424 Paradox Quotes from Movies with Sound Clips - page 23

Updated: Sep 3, 2025

A selection of paradox quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

221 A man can live only one of two ways, either married or like a bachelor. What you want is the best of both! And that's not a marriage, not in my book.

Ida Lupino as Marion Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

222 Come on, now, be yourself. -That's another local remark, which means, Be just like me, don't be yourself.

Ida Lupino as Marion Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

223 He's a spy. Captain, he's the spy. His secrets have secrets.

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark Iron Man in The Avengers (2012)

224 An intelligence organization that fears intelligence? Historically, not awesome.

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark Iron Man in The Avengers (2012)

225 Yes. Oh, yes. Good evening. Will you have some breakfast?

William Powell as Nick Charles in After the Thin Man (1936)

226 That is your receipt for your husband. Thank you. And this is my receipt for your receipt.

Quote from Brazil (1985)

227 The wrong man was delivered to me as the right man. I accepted him on good faith as the right man. Was I wrong?

Michael Palin as Jack Lint in Brazil (1985)

228 I don't pretend to be a man of the people, Senator, but I do try to be a man for the people.

Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus in Gladiator (2000)

229 And you, you stay alive, or I'll be dead.