Top Movie Quotes Since 1938 (One Per Year With An Occasional Tie)

Ones that were good, but they were in no-man's land and had gaps between other movies of the 30's:

"It's alive! It's alive!"

"It was beauty who killed the beast."

It was just the earliest year with a good quote. Okay here we go. Not positive about the years. I think I'm good though. Not donezo.

1938- "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." -Rhett Butler- Gone with the Wind

1939- "Toto, I got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." -Dorothy Gale- The Wizard of Oz

1940- "The last number in our Fantasia program is a combination of two pieces of music so utterly different in construction and mood that they set each other off perfectly... Musically and dramatically, we have here a picture of the struggle between the profane and the sacred." -Narrator- Fantasia

1941- "Rosebud." -Charles Kane- Citizen Kane

1942- "Here's lookin' at you, kid." -Rick Blaine- Casablanca

1943- "Certainly. After all, who'd pay attention to a baritone and a detective?" -Anatole Garron-Phantom of the Opera

1944- "Are you always drawn to the loveless and unfriended?" "When it's deserved." -Edward Rochester and Jane Eyre- Jane Eyre

1945- "Who's on first?" -Dexter-The Naughty Nineties

1946- "Alright, out you two pixies go, through the door or out the window." -Nick- It's A Wonderful Life

1947- "I believe...I believe...It's silly, but I believe." Susan- Miracle on 34th Street

1948- "Badges? We ain't go no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" -Gold Hat - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1949- "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" -Arthur -White Heat

1950- "Alright Mr. Demille, I'm ready for my close-up." -Norma Desmond -Sunset Boulevard

1951- "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." -Blanche DuBois -A Street Car Named Desire

1952- "What's wrong with the way I talk? What's the big idea? Am I dumb or something?" -Lina -Singin' in the Rain

1953- "Shane. Shane. Come back!" -Joey Starrett -Shane

1954- "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender! I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." -Terry Malloy -On the Waterfront

1955- "As my grandpappy, Ol' Reliable, used to say...I don't recollect if I ever mentioned Ol' Reliable before?" -Trusty -Lady and the Tramp

1956- "Follow that ostrich!" -Mr. Fix -Around the World in 80 Days

1957- "I can think of a lot of things to call Saito, but 'reasonable'...that's a new one." -Commander Shears -The Bridge on the River Kwai

1958- "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starvin' to death!" -Mame Dennis -Auntie Mame

1959- "Well, nobody's perfect." -Osgood Fielding -Some Like it Hot

1960- "A boy's best friend is his mother." -Norman Bates -Psycho

1961- "We're alike, me and a cat. A couple of poor nameless slobs." -Holly Golightly -Breakfast at Tiffany's

1962- "Bond. James Bond." -James Bond -Dr. No

1963- "That was a murder." -Ralph -Lord of the Flies

1964- "A martini. Shaken, not stirred." -James Bond -Goldfinger

1965- "The least they could have done is let us say hello." -Marta -The Sound of Music

1966- "I must stop Christmas from coming...but how?" -Grinch -How the Grinch Stole Christmas

1967- "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me...aren't you?" -Benjamin Braddock -The Graduate

1968- "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." -Dave Bowman -2001: A Space Odyssey

1969- "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" -Rizzo -Midnight Cowboy

1970- "Love means never having to say you're sorry." -Jennifer Barrett -Love Story

1971- "You've got to ask yourself one question. 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?!" -Harry -Dirty Harry

1972- "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." -Don Vito Corleone -The Godfather

1973- "Soylent Green is people!" -Robert Thorn -Soylent Green

1974- "Keep your friends close and your enemies, closer." -Michael Corleone -The Godfather Part II

1975- "You're going to need a bigger boat." -Martin Brody -Jaws

1976- "You talkin' to me?" -Travis Bickle -Taxi Driver

1977- "May the force be with you." -Han Solo -Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

1978- "It was the Boogeyman." "As a matter of fact, it was." -Laurie and Sam -Halloween

1979- "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" -Bill Kilgore -Apocalypse Now

1980- "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley." -Dr. Rumack -Airplane!

1981- "No wire hangers, ever!" -Joan Crawford -Mommie Dearest

1982- "E.T. Phone home." -E.T. -E.T: The Extra Terrestrial

(Tie) 1983- "Say 'hello' to my little friend!" -Tony Montana -Scarface

"Go ahead, make my day." -Harry Callahan -Sudden Impact

1984- "I'll be back." -The Terminator -The Terminator

1985- "Hey McFly, I thought I told you never to come in here." -Biff -Back to the Future

1986- "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while you might miss it." -Ferris Bueller -Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1987- "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." -Inigo Montoya -The Princess Bride

1988- "Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice." -Multiple People -Beetle Juice

1989- "Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." -John Keating -Dead Poets Society

1990- "We're off looking for the man with the hands." -Office Allen -Edward Scissorhands

1991- "Hasta la vista. Baby." -The Terminator -Terminator 2: Judgement Day

(Tie) 1992- "There's no crying in baseball!" -Jimmy Dugan -A League of Their Own

"You can't handle the truth!" -Nathan Jessep -A Few Good Men

1993- "Welcome, to Jurassic Park." -John Hammond -Jurassic Park

1994- "Mama always said, life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." -Forrest Gump -Forrest Gump

1995- "Houston, we have a problem." -Jim Lovell -Apollo 13

1996- "Show me the money!" -Rodd Tidwell -Jerry Maguire

1997- "I'm king of the world!" -Jack Dawson -Titanic

1998- "It's like finding a needle in a stack of needles." -Captain Miller -Saving Private Ryan

1999- "I see dead people." -Cole -The Sixth Sense

2000- "Now, where was I?" -Leonard -Memento

2001- "We can stay up late, swappin' manly stories and in the mornin', I'm makin' waffles!" -Donkey -Shrek

2002- "My precious." -Gollum -The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2003- "We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup!" -Buddy -Elf

2004- "Go get 'em, tiger." -Mary Jane Watson -Spider-Man 2

2005- "There are few places hard to get in this world. But there aren't any where it's harder to live." -Narrator -March of the Penguins

2006- "Damn you, Jack Sparrow...." -Davey Jones -Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest

2007- "Would you hold still please, sir?" -Anton -No Country For Old Men

2008- "And...here...we...go!" -The Joker -The Dark Knight

2009- "Sky people can not learn. They do not see." -Neytiri -Avatar

2010- "Now Woody, he's been my pal for as long as I can remember. He's brave, like a cowboy should be. And kind, and smart. But the thing that makes Woody special, is he'll never give up on you... ever. He'll be there for you, no matter what." -Andy -Toy Story 3

2011- "Why do you live?" "Because I have something worth living for." -Voldemort and Harry Potter -Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Whatcha think? Do you agree? Maybe in 73 years my kids will make a list from 2012 to 2085. Who knows?