family still tells her story...every year on Dia de los Muerto, The Day of the Dead...And her little girl? She's my great grandmother, Mama Coco."

"Through the snow and sleet and hail, through the blizzard, through the gale, through the wind and through the rain, over mountain, over plain, through the blinding lightning flash, and the mighty thunder crash, ever faithful, ever true...nothing stops him! He'll get through!"

"Abre Los ojos...Open your eyes..."

"How do you do? My name is Deems Taylor, and it's my very pleasant duty to welcome you here on behalf of Walt Disney, Leopold Stokowski and all the other artists and musicians whose combined talents went into the creation of this new form of entertainment, Fantasia. What you're going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists. In other words, these are not going to be the interpretations of trained musicians, which I think is all to the good. Now, there are three kinds of music on this Fantasia program. First, there's the kind that tells a definite story. Then there's the kind, that while it has no specific plot, does paint a series of more or less definite pictures. Then there's a third kind, music that exists simply for its own sake. Now, the number that opens our Fantasia program, the Toccata and Fugue, is music of this third kind, what we call absolute music. Even the title has no meaning beyond a description of the form of the music. What you will see on the screen is a picture of the various abstract images that might pass through your mind if you sat in a concert hall listening to this music. At first, you're more or less conscious of the orchestra, so our picture opens with a series of impressions of the conductor and the players. Then the music begins to suggest other things to your imagination. They might be, oh, just masses of color. Or they may be cloud forms. Or great landscapes or vague shadows or...geometrical objects floating in space. So now we present the Toccata and Fugue In D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, interpreted in pictures by Walt Disney and his associates, and in music by The Philadelphia Orchestra and its conductor, Leopold Stokowski."

"Now some folks like the heavy stuff, with titles five-feet wide. Not me, I'm always out for fun. I like the lighter side, yes sir!"

"Comin' through!"

"Long ago, in the faraway land of Ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules. But what is the measure of a true hero? Ah, that is what our story is..."

"Would you listen to him? He's making the story sound like some Greek tragedy!"

"Lighten up, dude!"

"We'll take it from here, darling."

"You go girl."

"This is James Henry Trotter. He lived with his mother and father in a cozy little house by the sea."

"Aah! We're under attack! Light the signal! [sees Shan Yu, who leaps in front of him, and lights up the signal] Now all China knows you're here."

"[burns the flag] Perfect."

"Let me have one, please!"

"Long ago, the world was full of wonder. It was adventurous, exciting, and best of all, there was magic. And that magic helped all in need. But it wasn’t easy to master, and so the world found a simpler way to get by. Over time, magic faded away. But I hope there's a little magic left... in you."

"Pretty, huh? I'll bet a lot of you folks don't believe that...about a wish coming true...do you? Huh? Well, I didn't, either. Of course, I'm just a cricket singing my way from hearth to hearth, but let me tell you what made me change my mind."

"Although each of the world's countries would like to dispute this fact, we French know the truth: The best food in the world is made in France. The best food in France is made in Paris. And the best food in Paris, some say, is made by Chef Auguste Gusteau. Gusteau's restaurant,is the toast of Paris, booked five months in advance. And his dazzling ascent to the top of fine French cuisine has made his competitors envious. He is the youngest chef ever to achieve a five-star rating. Chef Gusteau's cookbook, Anyone Can Cook!, Climbed to the top of the bestseller list. But not everyone celebrates its success."

""So they set off up the hill, arm in arm, the knight, the dragon, and the boy. The lights in the little village began to go out one by one." "But there were stars and a late moon as they climbed the downs together." Robert, please."

"Y'know, there's been a heap o' legends and tall tales about Robin Hood. All different too. Well, we folks in the animal kingdom have our own version. It's the story of what really happened in Sherwood Forest."

"Oh, incidentally, I'm Alan-A-Dale, a minstrel. That's an early-day folk singer. And my job is to tell it... [accidentally breaks the lute string] like it is, or was or whatever."

"In a faraway land long ago, lived a king and his fair queen. Many years had they longed for a child, and finally their wish was granted. A daughter was born, and they called her Aurora. Yes, they named her after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the kingdom, so that all of high or low estate might pay homage to the infant princess. And our story begins on that most joyful day."

"Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee. Speak! Let me see thy face."

"Alright! Let's try something else. Uh...from the top. Ready? One, two, three..."

"Welcome explorers to Avalonia! A modest civilization trapped behind an impassable ring of never-ending mountains, whose citizens strive to do their best despite their humble means. Believing the key to their future lies beyond these mountains, many have tried to get past them. All have failed. But hope has arrived, as Avalonia's greatest explorers, the Clades, have now set their sights on pulling off the impossible. Meet Jaeger Clade!"

"And below the hilt in letters of gold were written these words: "Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is likewise king born of England." Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword nor stir it. Then the miracle had not worked and England was yet without a word, and in time, the marvelous sword was forgotten. This was a dark age, without law and without order. Men lived in fear of one another for the strong preyed upon the weak."

"Boy, talk about your lucky puppet. I'd give anything if only I could become a real live boy like that Pinocchio. Aah!"

