1. “They say George Washington is yielding his power and stepping away. Is that true? I wasn’t aware that was something a person could do.” —King George III, ‘Hamilton’.
2. “I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.” —King George III, ‘Hamilton’.
3. “What comes next? You’ve been freed. Do you know how hard it is to lead? You’re on your own. Awesome. Wow. Do you have a clue what happens now?” —King George III, ‘Hamilton’.
4. “All alone, across the sea. When your people say they hate you, don’t come crawling back to me… You’re on your own…” —King George III, ‘Hamilton’.
5. “I dream of life without a monarchy. The unrest in France will lead to ‘onarchy? ‘Onarchy? How you say, how you say, “anarchy?” When I fight, I make the other side panicky. With my— Shot!” —Marquis de Lafayette, ‘Hamilton’.
6. “How you say, no sweat. We’re finally on the field. We’ve had quite a run.” —Alexander Hamilton and Lafayette , ‘Hamilton’.
7. “I’m takin this horse by the reins makin’ redcoats redder with bloodstains.” —Lafayette, ‘Hamilton’.
8. “I wrote my way out.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
9. “I was louder than the crack in the bell. I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell. I wrote about The Constitution and defended it well.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
10. “My dearest, Angelica, ‘Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day.’ I trust you’ll understand the reference to another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
11. “Oh, you get love for it. You get hate for it. You get nothing if you wait for it, wait for it, wait!” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
12. “God help me and forgive me. I wanna build something that’s gonna outlive me.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
13. “When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game. But you don’t get a win unless you play in the game.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
14. “The plan is to fan this spark into a flame.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
15. “What do you want, Burr?” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
16. “I’m past patiently waiting, I’m passionately smashing every expectation. Every action’s an act of creation!” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
17. “Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
18. “Best of wives and best of women.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
19. “Rise up!” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
20. “I’m just like my country. I’m young, scrappy, and hungry.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
21. “I probably shouldn’t brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
22. “I’m not throwing away my shot.” —Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
23. “We’ll bleed and fight for you. We’ll make it right for you. If we lay a strong enough foundation, we’ll pass it on to you. We’ll give the world to you and you’ll blow us all away.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
24. “How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower somehow defeat a global superpower?” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
25. “Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
26. “Talk less. Smile more.”—Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
27. “In New York you can be a new man.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
28. “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
29. “No one else was in the room where it happened. No one really knows how the game is played, the art of the trade, how the sausage gets made. We just assume that it happens. But no one else is in the room where it happens.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
30. “Fools who run their mouth off wind up dead.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
31. “While we’re talking, let me offer you some free advice. Talk less.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
32. “Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
33. “Wait for it. I am the one thing in life I can control. I am inimitable. I am an original. I’m not falling behind or running late. I’m not standing still, I am lying in wait.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
34. “Hamilton doesn’t hesitate. He exhibits no restraint. He takes and he takes and he takes and he keeps winning anyway. He changes the game. He plays and he raises the stakes. And if there’s a reason he seems to thrive when so few survive, then Goddamnit—I’m willing to wait for it.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
35. “Can we agree that duels are dumb and immature?” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
36. “I’ll keep all my plans close to my chest. I’ll wait here and see which way the wind will blow. I’m taking my time, watching the afterbirth of a nation, watching the tension grow.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
37. “I am slow to anger, but I toe the line as I reckon with the effects of your life on mine. I look back on where I failed, and in every place I checked, the only common thread has been your disrespect.” —Aaron Burr, ‘Hamilton’.
38. “Have you an ounce of regret? You accumulate debt, you accumulate power. Yet in their hour of need, you forget.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
39. “If there’s a fire you’re trying to douse, you can’t put it out from inside the house!” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
40. “What’d I miss?” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
41. “‘Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ We fought for these ideals; we shouldn’t settle for less. These are wise words, enterprising men quote ’em. Don’t act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote ’em.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
42. “Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky. Imagine what’s gonna happen when you try to tax our whiskey.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
43. “Such a blunder sometimes it makes me wonder why I even bring the thunder.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
44. “I know that Alexander Hamilton is here and he would rather not have this debate. I’ll remind you that he is not Secretary of State. He knows nothing of loyalty, smells like new money, dresses like fake royalty, desperate to rise above his station, everything he does betrays the ideals of our nation.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
45. “You’re nothing without Washington behind you.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
46. “Hamilton’s a host unto himself. As long as he can hold a pen, he’s a threat.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
47. “He’s never gonna be president now. That’s one less thing to worry about.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
48. “I’ll give him this: His financial system is a work of genius. I couldn’t undo it if I tried. And I tried.” —Thomas Jefferson, ‘Hamilton’.
