American History X tells the story of a teenager trying to avenge his murdered father.
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American History X Quotes
1. “We’re so hung up on this notion that we have some obligation to help the struggling black man, you know. Cut him some slack until he can overcome these historical injustices. It’s crap. I mean, Christ, Lincoln freed the slaves, like, what? 130 years ago. How long does it take to get your act together?” – Derek Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
2. “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained we must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature.” – Danny Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
3. “Just remember, in here, you the nigga. Not me” –Lamont, ‘American History X’.
4. “I believe in death, destruction, chaos filth and greed.” – Danny Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
5. “I’m the most dangerous man in this prison. You know why? ‘Cause I control the underwear.” –Lamont, ‘American History X’.
6. “So I guess this is where I tell you what I learned – my conclusion, right? Well, my conclusion is: Hate is baggage. Life’s too short to be pissed off all the time. It’s just not worth it. Derek says it’s always good to end a paper with a quote. He says someone else has already said it best. So if you can’t top it, steal from them and go out strong. So I picked a guy I thought you’d like. ‘We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.” – Danny Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
7. “Hate is baggage. Life’s too short to be pissed off all the time” – Danny Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
8. “You think you’re the only one doin’ time, Derek? You think you’re here all alone? You think I’m not in here with you” – Doris Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
9. “One in every three black males is in some phase of the correctional system. Is that a coincidence or do these people have, you know, like a racial commitment to crime? ” – Derek Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
10. “Has anything you’ve done made your life better? ” -Bob Sweeney, ‘American History X’.
11. “I’m ashamed that you came out of my body” – Doris Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
12. “There was a moment, when I used to blame everything and everyone for all the pain and suffering and vile things that happened to me, that I saw happen to my people. Used to blame everybody. Blamed White people, blamed society, blamed God. I didn’t get no answers ’cause I was asking the wrong questions. You have to ask the…” – Dr. Bob Sweeney, ‘American History X’.
13. “There’s over two million illegalimmigrants bending down in this state tonight. This state spend three billion dollars last year on services, on people who had no right to be here in the first place. Three billion dollars. 400 million just to lock up a bunch of illegalimmigrant criminals who only got in this country because the fucking INS…” – Derek Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
14. “I think the street would kill you. Your rhetoric and your propaganda aren’t gonna save you out there.” – Dr. Bob Sweeney, ‘American History X’.
15. “This racist propaganda, this “Mein Kampf” psychobabble; he learned this nonsense, Murray, and he can unlearn it too. ” – Dr. Bob Sweeney, ‘American History X’.
16. That means “Not welcome”. – Derek Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
17. “Every night, thousands of these parasites stream across the border like some fuckin’ piñata exploded.” – Derek Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
18. “All the wrong people knew who I was anyways, so I figured I’m just gonna put up a flag and hope a friend sees it.” – Derek Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
19. “Don’t fuck with me ’cause I’m the most dangerous man in this prison. You know why? ‘Cause I control the underwear.” –Lamont, ‘American History X’.
20. “We’re so hung up on this notion that we have some obligation to help the struggling black man, you know. Cut him some slack until he can overcome these historical injustices. It’s crap. I mean, Christ, Lincoln freed the slaves, like, what? 130 years ago. How long does it take to get your act together?” – Derek Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
21. “You think you’re the only one doin’ time, Derek? You think you’re here all alone? You think I’m not in here with you? –Doris Vinyard, -‘American History X’.
22. [writing the beginning of the essay] People look at me and see my brother. –Danny Vinyard, ‘American History X’.
23. “- Derek Vinyard: Every problem in this country is race related not just crime. It’s like… immigration, AIDS, welfare those are problems in them. The Black community, the Hispanic community, the Asian community, they’re not White problems.
– Reporter: Derek, are those really issues that deal with poverty?
– Derek Vinyard: No. You know, no….” -‘American History X’.
24. “- Seth Ryan: Who do you hate Danny?
– Danny Vinyard: I hate anyone that is a white Protestant.
– Seth Ryan: Why?
– Danny Vinyard: There a burden to the advancement of the white race. Some of them are alright I guess…” -‘American History X’.
25. Cameron: This is stupid. Go cool off, get laid, do something, comeback when you’re ready to talk.
Derek Vinyard: Yeah, but it really doesn’t matter if I do does it, ’cause you got a whole crop already lined up you f***in’ chicken hawk!
Cameron: Excuse me?
Derek Vinyard: You prey on people Cam. I lost three years of my life for your f***in’ phony cause but I’m onto you know you f***in’ snake.
Cameron: Hey watch it Derek, this isn’t some f***in’ country club where you can walk in and outta here…
Derek Vinyard: Shut up! Shut Up! Shut the f*** up, I came here for one reason, to tell you that I’m out, and Danny’s out too and if you come near him again, I’ll f***in’ kill you.
26. Seth: Who do you hate, Danny?
Danny Vinyard: I hate anyone that isn’t white Protestant.
Seth: Why?
Danny Vinyard: They’re a burden to the advancement of the white race. Some of them are all right, I guess…
Seth: None of ’em are f***ing all right, Danny, OK? -‘American History X’.
27. Derek Vinyard: Every night, thousands of these parasites stream across the border like some f***in’ pinata exploded.
Derek Vinyard: Don’t laugh! There’s nothin’ funny goin’ on here! -‘American History X’.
