65 Movie Quotes about Contests (Sound Clips)

Last updated on: February 18, 2024

Memorable quotes about contests, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Now maybe you haven't noticed, but we aren't exactly winning any popularity contests here. They hate me, they hate you, they hate us.

John Candy as Irv Blitzer in Cool Runnings

2 Contestants, if you hear me back there... You don't need to be number one as you amble down life's highway, but don't be last!

Quote from They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

3 Contests! What good are contests anyway? Why they make you a million enemies. And all they prove is you've got too much money in the first place.

Raymond Walburn as Maxford in Christmas in July (1944)

4 Pick your winner, send him a check, and tell him to go soak his head!

Raymond Walburn as Maxford in Christmas in July (1944)

5 We should not be fighting each other. We should be living in harmony. Why must we always have these contests of strength?

Quote from Duel to the Death

6 But duels don't always have to be fatal, do they? Contests can be friendly. -I disagree. Warriors must always fight to the death.

Quote from Duel to the Death

7 That's it, that's it! It's all over! The Wonka Contest is all over!

Quote from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

8 I know, let's have a spelling contest.

Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993)

9 How many contests have you lost? -Never mind. But every time I've lost one, I've doubled my chances on the next. It's what you call the law of averages.

Quote from Christmas in July (1944)

10 And believe me, these wonderful kids deserve your cheers, because each one of them is fighting down pain, exhaustion, weariness, struggling to keep going, battling to win, and isn't that the American way?

Gig Young as Rocky Gravo in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?