Quotes from the Wind and the Lion from the iMDB
Memorable Quotes from
Wind and the Lion, The (1975)
Raisuli: This is the Rif. I am Mulay Ahmed
Muhamed Raisuli the Magnificent, sherif of the Riffian Berbers. I am the
true defender
of the faithful and the blood of the prophet runs
in me and I am but a servant of his will. You have nothing to say?
Eden: It is not my intention to encourage braggers.
Raisuli: Your shell is strong like a turtle's,
but brittle.
Eden: Your tongue is clever and fast. Be careful
not to trip over it.
Raisuli: You are a great deal of trouble.
Eden: Why would anyone want to cut out a man's
tongue?
Raisuli: Perhaps the previous owner had nothing
pleasant to say.
Raisuli: I am Raisuli. Do not laugh at me again.
Raisuli: Ignorance is a steep hill with perilous
rocks at the bottom.
Raisuli: It is the wind that passes but the sea
remains.
Raisuli: The lion takes long strides but the path
is worn smooth by pygmy armies.
Sherif of Wazan: Great Raisuli, we have lost
everything. All is drifting on the wind as you said. We have lost everything.
Raisuli: Sherif, is there not one thing in your
life that is worth losing everything for?
John Hay: Theodore! You are dangerous. You might
even shoot somebody - accidentally I mean.
Theodore Roosevelt: John, I'd never shoot anyone
accidentally. I need their votes.
John Hay: Madness!
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At 10:10 AM 11/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Steve Harbin wrote:
> >Totally OT, but maybe not completely.
> >Just finished watching "The Wind and the Lion" for the umpteenth time on
> >Turner South Cable. If ever a movie could be called Howardian in tone and
> >scope, I think this is one.
> >
>
>Actually, it is not totally OT. Those of us who saw "The Wind and the
>Lion" before the first Conan movie had some expectations for Milius based
>on his work there. These were cruelly dashed.
>Steve Trout
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
