The People vs. Larry Flynt

\”Unpopular speech is absolutely vital to the health of our nation.\”

\”I\’ve had an epiphany once, Larry. When my daddy shot my entire family in the head, and I was the only one to identify the bodies, and I was sent to an orphanage full of good Christian nuns who shoved my face into their pussies with their cruxifixes on for eight goddamn years!\”

\”Our case is better than most, you\’re missing my point, and that is they will never pick you. Because you\’re a nightmare. They\’re afraid if they let you in there, you\’re gonna wear a diaper, or throw oranges at the justices, and they should be, Larry, because in all the times you\’ve gone to the court asking for help, you\’ve never once demonstrated any respect for its institutions and procedures.\”

\”Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard a lot today, and I\’m not gonna go back over it, but you have to go into that room and make some decisions. But before you do, there\’s something you need to know. I am not trying to suggest that you should like what Larry Flynt does. I don\’t like what Larry Flynt does, but what I do like is the fact that I live in a country where you and I can make that decision for ourselves. I like the fact that I live in a country where I can pick up Hustler magazine and read it, or throw it in the garbage can if that\’s where I think it belongs.\”

\”The reign of Christian terror is over. We\’re going back to our roots. We are porn again.\”

\”Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Before we begin, I must apologize for the unpleasantness of this task. What you are about to see is going to take your breath away. Hustler magazine depicts men and women posed together in a lewd and shameful manner. Hustler magazine depicts women and women posed in a lewd and shameful manner. Hustler magazine depicts Santa Claus posed in a lewd and shameful manner.\”

\”Why do *I* have to go to jail to protect *your* freedom?\”

\”If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, it will protect all of you.\”

(The People vs. Larry Flynt)

The Air I Breathe

\”You have all the love in the world but that\’s not enough for you. So you took my friend and you turn him against me. And then what?\”

\”I always wondered, when a butterfly leaves the safety of its cocoon, does it realize how beautiful it has become? Or does it still just see itself as a caterpillar?\”

\”So where does change come from? And how do we recognize it when it happens?\”

\”Sometimes being totally fucked can be a liberating experience.\”

\”As far back as I can remember, I\’ve never lost a fight. I didn\’t fight well because I was big or fast or mean. I fought well because I could see the future. The problem with seeing the future is that it only comes in bits and pieces, like a reflection in a broken mirror. After a while though it\’s like playing a video game in your head. Do it enough times and you know all the moves.\”

\”When you can see the future, you think you\’re capable of changing it. But you\’re just a witness to coming moments, unable to help, even if you wanted to and maybe you don\’t. Sometimes you think you\’re supposed to learn something, about patience or distance, but in the end it\’s all about discipline. Seeing things you don\’t always want to and just moving on. After a while things become easier. Your dream keeps your mind from wandering. You begin to accept things as they are. Every man has his destiny. You can\’t escape it, even if you can see it coming.\”

\”It\’s the wildest effort when you know what\’s going to happen. Will watching a person\’s fate give it purpose? Or is it just the muted feeling of watching a movie when you know how it ends? And then something happens that I will never forget – I\’m wrong. For the first time ever, fate takes a detour and I glimpse something strange and new. A future where anything can happen. It\’s a beautiful thing. And the feeling it gives me is as close as I\’ve ever felt… to pleasure.\”

(The Air I Breathe)

Fearless

\”..because, \”If you\’re sad\”, my Grandma told me \”then cry\”, \”After you cry, you still have to live life\” \”

\”Poison works very quickly. It has worked its way to my heart… Zhensheng, promise me you won\’t seek revenge. Revenge will only bring us more bloodshed. Please, that\’s not what I want. We must strive to become triumphant… Nong Jinsun, I only understand wushu. I practiced for many years to understand what Wushu is, what is wushu\’s real purpose. The competition must continue. One cannot choose how one\’s life begins. It takes courage to finish the final step.\”

(Huo Yuan Jia – Fearless)