National Treasure: Book of Secrets quotes

View Quote Ben: Because you're the President of the United States sir. Whether by innate character, or the oath you took to defend the Constitution, or the weight of history that falls upon you, I believe you to be the honorable man, sir.
President: Gates. People don't believe in that stuff anymore.
Ben: They want to believe it.

View Quote Abigail: Riley, come out here.
Riley: What? [laughs] Heeeey! What are you doing here? I mean it's your house but, hey! I sent you a copy of my book, did you get a chance to rea--
Abigail: No, I haven't read it yet.
Riley: [looks at Abigail's date] I know you! You're the White House curator! I'm Riley, we met at the uh white house thing...
Connor: Oh yeah, you're Ben's assistant.
Riley: What? Did he- [looks at Ben, then shuts up]

View Quote Ben:[Trying to preserve the writing on the plank for later study] Does this phone have a camera?
Abigail: No, no it's broken
Ben: [tosses phone into backseat] Alright, give me the plank. [Abigail gives Ben the plank] Hang on. We're gonna run a red light.

View Quote Abigail: See that?
Ben: Now that's quite something, right there.
Riley: Yeah, it says... "smudge.." It's nothing, come on guys..

View Quote Ben: I'm not sure what this is.
Patrick: So what do we do now?
Riley: Did none of you read my book? The eagle clutching a scroll? Why did nobody read my book-
Ben: You know what it means?
Riley: Yes... But it's not something that I can tell you. It's something I have to show you... in my book. [smirks] [Ben opens the package containing Riley's book] You didn't even open it?
Ben: I was moving.
Riley: Chapter 13.
Ben: "The President's Secret Book"?
Riley: It happens to be a collection of do****ents for Presidents, by Presidents, and for presidents' eyes only. I'm not just talking about the JFK assasination here, guys. The 18 and a half missing minutes of the Watergate tapes. Did the Apollo really land on the moon? And the coup de gras..... Area 51.
Abigail: C'mon Riley, that's a myth.
Riley: Is it, Abigail? IS IT?
Abigail: This is totally--
Riley: Crazy?
Abigail: [sigh] Yeah.
Riley: Well the last time I checked, we pretty much make our livings from crazy.
Ben: He's got a point.

View Quote Mitch: We both know what has to happen.
Ben: One of us keeps the door open... and stays behind.
Riley: I vote Mitch!

View Quote Riley disables the alarm
Ben: You did that in 25 seconds.
Riley: That's why I tell people to get a dog...

View Quote Ben: It's the key code. The debt that all men pay is DEATH.
Riley: Okay. L-A-B-O-U-L... lab-oo? Lah-bull? It's gibberish.
Ben: Laboulaye.
Patrick: Laboulaye.
Riley: Ah, Laboulaye! [smiles, then stops] What is that?

View Quote Girl in Bookstore: Are you Ben Gates?
Riley: [acting cool] Yes. Yes I am.
Girl in bookstore: Do you own a red Ferrari?
Riley: [continuing to act cool] Well, yes I do.
Girl in bookstore: Well, it's being towed.
Riley: [laughs, then jumps up and runs outside] Wait.....Wait That's my car!

View Quote Ben Gates: Where's the Ferrari?
Riley: IRS impounded it.
Ben Gates: The IRS?
Riley: Funny story. My accountant set up a "corporation" [winks] on an island that "didn't exist" and assured me "that's how rich people do it". Then I got audited and slapped with a Huge fine... Plus interest! ...Wanna know what taxes are on five million dollars? Six million dollars. But enough about me. What's new with you
Ben Gates: Well, my girlfriend kicked me out, I'm living with my dad, and my family killed president Lincoln.
Riley: [smiles sarcastically] All right.
Ben Gates: I need your help.

View Quote Riley: (after narrowly escaping capture at the Library of Congress) That did not turn out the way it was supposed to!
Abigail: How’d they find us so quick?
Riley: I’ll tell you how. The president is a tattletale!
Ben: Sadusky-- he was there. He knows more about the book than I thought.
Abigail: How’d the president feel about being kidnapped?
Ben: He was okay.