2008: The Year in Quotes

The best way history can be remembered is through the things that people say. Conversation is how the thoughts and ideas of the time are truly communicated. Here is a list (in no particular order) of some quotes from movies, tv, and reality that made 2008 unique:


“My videogame is the most provocative thing since the War on Terror. Yes, I am provocative.”
-Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), 30 Rock

“Wildcard B*****s!”
-Charlie (Charlie Day), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

“If reality TV has taught us anything, it’s that you can’t keep people with no shame down.”

-Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), 30 Rock

“I can see Russia from my house!”
-Sarah Palin (Tina Fey), Saturday Night Live

“I’m the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can’t.”
-(The real) Sarah Palin 

“Yes, I did have three xanaxes and a silver bullet. I’m outta here in a few months so screw it.”
-George W. Bush (Will Ferrell), Saturday Night Live

“So what?”
-(The real) George W. Bush, after having a shoe thrown at him

“I watched Boston Legal nine times before I realized it wasn’t a new Star Trek!”
-Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), 30 Rock

“The slumdog’s got bite.”
-Slumdog Millionaire

“I don’t break character until after the DVD commentary is recorded.”
-Kirk Lazurus (Robert Downey Jr.), Tropic Thunder

“He told me… that after I left the island, some very bad things happened. And he told me that it was my fault for leaving. And he said that I had to come back.”
-Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), Lost

“F**k you, Miss Daisy.”
-Ronnie, Role Models

“Dominique, you banged me, like right away, I hardly had to do anything. Tabatha you did the same. But most importantly you banged each other…and you let me watch. AWESOME.”
-Mac (Rob McElhenney), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

“I would not — I would not be an American worthy of the name should I regret a fate that has allowed me the extraordinary privilege of serving this country for a half a century.”
-John McCain

“It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.”
-Barack Obama

What other quotes defined 2008? And can anyone tell me verbatim what Sarah Palin truly said about being able to see Russia from her house?