History Quotes / Anvilicious

-->--'''Winston Churchill''', ''providing an alternate view''

-->--'''Winston Churchill'''

-->--'''''Wiki/RationalWiki''''' on Ted Rall

->''"[[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle.]] Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack."''

-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''' on "Do They Know It's Christmas Time?"

->[''Zoom in on smiley face balloon as main characters' souls are taken'']\\
'''Crow''': Oh sure, just shove the irony in our faces, why don't you!

->''"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack."''

->'''Nelson Mandela:''' Someone gave me this note when I was leaving Boi Patong, and I want to read it to you. ''[reads from note]'' It says, "No peace; do not talk about peace. We have had enough. Please, Mr. Mandela, no peace. Give us weapons, not peace." ''[puts note aside]'' Here is my answer. There is only one way forward...and that is peace. I know that is not what you want to hear, but there is no other way. I am your leader, and as long as I am your leader I am going to give you leadership! As long as I am your leader, I am going to tell you, always, when you are wrong. And I tell you now, you are wrong. I have given my life to the struggle, I have been willing to die, I have lost twenty-seven years of my life in prison. But I tell you now, I have forgiven them. If I can forgive them, then you can forgive them. We cannot win a war, but we can win an election. So, my people; stay home, be peaceful, and when Election Day comes...vote!

->'''Nelson Mandela:''' Someone gave me this note when I was leaving Boi Patong, and I want to read it to you. ''[reads from note]'' It says, "No peace; do not talk about peace. We have had enough. Please, Mr. Mandela, no peace. Give us weapons, not peace." ''[puts note aside]'' Here is my answer There is only one way forward...and that is peace. I know that is not what you want to hear, but there is no other way. I am your leader, and as long as I am your leader I am going to give you leadership! As long as I am your leader, I am going to tell you, always, when you are wrong. And I tell you now, you are wrong. I have given my life to the struggle, I have been willing to die, I have lost 27 years of my life in prison. But I tell you now, I have forgiven them. If I can forgive them, then you can forgive them. We cannot win a war, but we can win an election. So, my people; stay home, be peaceful, and when Election Day comes...vote!

-->-- '''WebVideo/HonestTrailers''', ''{{Film/Ava|tar}}[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUTtt14G31c tar]]''

'''Nelson Mandela:''' Someone gave me this note when I was leaving Boi Patong, and I want to read it to you. ''[reads from note]'' It says, "No peace; do not talk about peace. We have had enough. Please, Mr. Mandela, no peace. Give us weapons, not peace." ''[puts note aside]'' Here is my answer There is only one way forward...and that is peace. I know that is not what you want to hear, but there is no other way. I am your leader, and as long as I am your leader I am going to give you leadership! As long as I am your leader, I am going to tell you, always, when you are wrong. And I tell you now, you are wrong. I have given my life to the struggle, I have been willing to die, I have lost 27 years of my life in prison. But I tell you now, I have forgiven them. If I can forgive them, then you can forgive them. We cannot win a war, but we can win an election. So, my people; stay home, be peaceful, and when Election Day comes...vote!

->''"I've found the whole "fake geek girl" thing alternately interesting and depressing, so there's a quest about it in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. It's called 'Fake Geek Guy,' because my writing is about as subtle as a sledgehammer. To the face. Of your grandmother."''

-->--'''Shannon Hale''

->Together, they'll learn: '[[ArmiesAreEvil Military = BAD]]. [[GreenAesop Trees = GOOD]].'

->''"A particular trademark of the [[VerySpecialEpisode VSE]] is that it can't be trusted to deal with substance abuse issues without turning into a hysterical, hand-flapping PSA, like those after school specials where a straight-A bookworm takes one whiff of second-hand pot smoke and immediately joins a murderous biker gang before launching themselves from the highest building in the city, because they can flyyyyy! More of a warning campaign to the nation's youth than an actual plot device for the characters to explore, these episodes speak with [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle old men's voices from teenage mouths]], trying to impart the notion on a young audience that kids would turn their backs on someone who smoked a cigarette or offered a beer at a party, because that's just the uncoolest thing ever, dude."''

->''"...Chris Carter is not a subtle writer. While he is a phenomenal producer, a great ideas man and a wonderful director, Carter’s writing can occasionally seem just a little bit too heavy-handed. ''{{Series/Millennium}}'' features a character bluntly confronting all the darkness in the world, called [[PropheticName Frank Black]]. He retreats from the darkness into a big yellow house. The dialogue can occasionally be a bit on the nose, particularly when Frank explains his visions to Beltcher. ''“It’s my gift. It’s my '''[[BlessedWithSuck curse]]'''.”'' It’s no wonder that ''Series/MadTV'' chose to parody that line for ''[[Series/SuddenlySusan Suddenly Millennium]]''."''
-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2015/02/05/millennium-pilot-review/ Darren Mooney]]'''

->''"Finding the word ''[[AC:Torchwood]]'' smeared in blood on the wall by a pair of corpses with their throats slit is a gruesomely memorable image but all the pomp and circumstance around it blunts the impact. The episode should have begun without Torchwood even present, panning across the room slowly, past the bodies and onto the wall to reveal the message. '''"Your name written in their blood… [[ViewersAreMorons you did this Captain Jack Harkness!]]"''' -- the subtlety bus missed this town."''

->'''David''': I’d just like to say this: exactly why does anyone in the world have a gigantic neon sign in their bedroom that says “HELLO THERE” in asymmetrical letterforms? Other than for a totally hacky wreck-the-apartment scene where she can [[SignsOfDisrepair smash the O and T]] so it can say “HELL HERE.”

