And if you notice we paid extra attention to the '80s and '90s, let's just say that's when many of us were growing up; we're sure younger (and older) readers could come up with an entirely different lineup of quotes. Feel free to share them in the comments!
"So never kick a dog / Because he's just a pup / We'll fight like twenty armies / And we won't give up / So you'd better run for cover / When the pup grows up!"
-- Gavroche (Daniel Huttlestone) in "Les Miserables" (2012)
"It's so fluffy!"
--Agnes (voiced by Elsie Fisher) in "Despicable Me" (2010) -- suggested by Susan Hopson
"I wanna get chocolate wasted!"
--Becky Feder (Alexys Nicole Sanchez) in "Grown Ups" (2010) -- suggested by John Nolan
"Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?"
--Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007)
"Make me a bicycle, clown!"
--"Bratty Kid" (Dylan James Turner) in "Wedding Crashers" (2005) -- suggested by Tim Brown
"You're tacky and I hate you"
--Billy (Brian Falduto) in "School of Rock" (2003) -- suggested by Chantal Thomas
"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind."
--Lilo (Daveigh Chase) in "Lilo & Stitch" (2002)
"I see dead people."
--Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) in "The Sixth Sense" (1999)
"Did you know the human head weighs eight pounds?"
--Ray Boyd (Jonathan Lipnicki) in "Jerry Maguire" (1996)
"You're killin' me, Smalls!"
--Ham Porter (Patrick Renna) in "The Sandlot" (1993)
"Ahhhhhhh!"
"I made my family disappear!"
--Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) in "Home Alone" (1990) -- suggested by Jill Berry
"Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina"
--Joseph (Miko Hughes) in "Kindergarten Cop" (1990)
"Alright, alright, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?"
--Gordie (Wil Wheaton) in "Stand By Me" (1986) -- suggested by Nell Minow
"Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here."
--Mikey (Sean Astin) in "The Goonies" (1985)
"I want my two dollars!"
--Paperboy (Sebastian Dungan), "Better Off Dead" (1985)
"I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred-shot range model air rifle!"
--Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) in "A Christmas Story" (1983)
"Ponyboy, stay gold."
--Johnny Cade (Ralph Macchio) in "The Outsiders" (1983)
"You could be happy here, I could take care of you. I wouldn't let anybody hurt you. We could grow up together, E.T. "
--Elliott (Henry Thomas) in "E.T." (1982)
"They're heeeeere"
--Carole Anne Freeling (Heather O'Rourke) in "Poltergeist" (1982)
"I think I'm gonna like it here"
"Leaping lizards!"
--Annie (Aileen Quinn)
"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!"
--July (Lucie Stewart) in "Annie" (1982)
"I want an Oompa Loompa NOW!"
-- Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole), "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)
"Please, sir, I want some more"
--Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) in "Oliver!" (1968) -- suggested by Alice Henty
"Shane! Shane, Come back!"
--Joey Starrett (Brandon De Wilde) in "Shane" (1953) -- suggested by Ben Gardiner
"God bless us, everyone"
--Tiny Tim (Glyn Dearman) in "A Christmas Carol" (1951... or any other version)
"Look, Daddy. Teacher says, 'Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings!'"
--Zuzu Bailey (Karolyn Grimes) in "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) -- suggested by Caitlin Wheeler
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
"There's no place like home, there's no place like home"
--Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)