Best movie quotes of 1972

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes picture

Announcer: Ape Management... Is in the hands of the apes.

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Radio Newcaster (segment 1 "And All Through the House"): We interrupt this program for a special announcement. A man described as a homicidal maniac has escaped from the hospital for the criminally insane: he is 6 foot 3 inches tall, 210 pounds, dark eyes, bald, and may be wearing a Santa Claus costume taken from a shop in Burley. All residents of the county are warned to be on the lookout for this man, and to phone the police if they see him. We now continue our program of carols for Christmas.

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Frenzy picture

Robert Rusk: I don't know if you know it, Babs, but you're my type of woman.

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The Man picture

Douglass Dilman: When you justify murder in the name of morality, you've done nothing but murder your morality.

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Sadie: Being in this house makes me wish I was a lady.

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie picture

Colonel: I didn't know that chivalry still existed in your semi-savage country.
Rafael Acosta: Sir, you just insulted the Republic of Miranda.
Colonel: I don't give a damn about the Republic of Miranda.
Rafael Acosta: And I shit on your entire army.

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Tang Lung: Movement number 4: Dragon seeks path. Hi-yah!" (Tang kicks, knocking a hoodlum unconscious) "Dragon whips his tail.

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Mr. Corcoran: Stay away from her. I don't hand out my daughter to newly weds.

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Asylum picture

Dr. Martin: Working with the mentally disturbed... can lead to a breakdown.

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Shaft: You might catch cold.
Rita: I suppose its immodest of me to walk around like this in front of a stranger. But, any enemy of John Kelly's, is an old friend of mine.

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Young Winston picture

Winston Churchill: I'm free! I'm free! I'm Winston Bloody Churchill and I'm free.

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades picture

Ogami Itto: The true way of the warrior means to live by death.

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The Candidate picture

Jaime: This thing you call politics? Politics is bullshit.
Lucas: I was wondering what it was.

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Trouble Man picture

Mr. T: Yeah, my main squeeze! Give me some.
Angel: 20 years ago that would have been more truth than jive, baby.

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Snoopy Come Home picture

Charlie Brown: Hmm, a letter to Snoopy. What a surprise. I never get any mail. I had 15 pen pals once, and they let me do all the writing.

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Dr. Phibes Rises Again picture

Inspector Trout: But you haven't got a chance!
Sir Wayne Waverley: He'll chop you down like the rest of them!
Darius Biederbeck: I'm not like the rest of them! Phibes may put the fear of God in you, but not me. Now stay out of my way!

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Leon Trotsky: It's hard living with an old revolutionary. You should have been with us when we stormed the Winter Palace! With Lenin in Moscow in the early days! What happiness to be alive - to be fighting then.

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Dr. Prodd: Name, please?
Miss Smethurst: Smethurst.
Dr. Prodd: Oh yes, I have some good news for you, Mrs Smethurst.
Miss Smethurst: Miss Smethurst.
Dr. Prodd: Oh, in that case I have some bad news for you.

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Wu: I was being used, have pity on me! Please, sir.
Chen: Have pity? Who had pity for Huo Yuan-Chia?

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