"We are not enemies but friends.
We must not be enemies.
Though passion may have strained
It must not break our bonds of affection.
The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched,
as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
Derek Vinyard
Edward Norton · 19 quotes
Daniel Vinyard
Edward Furlong · 9 quotes
Bob Sweeney
Avery Brooks · 4 quotes
Cameron
Stacy Keach · 4 quotes
Doris Vinyard
Beverly D'Angelo · 4 quotes
Lamont
Guy Torry · 4 quotes
Murray
Elliott Gould · 3 quotes
Seth
Ethan Suplee · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: Derek Vinyard & Cameron (3), Derek Vinyard & Daniel Vinyard (2), Derek Vinyard & Doris Vinyard (2)
American History X quotes
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Black guy
Yeah, that's that mother****er - referring to Danny after the bathroom confrontation
[arguing with Danny Vinyard about his "Mein Kampf" paper]
I think the street would kill you. Your rhetoric and your propaganda aren't gonna save you out there.
I'm ashamed that you came out of my body.
You think you're the only one doin' time, Derek? You think you're here all alone? You think I'm not in here with you?
[in the prison laundry]
Don't **** wit me aight I'm the most dangerous man in this prison. You know why? 'Cause I control the underwear.
Alright I know your kind...bad ass peckerwood with an attitude. Well let me tell you something, you better watch your ass because in the joint, you are the ****, not me.
Better take care... Im not the one they call **** in here
Derek, what are you trying to prove?
My eyes have seen the glory of the trampling at the zoo
We have washed ourselves in ****' blood and all the mongrels too
We're taking down the ZOG machine, Jew by Jew by Jew
The white man marches on! ~ white supremacist lyrics for "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
There was a moment..like this. when I used to blame everything and everyone... for all the pain and suffering and vile things that happened to me, that I saw happen to my people. Used to blame everybody. Blamed white people, blamed society, blamed God. I didn't get no answers 'cause I was asking the wrong questions. You have to ask the right questions.
Like what?
Has anything you've done made your life better?
Alright, This is stupid. I'm done. You go cool off, get laid, do something, get your head on straight. Then I'll talk to you.
Yeah, but it doesn't even really matter if I don't, does it? 'Cause you got the next crop already lined up and ready to go you ****in' chicken hawk!
Excuse me?
You prey on people Cam. You use 'em. I lost three years of my life for your ****in' phony cause, but I'm onto you now you ****in' snake.
Hey, Derek, watch it, watch it. Be careful, remember where you are this is not some ****in' country club where you can waltz in and outta here as you choose...
Shut up! Shut the **** up, I came here, to tell you one thing, I am out,out, and Danny's out too and if you come near my family again, I'll feed you your **** heart.
I understand how you feel. I mean, you've just done some hard time and...
Derek Vineyard
Don't you ****in' talk to me about hard time! you don't know a thing about it!
Hey, I've done mine.
Derek Vineyard
You didn't do shit! I found out about your little prison story. You did two months and then you rolled over on two kids and let them go down for you, so don't feed me your **** lies, Cameron.
Alright, this is stupid. I'm done. You go cool off, get laid, do something. Get your head on straight, then I'll talk to you.
Yeah, but it doesn't even really matter if I don't, does it? 'Cause you got the next crop all lined up and ready to go, you ****in' chicken hawk!
Excuse me?
You prey on people, Cam! You use 'em! I lost three years of my life for your ****in' phony cause, but I am onto you now, you ****in' snake!
Hey, Derek, watch it. Be careful. Remember where you are. This is not some ****in' country club where you can waltz in and outta here as you choose...
Shut up! Shut the **** up! I came in here to tell you one thing, I am out! OUT! And Danny is out, too. And if you come near my family again, I'm gonna **** kill you!
Well, excuse me, but **** you, Derek. You can't come barking threats at *me*. Look, you can do whatever you want, but Danny is a good kid. He's not some whiny pussy like you. He needs my help and I'm going to give it to him.
If you come near Danny again, I will feed you your **** heart, Cameron.
I won't have to. He'll come to me. I'm more important to him now than you'll ever be.
You're a **** dead man, Vinyard.
You made the fat kid a little nervous. He thinks the joint messed with your mind.
It did.
Danny Vinyard
[arguing about his "Mein Kampf" paper]
Look Sweeney, did you bring me here to talk about Derek? Because what happened to him has nothing to do with me.
Everything you do right now has something to do with Derek.