->'''David''': I’d just like to say this: exactly why does anyone in the world have a gigantic neon sign in their bedroom that says “HELLO THERE” in asymmetrical letterforms? Other than for a totally hacky wreck-the-apartment scene where she can [[SignsOfDisrepair smash the O and T]] so it can say “HELL HERE.” You’re so damn clever, Creator/TimBurton.\\

->''"There’s always a message, rarely a storyline."''
-->--'''Matthew Paul Taylor''' [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/03/left-behind-review-nicolas-cage-s-bible-movie-is-god-awful.html on]] ''Film/LeftBehind''

->''"Hilariously Torchwood turns up in the first scene in their [[HummerDinger gigantic SUV]] with [[BigDamnHeroes big, bold music]] wearing [[FairCop ray bans and long flowing jackets]] and parading up to the police [[PowerWalk in slow motion]]. I have honestly never seen a more ridiculous, overblown, cartoon bunch of regulars in my entire life...Finding the word ''[[AC:Torchwood]]'' smeared in blood on the wall by a pair of corpses with their throats slit is a gruesomely memorable image but all the pomp and circumstance around it blunts the impact. The episode should have begun without Torchwood even present, panning across the room slowly, past the bodies and onto the wall to reveal the message. '''"Your name written in their blood… [[ViewersAreMorons you did this Captain Jack Harkness!]]"''' -- the subtlety bus missed this town."''

->''"A good example is the best sermon."''
-->--'''Creator/BenjaminFranklin''', ''Poor Richard's Almanack''

->''"Hilariously Torchwood turns up in the first scene in their [[HummerDinger gigantic SUV]] with [[BigDamnHeroes big, bold music]] wearing [[FairCop ray bans and long flowing jackets]] and parading up to the police [[PowerWalk in slow motion]]. I have honestly never seen a more ridiculous, overblown, cartoon bunch of regulars in my entire life...Finding the word ''[[AC:Torchwood]]'' smeared in blood on the wall by a pair of corpses with their throats slit is a gruesomely memorable image but all the pomp and circumstance around it blunts the impact. The episode should have begun without Torchwood even present, panning across the room slowly, past the bodies and onto the wall to reveal the message. '''"Your name written their blood… [[ViewersAreMorons you did this Captain Jack Harkness!]]"''' -- the subtlety bus missed this town."''

->''"Hilariously Torchwood turns up in the first scene in their [[HummerDinger gigantic SUV]] with [[BigDamnHeroes big, bold music]] wearing [[FairCop ray bans and long flowing jackets]] and parading up to the police [[PowerWalk in slow motion]]. I have honestly never seen a more ridiculous, overblown, cartoon bunch of regulars in my entire life...Finding the word ''[[AC:Torchwood]]'' smeared in blood on the wall by a pair of corpses with their throats slit is a gruesomely memorable image but all the pomp and circumstance around it blunts the impact. The episode should have begun without Torchwood even present, panning across the room slowly, past the bodies and onto the wall to reveal the message. ''"Your name written their blood…'''[[ViewersAreMorons you]]''' did this Captain Jack Harkness!"'' -- the subtlety bus missed this town."''

->''"Hilariously Torchwood turns up in the first scene in their [[HummerDinger gigantic SUV]] with [[BigDamnHeroes big, bold music]] wearing [[FairCop ray bans and long flowing jackets]] and parading up to the police [[PowerWalk in slow motion]]. I have honestly never seen a more ridiculous, overblown, cartoon bunch of regulars in my entire life...Finding the word [[AC:Torchwood]] smeared in blood on the wall by a pair of corpses with their throats slit is a gruesomely memorable image but all the pomp and circumstance around it blunts the impact. The episode should have begun without Torchwood even present, panning across the room slowly, past the bodies and onto the wall to reveal the message. ''"Your name written their blood…'''[[ViewersAreMorons you]]''' did this Captain Jack Harkness!"'' -- the subtlety bus missed this town."''

->''"I was just having a discussion with a friend about Music/MurrayGold’s music last night where I found myself in a position defending his work but watching this episode I don’t know why I bothered. From the outset it's one of the most predictable and corny soundtracks that has been slapped on ''Doctor Who'' material. Because this is supposed to be tearing your heart out and stamping on it, [[LonelyPianoPiece the piano]] is omnipresent and [[WorldsSmallestViolin the violins]] are never far away. It makes the soundtracks of the Original Series of ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' look subtle in comparison."''
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/as-bad-as-television-gets.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{DoctorWhoNSS1E8FathersDay}} "Father's Day"]]

->''"I was just having a discussion with a friend about Music/MurrayGold’s music last night where I found myself in a position defending his work but watching this episode I don’t know why I bothered. From the outset it's one of the most predictable and corny soundtracks that has been slapped on ''Doctor Who'' material. Because this is supposed to be tearing your heart out and stamping on it, [[LonelyPianoPiece the piano]] is omnipresent and [[SadViolinMusic the violins]] are never far away. It makes the soundtracks of the Original Series of ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' look subtle in comparison."''

->''"I was just having a discussion with a friend about Music/MurrayGold’s music last night where I found myself in a position defending his work but watching this episode I don’t know why I bothered. From the outset it's one of the most predictable and corny soundtracks that has been slapped on ''Doctor Who'' material. Because this is supposed to be tearing your heart out and stamping on, it the piano is omnipresent and the violins are never far away. It makes the soundtracks of the Original Series of ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' look subtle in comparison."''