Aaron Eckhart movie quotes

View Quote You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

View Quote You thought we could be decent men in an indecent time...but you were wrong! The world is cruel. And the only morality in a cruel world is chance. Unbiased, unprejudiced, fair.

View Quote The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you...the dawn is coming.

View Quote Everyone's got a mortgage to pay. [inner monologue] The Yuppie Nuremberg defense.

View Quote After watching the footage of the Kent State shootings, Bobby Jay, then seventeen, signed up for the National Guard so that he too could shoot college students.

View Quote The number 1 killer in America is cholesterol, and here comes Senator Finisterre who's clogging the nation's arteries with Vermont cheddar cheese.

View Quote In a year, everyone on Earth is dead.

View Quote Go ahead and throw up, I know I did...

View Quote Why don't you use a credit card and get air miles?

View Quote Kang: I read your Bible, Mr. President. It says "the wages of sin is death".
President Asher: You better keep that in mind.

View Quote Mike Banning: [walking in front of the heavily damaged White House, and over dead bodies of their colleagues] Sorry about the house, sir.
President Asher: It's ok. I believe it's insured.

View Quote [last lines] We've lost good friends, family. All good people. Heroes, every one of them. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families. And they will be remembered, nor will we forget those who served out of the spotlight, to whom we owe our highest gratitude. Our foe did not come only to destroy our things or our people, they came to desecrate a way of life. To foul our beliefs, to trample our freedom. And in this, not only did they fail, they gave us the greatest gift: a chance at our rebirth. We will rise, renewed, stronger and united. This is our time. Our chance to get back to the best of who we are. To lead by example with the honor, dignity and integrity that built this country, and which will build it once again. May God bless you. And may God bless these United States of America.

View Quote [Sullenberger and Skiles are taking about Del Frisco's steak house.]
Jeff Skiles: The ribeye will break your heart.
Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger: I'm more of a Porterhouse Man.
Jeff Skiles: Porterhouse will stop your heart.

View Quote Jeff Skiles: You've got to be kidding me. We've been through all this before.
Charles Porter: Look, I'm sorry if you're frustrated, but our job is to investigate how a plane ended up in the Hudson River.
Jeff Skiles: On the Hudson River.

View Quote [Skiles is on the phone in his Hotel room talking to Sullenberger on the other line. He (Skiles) is eating a Snickers from the hotel mini-bar and looks at it.]
Jeff Skiles: Can you believe they charge $5 for a snickers? I could bankrupt the airline in about four bites.

View Quote Stavro, Harris, the lieutenant needs recon on a bus. If it runs, bring it back here... Either of you know how to hotwire a bus?

View Quote All right, Lockett. You wanna go there, let's go there. I commanded men and men died. Kids. 19 years old. The best men I ever led. Do you think for a second I wouldn't rather trade places with them? I know you think I got my men killed. They're dead. I'm here. Like the punchline to some bad joke. You think I like that? Do you think a minute goes by that those faces aren't right here, seared into my brain? [points to head]. Dante, Thomas T. Corporal. 1-5-6-5-0-9-3-8-6. Ambruster, William R. Private. 8-7-6-6-6-2-3-5-4. Wharton, Jeffery H. Lance Corporal. 8-7-4-2-7-3-9-9-3. Lockett...Duane G. Corporal. 1-5-6-8-7-0-9... [Lockett: 5-5.] Your brother was an outstanding Marine. He was my friend. And I miss him every day. And you remind me of him. But none of that matters right now. Because our duty is to keep moving forward, to keep fighting. That's how we honour your brother, and Lieutenant Martinez, Corporal Stavrou, Lance Corporal Motolla...Hector's father, who picked up a rifle and did what needed to be done. A civilian did that. So we'd better dang well step it up. Discard any lingering doubt. Work fast, work as a unit and we will prevail. Let's figure out how we're going to get out of this mess. Imlay, you come with me. We need to get to higher ground. The rest of you, find some ammo and some vehicles. There's got to be a few LAVs or armoured Humvees still operational.

View Quote 2ndLt William Martinez: Get them out!
SSgt Michael Nantz: No, I'm not leaving you!
2ndLt William Martinez: Get them out!
SSgt Michael Nantz: No! Not again!
2ndLt William Martinez: I have a bag of C-4 on the bus. Give this to my wife. [hands SSgt. Nantz a piece of paper] And get them off this freeway. That's an order.
SSgt Michael Nantz: Yes, sir.
2ndLt William Martinez: Right behind you.
SSgt Michael Nantz: Cover the lieutenant!
2ndLt William Martinez: Here we go. [into radio] This is Lieutenant William Martinez, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. Oorah!