Whenever I think of the best television quotes, there’s one that always comes to mind: “Don’t pretend that you care. Everybody does that,” said by Naomi in Skins.
The quote is painful, evocative, and raw, which makes for the best television. So, what is your favorite television quote?
1. DOCTOR WHO – THE TENTH DOCTOR
“People assume that time is a strict progression from cause to effect, but, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff.”
2. BOJACK HORSEMAN – HOLLYHOCK
“To know me more is to love me less.”
3. STAR TREK – CAPTAIN PICARD
“Reality is for people who can’t function in a world without boundaries.”
4. STAR TREK – CHRISTOPHER PIKE
“I’m not going to abandon the things that make me who I am because of a future that contains an ending I hadn’t foreseen for myself.”
Takeaway: Never give up on your dreams.
5. PERSON OF REASON – HAROLD FINCH
“But if you remember nothing else, please remember this: Chess is just a game. Real people aren’t pieces, and you can’t assign more value to some of them than to others, not to me, not to anyone. People are not a thing that you can sacrifice. The lesson is that anyone who looks on the world as if it was a game of chess deserves to lose.”
6. FAMILY GUY – STEWIE GRIFFIN
“So, is there any tread left on the tires, or is it like throwing a hotdog down a hallway?”
7. FLEABAG – THE PRIEST
“It’ll pass.” The heartwarming and heartbreaking sentiment comes from the priest in the show, torn between remaining loyal to his priesthood or following his carnal desires.
8. BREAKING BAD – WALTER WHITE
“My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104. This is my confession.”
9. TRUE DETECTIVE – RUST COHLE
“Certain linguistic anthropologists think that religion is a language virus that rewrites pathways in the brain, dulls critical thinking.”
10. COMMUNITY – TROY BARNES
“You can all yell at me all you want, but I’ve seen enough movies to know that popping the BACK of a RAMP makes it go faster.”
11. DARIA – DARIA
“I don’t have low self-esteem. It’s a mistake. I have low esteem for everyone else.” Daria never misses.
12. NARUTO – SHIKAKU
“Women make men better people than what we could be without them. And unlike us, even the strongest of them isn’t afraid to be gentle with the man she loves.”
13. THE SIMPSONS – OTTO
“Oh, wow! Windows! I don’t think I can afford this place.” This one hits the nail on the head with the current housing market.
14. SMALLVILLE – JONATHAN
“Whatever the outcome, sweetheart, the only victory that’s ever changed my life, is when I won your heart.” This a sweet quote about love.
15. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER – UNCLE IROH
“Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.” Here’s a slice of wisdom from everyone’s favorite animated tea-loving general. What’s your favorite quote from television?
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