28. Murray: What are you doing Derek? This is your family.
Derek Vinyard: Right, my family so you know what? I don’t give two shits about you or anyone else or what they think. You’re not a part of it and you never will be.
Murray: That has nothing to do with it!
Derek Vinyard: Oh it doesn’t? You don’t think I see what you’re trying to do here? You think I’m gonna sit here and smile while some f***in’ kike tries to f*** my mother? It’s never gonna happen Murray, f***in’ forget it, not on my watch, not while I’m still in this family. I will f***in’ cut your Shylock nose off and stick it up your ass before I let that happen. Coming here and poison my family’s dinner with your Jewish, N*gger-lovin’, hippie bullshit. F*** you! F*** you! Yeah, walk out, a**hole, f***in’ Cabala reading motherf***er. Get the f*** out of my house. -‘American History X’.
29. Derek Vinyard: N*gger, you just f***ed with the wrong bull. You should’ve learned your lesson on the f***in’ basketball court. But you f***in’ monkey’s never get the message. My father gave me that truck motherf***er! You ever shoot at fireman? You come here and shoot at my family? I’m gonna teach you a real lesson now motherf***er. Put your f***in’ mouth on the curb.
Lawrence: Come on man.
Derek Vinyard: Put it on the curb right now!
Danny Vinyard: Derek, no!
Derek Vinyard: Now say good night. -‘American History X’.
30. Cameron: You made the fat kid a little nervous. He thinks the joint messed with your mind.
Derek Vinyard: It did. -‘American History X’.
31. Danny Vinyard: I’m sorry, Derek. I’m sorry that happened to you.
Derek Vinyard: I’m not. I’m lucky. I feel lucky because it’s wrong, Danny. It’s wrong and it was eating me up, it was going to kill me. And I kept asking myself all the time, how did I buy into this sh*t? It was because I was pissed off, and nothing I ever did ever took that feeling away. I killed two guys, Danny, I killed them. And it didn’t make me feel any different. It just got me more lost and I’m tired of being pissed off, Danny. I’m just tired of it. -‘American History X’.
32. Derek Vinyard: D’you see this?
Derek Vinyard: This means “Not welcome”. -‘American History X’.
33. Lamont: ‘Sup, man? You getting outta here? Well, c’mon man! What the f*** you waiting on?
Derek Vinyard: Yeah, you know, I got this funny feeling.
Lamont: Oh yeah? What’s that?
Derek Vinyard: I’m thinking the only reason I’m getting outta here in one piece is you.
Lamont: C’mon man! Get the f*** outta here, man! You think I’m gonna put my neck on the line for some crazy-ass peckerwood?
Derek Vinyard: Yeah, right. Stupid.
Derek Vinyard: That’s what I thought. I owe you, man.
Lamont: Man, you owe me sh*t, a’ight?
Derek Vinyard: Yes, I do.
Derek Vinyard: You’ll be outta here in no time.
Lamont: C’mon man, it’s a piece of cake, a’ight? You just take it easy on the brothers, a’ight? The *brothers*! -‘American History X’.
34. Bob Sweeney: There was a moment..like this. when I used to blame everything and everyone… for all the pain and suffering and vile things that happened to me, that I saw happen to my people. Used to blame everybody. Blamed white people, blamed society, blamed God. I didn’t get no answers ’cause I was asking the wrong questions. You have to ask the right questions.
Derek Vinyard: Like what?
Bob Sweeney: Has anything you’ve done made your life better? -‘American History X’.
35. Derek Vinyard: We, as society, grand cops a certain amount of authority to make those calls, because we acknowledge that their job is difficult and dangerous! Very few people respect that and respect that authority.
Davina: Look who’s talking about respect here, Mr. Junior KKK.
Derek Vinyard: What? I didn’t say I respect the laws. I acknowledge a cop’s authority -‘American History X’.
36. Derek Vinyard: You disgust me! Bring him to our table! How could you bring him to my father’s table? How could you go from Dad to that? Aren’t you ashamed?
Doris Vinyard: I’m ashamed that you came out of my body!!!! -‘American History X’.
37. Danny Vinyard: [arguing about his “Mein Kampf” paper] Look Sweeney, did you bring me here to talk about Derek? Because what happened to him has nothing to do with me.
Bob Sweeney: Everything you do right now has something to do with Dere -‘American History X’.
38. Danny Vinyard: [referring to Dr. Sweeney] He’s one of those proud-to-be-n*gger people, I hate those guys.
Cameron: Now wait a minute Danny, he’s not proud, no he’s a manipulative self-righteous Uncle Tom. He’s trying to make you feel guilty about writing about Adolf Hitler. Some n*gger, some spic writes about Martin Luther King, or f***in Caesar commie Chavez gets a pat on the head. -‘American History X’.
39. “- Curtis: Hey man, want a toke?
– Derek Vinyard: Curtis, what are you doing? Weed is for niggers. You put that away right now. Have a little self respect.” – ‘American History X’.
40. “- Derek Vinyard: This country is becoming a haven for criminals so what do you expect? You know, decent hard-working Americans like my dad are getting rubbed out by social parasites.
– Reporter: Parasites?
– Derek Vinyard: Blacks, Browns, Yellow whatever.” -‘American History X’.
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