Brutal Quotes

[Pauline Kael never forgave Clint Eastwood for that statement or for making Dirty Harr y, and she was on hand to set her hooks into the inevitable sequel that followed in 1973, Magnum Force . Of that film she wrote:] Clint Eastwood isn't offensive. He isn't an actor, so one could hardly call him a bad actor....And acting isn't required of him in Magnum Force , which takes its name from the giant's phallus. ... A tall, cold cod like Eastwood removes the last pretensions to human feeling from the action melodrama, making it an impersonal, almost abstract exercise in brutalization. - Dirty Harry

[Even the victims seem at a loss to explain how such brutality can occur in this day and age.] It's so archaic ... someone is walking around with that mind-set... I don't bother anybody. - Gregory Davis

[As for the person marrying into the situation, you have to be brutally realistic.] There's no magic solution. The only way you can make your peace with it is to make your peace with it... Money Harmony: Resolving Money Conflicts in Your Life and Relationships. - Olivia Mellan

[? Jimmy Carter. As usual, it was brutally cold, but the new president, his wife Rosalyn and daughter Amy took an unannounced walk from Capitol Hill to the White House.] One of the things I remember, ... is many of the marching band members' lips froze to their instrument mouthpieces. First aid was busy. - Charlie Brotman

(The U.S. has) met any moral obligation to Iraq after we rescued them from their brutal dictator. - Steve Rothman

(The referendum) was a very hopeful day for peace, an exciting day for a country that only a few short years ago was ruled by a brutal tyrant. And I'm pleased at the progress being made. - George W. Bush

(It's) brutal. Who did we kill? - Oscar Goodman