That might sound boring, but I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most. — Up

I doubt that any of my kids will ever remember me coming home from a long trip away. They may remember flashes of vacations or such. But what I want them to have vivid and clear memories of is the time I take to care for them, to teach them, or to just be with them. Kids don’t need “quality time”, they need “time”. The habits I have of reading to Boo, of taking Girlie Bear to the range, of always asking Little Bear how school is going and talking to him, will, I hope, stick with them for the rest of their lives. My true goal is that they do the same things when they become parents.

Snaps:  [pointing to Anthony] Pop this guy!
Aldo: Boss! We can’t have a stiff in the house with company coming!
Snaps: You’re right. It ain’t proper.

— Oscar

I take it as a sign of respect that someone puts on a pot of coffee or offers me a beer when I go to their home. I take it as an obligation that when I find out someone’s on their way over that I give the house a quick once-over. There seem to be more rules of hospitality here in the South than I remember out West or back home. What are your traditions on being both a guest and a host?

All right, I’m coming out. Any man I see out there, I’m gonna shoot him. Any sumbitch takes a shot at me, I’m not only gonna kill him, but I’m gonna kill his wife, all his friends, and burn his damn house down. — Unforgiven

Sometimes, all it takes is to lay out your plan of action and the consequences of failure to get others to go along with you.  If you’ve watched this movie, you’ll notice that no-one took a shot at Munny after he left the saloon.  Most of the people in that town probably had no idea what was going on.  All they knew was that there had been a bunch of shooting, and now somebody was promising to rain death and destruction upon them if they got involved, so they hunkered down and let him walk away.  I need to learn how to be this clear in my communications.

Janine Melnitz: You are so kind to take care of that man. You know, you’re a real humanitarian.
Dr. Egon Spengler: I don’t think he’s human.

— Ghostbusters

Rest in Peace, Harold Ramis.  You brought a lot of joy to a world that desperately needed it.