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Explore 534 quotes from the 2000s

I’m not saying I don’t like police. I’m not saying that. I’m saying I’m just scared of 'em. Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes we want to call them too. Somebody broke into my house once. This is a good time to call 'em. But I didn't, I don’t know, mm-mm.

Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly

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Topic

Black people and police Police

Speaker

Dave Chappelle

Source

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Chappelle, Dave. Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly. HBO, 26 July 2000.

Simply because a problem can be shown to exist, it doesn't necessarily follow that there is a solution.

Donald Rumsfeld

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Topic

Solving problems

Speaker

Donald Rumsfeld

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Rumsfeld, Donald. Quoted in Interavia Business & Technology. 1 Jan. 2001.

I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.

Grover Norquist

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Topic

Limited government

Speaker

Grover Norquist

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Norquist, Grover. Interviewed by Mara Liasson. NPR's Morning Edition. 25 May 2001.

Okay, no uterus, no opinion.

Rachel Green

Friends

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Topic

Abortion Women's rights

Speaker

Rachel Green

Actor

Jennifer Aniston

Source

Friends

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The One with the Secret Closet." Friends, written by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and Robert Carlock, directed by Kevin Bright, season 8, episode 14, Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions and Warner Bros. Television, 2002.

I love you, but I love me more.

Samantha

Sex and the City

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Topic

Loving oneself

Speaker

Samantha

Actor

Kim Cattrall

Source

Sex and the City

Medium

TV program

Genre

Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Statement Type

Profession of love

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Luck Be an Old Lady." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky, directed by John David Coles, season 5, episode 3, Darren Star Productions, 2002.

I’ve been dating since I was fifteen! I’m exhausted! Where is he?

Charlotte

Sex and the City

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Topic

Looking for the one Looking for love The one Courtship and dating

Speaker

Charlotte

Actor

Kristin Davis

Source

Sex and the City

Medium

TV program

Genre

Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Where There's Smoke..." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Candace Bushnell and Michael Patrick King, directed by Michael Patrick King, season 3, episode 1, Darren Star Productions, 2000.

"Remember when" is the lowest form of conversation.

Tony Soprano

The Sopranos

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Topic

Memories Conversation

Speaker

Tony Soprano

Actor

James Gandolfini

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Remember When." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Terence Winter, directed by Phil Abraham, season 6, episode 15, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2007.

I just-I can’t stand the sound of the human voice.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Topic

Misanthropy

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Hot Towel." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Alec Berg, season 7, episode 4, Home Box Office, 2009.

People have to share things, Joel. That's what intimacy is.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Topic

Fear of intimacy Intimacy Relationships

Speaker

Clementine Kruczynski

Actor

Kate Winslet

Source

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Science fiction (film) Romantic drama Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

I like my money right where I can see it-hanging in my closet.

Carrie

Sex and the City

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Topic

Clothing Money

Speaker

Carrie

Actor

Sarah Jessica Parker

Source

Sex and the City

Medium

TV program

Genre

Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"To Market, to Market." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Michael Patrick King and Candace Bushnell, directed by Michael Patrick King, season 6, episode 1, Darren Star Productions, 2003.

If you can quote the rules, you can fucking obey them.

Tony Soprano

The Sopranos

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Topic

Obedience Rules

Speaker

Tony Soprano

Actor

James Gandolfini

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Whoever Did This." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Tim Van Patten, season 4, episode 9, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2002.

There's a jet stream of bullshit coming out of your mouth, my friend.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Topic

Nonsense and bullshit

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Weatherman." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Robert B. Weide, season 4, episode 4, Home Box Office, 2004.

Bald asshole? That’s a hate crime. We're a set, we're a group.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Topic

Baldness

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Trick or Treat." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Larry Charles, season 2, episode 3, Home Box Office, 2001.

Stay out of my territory.

Walter White

Breaking Bad

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Topic

Territorialism

Speaker

Walter White

Actor

Bryan Cranston

Source

Breaking Bad

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Over." Breaking Bad, written by Moira Walley-Beckett, directed by Phil Abraham, season 2, episode 10, High Bridge/Gran Via Productions/Sony Pictures Television, 2009.

I don't like talking to people I know, but strangers I have no problem with.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Topic

Strangers Misanthropy

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Chet's Shirt." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Robert B. Weide, season 3, episode 1, Home Box Office, 2002.

Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale’s vagina.

Ron Burgundy

Anchorman

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Topic

San Diego Cities

Speaker

Ron Burgundy

Actor

Will Ferrell

Source

Anchorman

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Directed by Adam McKay, Apatow Productions, 2004.

You learn a lot watching things eat.

The Departed

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Topic

Observation

Speaker

Frank Costello

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

The Departed

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (drama) Thriller (film) Crime Thriller

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Departed. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Plan B Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Entertainment Group, Vertigo Films, GK Films, and Media Asia Films, 2006.

Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Topic

Women's equality Women

Author

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Source

USA Today

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader. "Ginsburg: Court Needs Another Woman." Interviewed by Joan Biskupic. USA Today, 5 May 2009, usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2009-05-05-ruthginsburg_N.htm.

I will not be judged by you or society. I will wear whatever and blow whomever I want as long as I can breathe-and kneel.

Samantha

Sex and the City

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Topic

Eff the haters Criticism from others

Speaker

Samantha

Actor

Kim Cattrall

Source

Sex and the City

Medium

TV program

Genre

Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Cover Girl." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Judy Toll and Michael Patrick King, directed by John David Coles, season 5, episode 4, Darren Star Productions, 2002.

He wanted to stop and chat with me and I don't know him well enough for a stop and chat.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Topic

Conversation

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Massage." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Robert B. Weide, season 2, episode 10, Home Box Office, 2001.