Best drama movie quotes of 1989

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Coventry: You're talking about changing the past, and I know damn well we can't change the past! It catches up to us, and changes us.
Louise Baltimore: Well, we haven't changed much. We're all still dying, this place still stinks, and you are still as ugly as ever.

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Ben du Toit: You must not give up hope, Emily.
Stanley Makhaya: Hope's a white word, laanie. It's not hope we need.

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Emmett Foley: When you come back a certified hero... it kind of raises people's expectations. Makes them think you're a big guy.

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Capt. Hill: You couldn't let it rest, could you? You had to push it?
Eriksson: Go to hell. SIR.

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Zach: What would you do if I told you I've been celibate for six months?
Alex: Cross my legs.

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Capt. Fairbourne: If you were a communist how could you be king?
Learoyd: Only a communist would think of it.

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Ron Kovic: People say that if you don't love America, then get the hell out. Well, I love America.

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Valmont: You want me to seduce a little girl, who has seen nothing, who knows nothing, who'll probably flop on her back out of simple curiosity? You don't need me for that. Anyone can do that.

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Brian Kelly: I don't know what's worse: getting blown up in nuclear war or having a 7-11 on every corner.

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Arnie Fromson: You can't do this. You can't abuse yourself.
John Belushi: Look, I don't pay you to be my best friend. I don't ask you what you do after six o'clock, don't ASK ME! nobody tells ME what to DO.
Arnie Fromson: You can't tell me what to do with you either. I'm not talking about business now, John. I'm talking about your life.

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