The best Quotes from Burden of Dreams

The trees here are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don't think they sing. They just screech in pain.

It's not only my dreams, my belief is that all these dreams are yours as well... and the only distinction between me and you is that I can articulate them and that is what poetry or painting or literature or film-making is all about.

I'm running out of fantasy. I don't know what else can happen now.

I don't want to live in a world where there are no lions anymore. Or, where there are no people like lions.

If I abandon this project, I would be a man without dreams and I don't want to live like that. I live my life or I end my life, with this project.

Well roar'd Lion.

The last thing a lion wants is to have his dinner handed to him on a silver platter.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.

There are no bargains between lion and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.

Prides can be over 40 strong. So maintaining relationships isn't easy. Complicated social lives have led lions to be the cleverest of the big cats.

Peace never lasts long in the world of the big cats.

Magnificent, powerful, deadly. But as we get close to these elusive animals, we're discovering another side of their lives. One more caring, collaborative and resilient than we ever imagined. There is far more to big cats than meets the eye.

It's better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a lamb.

There's only one rule in the jungle: when the lion's hungry, he eats!

You are a lion, my son, you mustn't be afraid. For one day, all the beasts will bow to you. You will be king. All the stags will bow, all the wolves will bow.

Sleeping with lions and tigers means you don't need many pillows. Their bellies are just as comfortable.

Columbus: "You should actually, limber up."
Tallahassee: "I don't believe in it. You ever seen a lion limber up before taking down a gazelle?"

A lion runs the fastest when he is hungry.

In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.

You're genetically designed to take down zebras, yet you're picking on a f*cking mongoose, mate. [..] The whole animal kingdom thinks you're a p*ssy!

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

Your cells age at half the rate of a normal human. When you're 40, you'll still have the leucocytes of a teenager.

I will escape for every innocent woman whose life was stolen.

Elodie, you join a long line of women who have helped to build this kingdom. It is this sacrifice we commemorate every generation. A tradition going back centuries. A legacy of honor and duty you now inherit.

I need you to listen to me now. I don't trust them. They may be royalty, but that doesn't make them good people.

Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain. The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion... and the price demanded for the most precious of all things in life is life itself - ultimate cost for perfect value.

Dizzy: "My mother always told me that violence doesn't solve anything."
Jean Rasczak: "Really? I wonder what the city founders of Hiroshima would have to say about that."
Carmen: "They wouldn't say anything. Hiroshima was destroyed."
Jean Rasczak: "Correct. Naked force has resolved more conflicts throughout history than any other factor. The contrary opinion, that violence doesn't solve anything, is wishful thinking at its worst. People who forget that always die."

I need a corporal. You're it, until you're dead or I find someone better.

Someone asked me once if I knew the difference between a civilian and a citizen. I know now. A citizen has the courage to make the safety of the human race their personal responsibility. Dizzy was my friend. She was a soldier. But most important, she was a citizen of the Federation.

This is for all you new people. I have only one rule. Everybody fights, no one quits. If you don't do your job, I'll kill you myself! Welcome to the Roughnecks!

Funny how they always want to be friends after they rip your guts out.

They sucked his brains out.

Your little cinematic universe is about to change forever. I'm the Messiah. I am Marvel Jesus!

Paradox: "Mr. Wilson. You have appeared to have soiled yourself while unconscious."
Wade Wilson: "I wasn't unconscious. Who are you?"

Is that supposed to be scary? Pegging isn't new for me, friendo, but it is for Disney.

It's funny, isn't it, though. I mean, we evolved out of the water, and some part of our reptilian brain knows we're not supposed to be there anymore. But... I guess that's why we try to tame it so hard. It's like trying to conquer death.