Quotes tagged ‘russians’

“When somebody like Frederick Douglass wrote a book, he was writing to white people—legitimately—because he wanted them to behave, set him free. That was the audience. Not for me. Tolstoy was not writing for little girls from Ohio. He was writing for Russians, right? I’m writing to, about, and for ot…”

— Toni Morrison, granta.com

“Robin, after getting injected with a mystery drug by the Russians: Morons, they messed up the drug! Steve: I’m drunk.”

— Curtis Gwinn, Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Kate Trefry, Shawn Levy, Jovan Taylor, Robin, Maya Hawke, imdb.com

“Arthur Jensen: You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, Mr. Beale, and I won't have it! Is that clear? You think you've merely stopped a business deal. That is not the case! The Arabs have taken billions of dollars out of this country, and now they must put it back! It is ebb and flow, tid…”

— Paddy Chayefsky, Arthur Jensen, Ned Beatty, imdb.com

“I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody…”

— Paddy Chayefsky, Howard Beale, Peter Finch, imdb.com

“Constance Johnson: Mama? Katherine Johnson: Yes, baby? Constance Johnson: Are the Russians fixing to attack us? Katherine Johnson: Where did you get that from? Joylette Johnson: We had to hide under our desks today, all scrunched up. Katherine Johnson: Okay, baby, that’s called a drill. It means, uh…”

— Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, Katherine G Johnson, Taraji P Henson, imdb.com

“[referring to their meeting with Jim Webb] Al Harrison: How did that feel in there, Paul? You think you enlightened the administrator? Hm? No, he didn’t look enlightened to me. He look enlightened to you, Sam? Sam Turner: Not particularly. Al Harrison: And just so you know, he’s not wrong about what…”

— Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, Al Harrison, Kevin Costner, imdb.com

“Jim Webb: A damn dog and a damn mannequin. And then, a 1.6 megaton RDS-37 thermonuclear warhead drops down in the middle of Des Moines. Paul Stafford: Well, that’s a pretty big jump, sir. Jim Webb: What? Paul Stafford: Just that, that… Jim Webb: Who the hell is he? Al Harrison: Paul Stafford, our le…”

— Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, Al Harrison, Kevin Costner, imdb.com

“White Cop: Damn Russians are watching us right now. Sputniks. You girls ever meet those astronauts? Mercury Seven? Mary Jackson: Absolutely. Katherine Johnson: Uh, yes, sir. We work with those gentlemen all the time. White Cop: Those boys are the best we got. I’m sure of that. Katherine Johnson: Yea…”

— Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, Mary Jackson, Janelle Monae, imdb.com

“Alan Turing: I like solving problems, Commander. And Enigma is the most difficult problem in the world. Commander Denniston: Enigma isn't difficult, it's impossible. The Americans, the Russians, the French, the Germans, everyone thinks Enigma is unbreakable. Alan Turing: Good. Let me try and we'll k…”

— Graham Moore, Alan Turing, Benedict Cumberbatch, imdb.com

“[Shaw meets a Russian general in Moscow] Russian General: Hello. Sebastian Shaw: [in Russian] Once again, my sympathies for your treatment at the hands of the CIA. Russian General: These Americans are ruthless. Shaw: Now they have their missiles placed in Turkey...I expect you'll be planning new mis…”

— Zack Stentz, Matthew Vaughn, Ashley Edward Miller, Jane Goldman, Sebastian Shaw, Kevin Bacon, imdb.com

“The Russians are liars – you can't trust them. At Potsdam they agreed to everything and broke their word. It's too bad the second world power is like this, but that's the way it is, and we must keep our strength.”

— Harry S Truman, amazon.com

“The Russians are like us, they look and act like us. They are fine people. They got along with our soldiers in Berlin very well. As far as I am concerned, they can have whatever they want just so they don't try to impose their system on others.”

— Harry S Truman, amazon.com

“One principle must be absolute for the SS man: we must be honest, decent, loyal and friendly to members of our blood and to no one else. What happens to the Russians, what happens to the Czechs, is a matter of utter indifference to me. Such good blood of our own kind as there may be among the nation…”

— Heinrich Himmler, historyplace.com

“What did the Russians receive when they lost the space race? A constellation prize”

— QrtJester, reddit.com