When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God's light shines on you.

— Ron Franz, Into the Wild (2007)

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong... but to feel strong.

— Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild (2007)

I'm hearing horses! Parry will be so pleased!

— Jack Lucas, The Fisher King (1991)

Miranda (to Daniel): I bring home a birthday cake and a few gifts; you bring home the Goddamn San Diego Zoo. And I have to clean up after it!

— Miranda, Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?

— John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989)

Give George a headline, and he's good for another 30 miles.

— Gen. Omar Bradley, Patton (1970)

Look at me, jerking off in the shower... This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

— Lester Burnham, American Beauty (1999)

Not the archers. My scouts tell me their archers are miles away and no threat to us. Arrows cost money. Use up the Irish. The dead cost nothing.

— King Longshank, Braveheart (1995)

If you don't have money at my age, you're not even in the game anymore. You're just a pasture animal waiting for the abattoir.

— Miles, Sideways (2004)

(looking at remains of a battle) I love it! God help me, I love it so. I love it more than my life.

— Patton, Patton (1970)

Quintus: "People should know when they're beaten!" Maximus: "Would you, Quintus? Would I?"

— Quintus & Maximus, Gladiator (2000)

Lars: Well, Bianca can help you. She's got nurse's training. Gus: No she doesn't. That's because she's a plastic...thing. Lars: That's amazing. Did you hear that? Bianca said God made her to help people.

— Lars & Gus, Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

I have a hard-on for you the size of Florida!

— Parry, The Fisher King (1991)

Katsumoto: Do you believe a man can change his destiny? Algren: I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed to him.

— Katsumoto & Nathan Algren, The Last Samurai (2003)

Half my life is over, and I have nothing to show for it...I’m a smudge of excrement on a tissue, surging out to sea with a ton of raw sewage.

— Miles, Sideways (2004)

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win a war by making the other poor bastard die for his country!

— Patton, Patton (1970)

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying.

— John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989)

All I ever wanted was a single thing worth fighting for.

— Jake Sully, Avatar (2009)

I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

— Maximus, Gladiator (2000)

Often the most barbaric atrocities occur when both sides proclaim themselves freedom fighters.

— Yuri Orlov, Lord of War (2005)

Young William: I can fight. Malcolm Wallace: I know. I know you can fight. But it's our wits that make us men.

— William & Malcolm Wallace, Braveheart (1995)

The core of man's spirit comes from new experiences.

— Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild (2007)

When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God's light shines on you.

— Ron Franz, Into the Wild (2007)

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong... but to feel strong.

— Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild (2007)

I'm hearing horses! Parry will be so pleased!

— Jack Lucas, The Fisher King (1991)

Miranda (to Daniel): I bring home a birthday cake and a few gifts; you bring home the Goddamn San Diego Zoo. And I have to clean up after it!

— Miranda, Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?

— John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989)

Give George a headline, and he's good for another 30 miles.

— Gen. Omar Bradley, Patton (1970)

Look at me, jerking off in the shower... This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

— Lester Burnham, American Beauty (1999)

Not the archers. My scouts tell me their archers are miles away and no threat to us. Arrows cost money. Use up the Irish. The dead cost nothing.

— King Longshank, Braveheart (1995)

If you don't have money at my age, you're not even in the game anymore. You're just a pasture animal waiting for the abattoir.

— Miles, Sideways (2004)

(looking at remains of a battle) I love it! God help me, I love it so. I love it more than my life.

— Patton, Patton (1970)

Quintus: "People should know when they're beaten!" Maximus: "Would you, Quintus? Would I?"

— Quintus & Maximus, Gladiator (2000)

Lars: Well, Bianca can help you. She's got nurse's training. Gus: No she doesn't. That's because she's a plastic...thing. Lars: That's amazing. Did you hear that? Bianca said God made her to help people.

— Lars & Gus, Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

I have a hard-on for you the size of Florida!

— Parry, The Fisher King (1991)

Katsumoto: Do you believe a man can change his destiny? Algren: I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed to him.

— Katsumoto & Nathan Algren, The Last Samurai (2003)

Half my life is over, and I have nothing to show for it...I’m a smudge of excrement on a tissue, surging out to sea with a ton of raw sewage.

— Miles, Sideways (2004)

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win a war by making the other poor bastard die for his country!

— Patton, Patton (1970)

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying.

— John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989)

All I ever wanted was a single thing worth fighting for.

— Jake Sully, Avatar (2009)

I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

— Maximus, Gladiator (2000)

Often the most barbaric atrocities occur when both sides proclaim themselves freedom fighters.

— Yuri Orlov, Lord of War (2005)

Young William: I can fight. Malcolm Wallace: I know. I know you can fight. But it's our wits that make us men.

— William & Malcolm Wallace, Braveheart (1995)

The core of man's spirit comes from new experiences.

— Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild (2007)

Today is Good Men Day

posted by Eivind on December 1, 2009, at 11:03 pm

I just learned that today, Tuesday Dec 1, is Good Men Day. I support this initiative whole-heartedly and want you all to know about it.

From the project’s website:

The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood, is a collection of first-person stories that comprise a book and documentary about what it means to be a man in America today. From Pulitzer winners to ex-cons, and pro Football Hall of Famers to just regular Joes, men share their defining challenges, losses and triumphs through honest and simple truths.

“The hope is that these stories will help men come to their own definition on what it means to be a good man,” says Tom Matlack, Good Men Project cofounder. “It’s about the deeper truth of how men think.”

The book and DVD of the film are available as a companion set, and all proceeds go to the Good Men Foundation, which supports organizations that help at-risk boys. It’s a perfect gift for the men in your life or the women who love them. Be a part of something – join what is fast becoming the centerpiece of a national discussion about what manhood means today.

Learning about this just made my day a little richer and I’m going to order the DVD asap. So should you.

Buy the the associated book or DVD.

— Eivind