Help me choose the Top 25 All-Time 'Lost' Quotes
You did such a good job with naming your favorite "Lost" characters of all time yesterday that I've chosen to given you another assignment. After all, this is how things go down in the business world: once you've proven yourself capable of one thing, you're given four more to do. So why should this blog be any different? What, you thought this site was a respite from reality? In the immortal words of Martin Heidegger: HELL to the no!
Next up: the 25 All-Time Greatest "Lost" Quotes! These are the lines that thrill the soul, that tickle the funny bone, that make you scratch your head and wonder if "Lost" could possibly be more cryptic. They stick in your head, become part of your everyday discourse, and ensure either blank stares or wide-eyed joy if you drop them around the proverbial water cooler. And I want to know your favorites.
Two things before you drop some knowledge in the comments section:
1) I've decided against ultimate ranking these quotes in any meaningful way. When it comes to topics such as "Favorite Episode" or "Favorite Character," it's still as subjective as "Favorite Quote." But it's much easier (as well as worthwhile) to defend an entire episode versus a simple quote. Other than being more memorable than those that don't make the final cut, don't assume I've given preference to one over the other when I post the final results in January.Those are the only rules. Other than that, post away! I look forward to hearing your selections.
2) In my mind, a quote consists of no more than two exchanges of dialogue. A single line is ideal. Short monologues are fine. But if you need to add context via the line before or after, go for it. If you select "the entire opening scene of 'The Incident'" as your selection, I'm preemptively giving everyone else permission to point at you and laugh like Nelson from "The Simpsons."
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I don't know if this is precise, but in "Not in Portland" Richard Alpert tells Juliet, "When you get there, you'll find that time flies."
I don't know the exact line, but Sayid: "I was just given a chicken sandwich by a 12 year old Ben Linus, how do you think I feel?"
All time favorite though is from Hurley: "Dude, you got some Arzt on you"
"Bloop"
The best Sawyer one: "Baby, I am tied to a tree in a jungle of mystery and I just got tortured by a damn spinal surgeon and a genuine Iraqi. Of course I'm serious."
Locke: "I've looked into the eye of this island, and what I saw was beautiful."
Ben: "No, John, unfortunately we don't have a code for 'there's a man in my closet with a gun to my daughter's head,' although obviously we should."
I could go on and on....lol
Have to agree with Jason's two picks.
I've always been a fan of Shannon's "Oh, go save a baby bird or something."
"Why do you find it so hard to believe?"
"Why do you find it so easy?" between Locke & Jack.
"Well, I just didn't have time to talk you back into hanging yourself." Ben
Desmond is running from the hatch and Jack finds him. Jack says "Why are you running, you don't even know what you're running from". Matthew Fox's performance sells it.
From "Stranger in a Strange Land:"
"Stop ask questions, just have fun."
cracks me up everytime :)
Backing up Jason's favorite -
Arzt: "Nitroglycerin is extremely tempermental." BOOM
Hurley: "Dude!"
ooo, this is going to be tough..
"your move, Mr. Eko."
"Jesus is not a weapon."
"got any milk?"
"Theresa falls up the stairs, Theresa falls down the stairs."
"i'm a bloody rock god!"
just to start, i may have more. :-)
Jack to Kate in through the looking glass: "we have to go baaaaaack!"