49. “Let me tell you what I wish I’d known when I was young and dreamed of glory: You have no control: Who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
50. “We are a powder keg about to explode. I need someone like you to lighten the load.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
51. “Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story?” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
52. “This close to giving up, facing mad scrutiny, I scream in the face of this mass mutiny: are these the men with which I am to defend America? We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance. I cannot be everywhere at once, people. I’m in dire need of assistance…” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
53. “Outrun. Outlast. Hit ’em quick, get out fast.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
54. “My name’s been through a lot. I can take it.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
55. “Go home, Alexander.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
56. “I am not a maiden in need of defending; I am grown.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
57. “The world will never be the same, Alexander.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
58. “I know that we can win. I know that greatness lies in you. But remember from here on in, history has its eyes on you.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
59. “Winning was easy, young man. Governing is harder.” —George Washington, ‘Hamilton’.
60. “If they don’t reach a peace, that’s alright. Time to get some pistols and a doctor on site.” —John Laurens, ‘Hamilton’.
61. “The ten-dollar founding father without a father got a lot farther by working a lot harder, by being a lot smarter, by being a self-starter.” —John Laurens, ‘Hamilton’.
62. “Burr, the revolution’s imminent. What do you stall for?” —John Laurens, ‘Hamilton’.
63. “Let’s get this guy in front of a crowd.” —John Laurens, ‘Hamilton’.
64. “But we’ll never be truly free until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me, you and I. Do or die. Wait till I sally in on a stallion with the first black battalion have another—Shot!” —John Laurens, ‘Hamilton’.
65. “Raise a glass to freedom. Something they can never take away, no matter what they tell you. Raise a glass to the four of us.” —John Laurens, ‘Hamilton’.
66. “I’ve seen wonders great and small. Cuz if the tomcat can get married. There’s hope for our ass, after all!” —John Laurens, ‘Hamilton’.
67. “My name is Philip. I am a poet. I’m a little nervous, but I can’t show it. I’m sorry, I’m a Hamilton with pride. You talk about my father, I cannot let it slide.” —Philip Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
68. “You can write rhymes, but you can’t write mine.” —Philip Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
69. “Why do you write like you’re running out of time?” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
70. “You forfeit all rights to my heart. You forfeit the place in our bed. You sleep in your office instead, with only the memories of when you were mine. I hope that you burn.” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
71. “Do you know what Angelica said when we saw your first letter arrive? She said, ‘Be careful with that one, love. He will do what it takes to survive.’” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
72. “Do you know what Angelica said when she read what you’d done? ‘You have married an Icarus. He has flown too close to the sun.’” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
73. “We don’t need a legacy. We don’t need money. If I could grant you peace of mind, If you could let me inside your heart… Oh, let me be a part of the narrative in the story they will write someday. Let this moment be the first chapter: Where you decide to stay and I could be enough and we could be enough that would be enough.” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
74. “I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight. We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night, laughin’ at my sister as she’s dazzling the room then you walked in and my heart went, ‘Boom!’ —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
75. “Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
76. “You want a revolution? I want a revelation!” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
77. “Look at where you are. Look at where you started. The fact that you’re alive is a miracle. Just stay alive, that would be enough.” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
78. “I put myself back in the narrative. I stop wasting time on tears. I live another fifty years. It’s not enough.” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
79. “Helpless! Look into your eyes, and the sky’s the limit, I’m helpless! Down for the count, and I’m drowning in ’em.” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
80. “You and your words flooded my senses. Your sentences left me defenseless. You built me palaces out of paragraphs. You built cathedrals.” —Eliza Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’.
81. “Hercules Mulligan, I need no introduction.” —Hercules Mulligan, ‘Hamilton’.
82. “Lock up your daughters and horses, of course it’s hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets.” —Hercules Mulligan, ‘Hamilton’.
83. “And when you said, ‘hi,’ I forgot my dang name, set my heart aflame, every part a’flame.” —Angelica Shuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
84. “We push away what we can never understand. We push away the unimaginable.” —Angelica Schuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
85. “Every other founding father’s story gets told. Every other founding father gets to grow old.” —Angelica Shuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
86. “I’m just saying if you really loved me you would share him.” —Angelica Schuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
87. “And when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I’m a compel him to include women in the sequel!” —Angelica Shuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
88. “When I fantasize at night it’s Alexander’s eyes, as I romanticize what might have been if I hadn’t sized him up so quickly. At least my dear Eliza’s his wife; at least I keep his eyes in my life…” —Angelica Schuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
89. “He will never be satisfied. I will never be satisfied.” —Angelica Schuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
90. “In a letter I received from you two weeks ago I noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase. It changed the meaning. Did you intend this? One stroke and you’ve consumed my waking days. It says: My dearest Angelica. With a comma after ‘dearest.’ You’ve written… ‘My dearest, Angelica.’” —Angelica Schuyler, ‘Hamilton’.
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