39 quotes
The search for the truth is the most important work in the whole world — and the most dangerous.
The Fly (1958)
What are clouds, but an excuse for the sky? What is life, but an escape from death?
Shōgun (1975)
The more I know, the more sure I am I know so little. The eternal paradox.
The Fly (1958)
I'm going to work hard not to have any wrong thoughts!
The Children's Story (1982)
Just a moment, children — what does "pledge" mean?
The Children's Story (1982)
There are no "mitigating circumstances" when it comes to rebellion against a sovereign lord.
Shōgun (1975)
Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life.
Shōgun (1975)
I can transport matter — anything — at the speed of light, perfectly.
The Fly (1958)
God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible.
The Fly (1958)
I'm going to pray to our leader every time!
The Children's Story (1982)
Your daddy had to go back to school a little. He had some strange thoughts — and he wanted other grown-ups to believe them. It's not right for others to believe wrong thoughts, is it?
The Children's Story (1982)
When you have an enemy it is wise to know his ways. The King knew as much about Grey as any man could know about another.
King Rat (1962)
Now the sun touched the horizon and the man reined in his horse tiredly, glad that the time for prayer had come.
Whirlwind (1986)
I'm going to get that bloody bastard if I die in the attempt.
King Rat (1962)
God bless mommy and daddy, and please can we have some candy.
The Children's Story (1982)
Perhaps my mommy should go back to school. Perhaps she should.
The Children's Story (1982)
It pleases me greatly because it keeps asking me questions …
The Children's Story (1982)
These men too were criminals. Their crime was vast. They had lost a war. And they had lived.
King Rat (1962)
Closer, Changi lost its beauty and became what it was — an obscene forbidding prison.
King Rat (1962)
Wars are fought by teenagers, you realize that. They really ought to be fought by the politicians and old people who start these wars.
interview with Don Swaim of CBS Radio (1986)