147 Movie Quotes about History (+ Sound Clips) - page 13

Updated: Mar 2, 2026

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

121 We will simply erase history from the time that machinery and weapons threatened more than they offered.

Charlton Heston as Robert Neville in The Omega Man (1971)

122 I'm working on history. I'm working on the past.

John Candy as Buck Russell in Uncle Buck (1989)

123 You're talking ancient history.

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid in Total Recall (1990)

124 Patton, sir is a military historian. He knows that Sicily, not Sardinia, has always been the key to Italy.

George C. Scott as General George Patton in Patton (1970)

125 This is the toughest coalition ever attempted in history.

George C. Scott as General George Patton in Patton (1970)

126 Oh, go on. It ain't ancient history, you know.

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV (1985)

127 We meet at a crossroads in history.

Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976)

128 Who gives a _? It's ancient history!

Brandon Lee as Eric Draven "The Crow" in The Crow (1994)

129 It is forbidden for you to interfere with human history. Rather, let your leadership stir others to.

Marlon Brando as Jor El in Superman (1978)

130 I do know something about history.

Josh Hartnett as Eversmann in Black Hawk Down