"The number one rule in my family? Honor your parents. They're the supreme beings who gave you life who sweated and sacrificed so much to put a roof over your head, food on your plate, an epic amount of food. The least you can do in return is every single thing they ask. 'Course some people are like, "Be careful. Honoring your parents sounds great, but if you take it too far, well, you might forget to honor yourself." Luckily, I don't have that problem!"

""Movietown News" presents...Spotlight on Adventure!"

"Too much garbage in your face? There's plenty of space out in space! BNL star liners leaving each day. We'll clean up the mess while you're away! The jewel of the BNL fleet, the Axiom. Spend your five-year cruise in style, waited on 24 hours a day by our fully automated crew, while your captain and autopilot chart a course for nonstop entertainment, fine-dining and with our all-access hoverchairs, even Grandma can join the fun. There's no need to walk. The Axiom. Putting the star in executive star liner."

"Because of BNL, space is the final fun-tier!"

"Once upon a time, there was a young man who believed there was nothing more important than a wish. Not just any wish, of course. The one that drives your heart. The one that makes you who you are. But he also understood just how impossible it can be… to make that wish come true. How easily dreams can be destroyed. And so, he set out to do something about it. He studied the magic of the world tirelessly… and became a mighty sorcerer… able to protect from harm or ill will any wish given to him… and for the good and the worthy, even grant that wish. The sorcerer didn't know if the world would want his gift. But he and his loyal wife found the most perfect island… deep in the Mediterranean Sea. And there they built a kingdom like no other… where anyone, any family, no matter where they came from, were welcome."

"Fear, Treachery, Bloodlust. Thousands of years ago these were the forces that ruled our world. A world where prey were scared of predators, and predators had an uncontrollable, biological urge to maim, and maul, and...AAH!!! BLOOD, BLOOD, BLOOD!!! And death! Back then a world was divided in 2. Vicious Predator or Meat Prey, but overtime we evolved and moved beyond our prey. Now Predator and Prey live in harmony and every young mammal has multitudinous opportunities."

"My story begins in London, not so very long ago, and yet so much has happened since then, that it seems like an eternity. At that time, I lived with my pet in a bachelor flat just off of Regent's Park. It was a beautiful spring day, a tedious time of the year for bachelors. Oh, that's my pet, Roger Radcliffe, a musician of sorts. I'm the one with the spots. My name's Pongo. As far as I could see, the old notion that a bachelor's life was so glamorous and carefree was all nonsense. It was downright dull. It was plain to see that my old pet needed someone. But if it were left up to Roger, we'd be bachelors forever. He was married to his work, writing songs. Songs about romance of all things, something he knew absolutely nothing about. Oh, he's intelligent enough, as humans go. And I think you could say, Roger is a rather handsome animal in his way. I could see no reason why my pet didn't deserve an attractive mate. At least I was determined to do my best. Of course, dogs are a pretty poor judge of human beauty. But I had a rough idea of what to look for."

"It seems like such a short time ago that my pet and I were just lazing about in our little London flat, living the humdrum bachelor life, and wishing things weren't so very, very dull. Oh, that's my pet, Roger. My name's Pongo. You remember, I'm the one with the spots."

"Ah, salaam, and good evening to you, worthy friend. Please, please, come closer. [camera zooms in] Too close. A little too close. [camera zooms out a little bit] There. Welcome to Agrabah, city of mystery, of enchantment, and the finest merchandise this side of the river Jordan, on sale today! Come on down! Heh, heh. Look at this. Yes. Combination hookah and coffeemaker. Also makes julienne fries. Will not break. [taps it on table] will not... [it falls apart] It broke. [throws it away] Ohh! Look at this. [pulls out Tupperware] I have never seen one of these intact before. This is the famous Dead Sea Tupperware. Listen. [makes a raspberry sound] Ah, still good. [the camera moves to the right] Wait, don't go! I can see that you're only interested in the exceptionally rare. I think, then, you would be most rewarded to consider this. [pulls out the lamp] Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, [opens the lid] but what is inside that counts. [closes the lid] This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life. A young man who, liked this lamp, was more than what he seemed. The diamond in the rough. Perhaps you would like to hear the tale? [pours sand from the lamp into his hand] It begins on a dark night... [throws the sand into the sky, forming a starry nightscape] where a dark man waits with a dark purpose."

"This night has been quite rewarding."

"Oooh, in all my years, never have I seen the streets so full of bustle and hustle and assorted commotion."

"Wake up! Wake up!"

"If you were asked to choose the most fabulous character in English literature, who would it be? Robin Hood? King Arthur? Becky Sharp? Sherlock Holmes? Oliver Twist, perhaps? Well, any one of them would be an excellent choice. Still, for the most fabulous character of all, I would nominate...a toad - J. Thaddeus Toad, Esq. Have you ever met him? You'll find his story in this delightful little book, "The Wind In the Willows". Toad, you might say, was the one disturbing element: incurable adventurer, mad, reckless, tried everything, positive mania for fads, and he never countered the cost. Had a host affair with friends, of course, but there were only three who had his best interests at heart. One was a badger, MacBadger. Another was a water rat; a bit stuffy, perhaps, but really a fine fellow. And a mole; gentle creature, kind and sympathetic."