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havires  ·  3771 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Fourth Bi-Weekly Give Me a Quote from Something You've Been Reading Lately

    Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

- Bill Pullman (Independence Day)

    THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S RIGHT! That's what you get! Look at you, ship all banged up! Who's the man? Huh? Who's the man? Wait till I get another plane! I'm-a line all your friends up right beside you!

- Will Smith (Independence Day)