Raiders of the Lost Ark – Movie Quotes

— You're not the man I knew ten years ago.
— It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.

— Indiana Jones. Always knew, someday, you'd come walking back through my door. I never doubted that. Something made it inevitable. So, what are you doing here in Nepal?
— I need one of the pieces your father collected.
— I learnt to hate you in the last ten years.
— I never meant to hurt you.
— I was a child. I was in love. It was wrong and you knew it.
— You knew what you were doing.
— Now I do. This is my place. Get out.
— I did what I did. You don't have to be happy about it, but maybe we could help each other out now. I need one of the pieces your father collected. Bronze piece, about this size, with a hole in it, off-centre, with a crystal. You know the one I mean?
— Yeah. I know it.
— Where's Abner?
— Where's Abner? Abner's dead.
— Marion, I'm sorry.
— Do you know what you did to me, to my life?
— I can only say I'm sorry so many times.
— Well, say it again, anyway.
— Sorry.
— Yeah, everybody's sorry. Abner was sorry for dragging me all over this earth looking for his little bits of junk. I'm sorry to still be stuck in this dive.
— Everybody's sorry for something.

Okay, Jones. You win. Blow it up. Yes, blow it up. Blow it back to God. All your life has been spent in pursuit of archaeological relics. Inside the Ark are treasures beyond your wildest aspirations. You want to see it open as well as I. Indiana... we are simply passing through history. This... This is history. Do as you will.

— What does this Ark look like?
— There's a picture of it right here. That's it.
— Good God.
— Yes, that's just what the Hebrews thought.
— Now, what's that supposed to be coming out of there?
— Lightning... fire... power of God or something.
— I'm beginning to understand Hitler's interest in this.
— Oh, yes. The Bible speaks of the Ark levelling mountains, and laying waste to entire regions. An army which carries the Ark before it... is invincible.

— Why, Dr Jones, whatever are you doing in such a nasty place?
— Why don't you come on down here. I'll show you.
— Thank you, my friend, but I think we are all very comfortable up here.
— That's right, isn't it?
— Yes, we are very comfortable up here. So, once again, Jones, what was briefly yours is now mine. What a fitting end to your life's pursuits. You're about to become a permanent addition to this archaeological find. Who knows? In a thousand years, even you may be worth something.

— Dr Jones, now, you must understand that this is all strictly confidential?
— I understand.
— Yesterday afternoon, our European sections intercepted a... a German communiqué that was sent from Cairo to Berlin.
— Now, to Cairo...
— See, over the last two years, the Nazis have had teams of archaeologists running around the world looking for all kinds of religious artefacts. Hitler's a nut on the subject. He's crazy. He's obsessed with the occult. And, right now, apparently, there's some kind of German archaeological dig going on in the desert outside of Cairo. Now, we've got some information here, but we can't make anything out of it, and maybe you can. «Tanis development proceeding. Acquire headpiece, Staff of Ra». «Abner Ravenwood, US». The Nazis have discovered Tanis. Just what does that mean to you, Tanis?
— Well, it... The city of Tanis is one of the possible resting places of the Lost Ark. The chest the Hebrews used to carry around the Ten Commandments.
— You talking about the Ten Commandments?
— Yes, the actual Ten Commandments. The original stone tablets that Moses brought down out of Mount Horeb and smashed, if you believe in that sort of thing. Any of you guys ever go to Sunday school? Well, I... Oh, look. The Hebrews took the broken pieces and put them in the Ark. When they settled in Canaan, they put the Ark in a place called the Temple of Solomon. In Jerusalem. Where it stayed for many years. Until, all of a sudden, whoosh, it's gone.

— Well, Jones, at least you haven't forgotten how to show a lady a good time.
— Boy, you're something.
— Yeah, I'll tell you what. Until I get back my $5,000, you're going to get more than you bargained for. I'm your goddamn partner.

— If you're trying to escape on foot, the desert is three weeks in every direction, so please, eat something. I must apologise for their treatment of you. Yeah. Whose idea was it?
— No food, no water. What kind of people are these friends of yours?
— At this particular time and place, to do my work, they are necessary evils. They're not my friends. However, with the right connections, even in this part of the world, we are not entirely uncivilised.

— Marion's dead.
— Yes, I know. I'm sorry. Life goes on, Indy. There is the proof.

— What about your boss, der Fuhrer? I thought he was waiting to take possession.
— All in good time. When I am finished with it. Jones, do you realise what the Ark is? It's a transmitter. It's a radio for speaking to God. And it's within my reach.

— I told you not to be premature in your communiqué to Berlin. Archaeology is not an exact science. It does not deal in time schedules.
— The Fuhrer is not a patient man. He demands constant reports, and he expects progress.