There have been plenty of famous movie quotes over the years. But none of these quotes have been said as eloquently as the one by actor Rutger Hauer in the film Blade Runner right before he’s trying to kill someone. We reach the climax of the film where the replicant Roy Batty and Harrison Ford are fighting one another on a rooftop in the rain. Deckard is about to slip and fall to his doom when Batty delivers one of sci-fi’s greatest quotes and a personal favorite of ours if you ever want to give a speech before killing someone. Unfortunately, Batty was only a replicant (not human) and his body would shut down before he could deliver the final blow to Deckard but not before leaving us with this great quote…

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams … glitter in the dark near Tanhauser Gate. All those … moments will be lost … in time, like tears … in rain. Time … to die.” – Roy Batty

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David Bowie is an English musician,producer, actor, arranger and audio engineer. He has sold over 196 million records and is one of the U.K.’s ten greatest pop acts of all time. He is known best for constantly being able to reinvent his image and to create new and uniquely different music in several different musical decades. He has come up with different stage acts over the years including his famous Ziggy Stardust character which shows Bowie with red hair in wild outfits and describes his character as a rock star that has been sent from a distant planet during the end of the world. Another character of his is the “Thin White Duke” character which is loosely based on a character that Bowie played in a film called “The Man who Fell to Earth”. Bowie has had many successful singles over the years with “Let’s Dance”, “Young Americans”, “Fame” and “The Man who Sold the World” just to name a few. He has also acted in several films and television series including the films “The Last Temptation of Christ”, “The Man who Fell to Earth”, “Labyrinth” and “The Hunger” which was later created into a television series for which Bowie hosted. His last known role was that of Nikola Tesla in the film “The Prestige” in which Bowie plays the famous scientist who is asked to build a cloning device for the protagonist of the film (Christian Bale). Bowie has also not been afraid of coming up with great quotes over the years. One of his songs included the famous line “Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am” and during his glam rock period his Ziggy Stardust character would often mention several things related to drugs and sex. This same character would always be flamboyant with a large stage act that accompanied the greatness of the character. It is Bowie’s flamboyance that helped him to come up with this gem of a quote during his illustrious career…

“I’m an instant star. Just add water and stir.” – David Bowie

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Snap, Crackle and Pop! are the cartoon characters used in various commercials for Kellogg’s breakfast cereal Rice Krispies. They were created by illustrator Vernon Grant who created the characters after being inspired by one of Kellogg’s early radio ads. He would go on to show the illustrations to Kellogg’s who bought the rights to the characters and illustrations on the spot. The illustrations show Snap,Crackle and Pop as elves with Snap as a baker, Pop as a soldier and Crackle’s occupation being up to debate due to it constantly changing over the years. The ads were first targeted to young children’s shows soon after the invention of the television and have been growing strong ever since. The elves always say their favorite quote in all of their ads to describe the sound that the cereal makes when added with water and that quote is…

“Snap, Crackle, Pop; Kellogg’s Rice Krispies!” – Kellogg’s

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Howard Cosell is an American sports journalist and broadcaster. Cosell started to gain success by covering boxing events and becoming close friends with boxer Muhammad Ali. He would also be responsible for calling other major boxing events including the fight between George Foreman and Joe Frazier in Kingston,Jamaica in 1973. Cosell is responsible for screaming “Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier!” which would become one of the greatest sporting quotes in broadcasting history. In 1970, Cosell was hired to become a commentator for Monday Night Football. He would help to make Monday Night Football a weekly ritual for sports fans and helped the show to become a #1 overall ratings hit in the Nielsen ratings. Cosell also covered several Olympic events including the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany and the 1976 Olympic games in Montreal, Canada. Cosell was also responsible for announcing the shocking death of musician John Lennon (a member of the Beatles) live on a broadcast of Monday Night Football to the millions of people watching at home. Cosell’s own distinct manner of commentating during sporting events is what separated him from other sports broadcasters during his era. Cosell would give in-depth analysis as well as criticism during broadcasts which was uniquely different compared to other commentators who would simply call the games as they saw them without any added discussions involved. This is what helped to give Cosell one of his better quotes in which he describes the manner in which he uses to commentate sporting events…

“This is Howard Cosell telling it like it is.” – Howard Cosell

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Mentos is a popular brand of mints sold in many markets across the world by the Perfetti Van Melle Corporation. The mints are small oblate spheroids, with a slightly hard exterior and a soft, chewy interior. Part of Mentos’ popularity can be attributed to its funny and campy commercials. The commercials usually feature an individual with some form of a dilmemna or problem that needs to find a resolution as fast as possible. The joke comes when the individual consumes a mentos product and then is able to find a solution to their problem in a humorous manner. The commercials also feature individuals that are critical of the protagonist in the story until they show them that they had just consumed a mentos product and then the antagonist understands the behavior and reasoning of the protagonist due to their consumption of the mentos candy and they both have a laugh. It was also recently discovered that if you put a mentos candy into a diet soda (preferably diet coke) that it will cause the soft drink to foam uncontrollably and to explode like a geyser. The explosion has since produced various stunts at trying to cause the largest mentos-soda geyser in the Guinness Book of World Records. If that doesn’t impress you; we don’t know what will. This is why we love Mentos and are making this fresh candy our quote of the month with their favorite slogan…

“The Freshmaker!” – Mentos

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