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

Updated: Jun 22, 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 Oh, yeah, I remember. I sat next to you in history.

Quote from Tommy Boy (1995)

122 Now look. I've listened to you very patiently. I've heard your whole life's history.

Quote from Dark Command (1940)

123 If you'd take the time to study your country's history, you'd be the first to admit it.

Quote from The Quiet Man (1952)

124 If you knew your country's history as well as you claim to know it, you'd know that they haven't been beaten west of the Shannon for the last 22 years.

Quote from The Quiet Man (1952)

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

Quote from The Omega Man (1971)

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

Quote from Uncle Buck (1989)

127 You're talking ancient history.

Quote from Total Recall (1990)

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

Quote from Patton (1970)

129 This is the toughest coalition ever attempted in history.

Quote from Patton (1970)

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

Quote from Rocky IV (1985)