Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Quotes

Professor Moriaty: Rest assured, if you attempt to bring destruction down upon me, I shall do the same to you. My respect for you, Mr. Holmes, is the only reason you are still alive.
Sherlock Holmes: You've paid me several compliments. Let me pay you one in return when I say that, if I were assured of the former eventuality, I would cheerfully accept the latter.

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Sherlock Holmes: [to Moriarity]My horror at your crimes is matched only by my admiratio of the skill it took to achieve them.

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[repeated line]Sherlock Holmes: [riding a pony]Slow and steady wins the race.

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[first lines]Dr. John Watson: [voice-over]The year was 1891. Storm clouds were brewing over Europe. France and Germany were at each other's throats, the result of a series of bombings. Some said it was the Nationalists. Others, the anarchists. But as usual, my friend Sherlock Holmes, had a different theory entirely.

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Sherlock Holmes: What better place to start a war than a peace summit?

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[from trailer]Professor Moriaty: Are you sure you want to play this game?
Sherlock Holmes: I'm afraid you'd lose.

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[from trailer]Sherlock Holmes: [looks at Watson's gun]Get that out of my face.
Dr. John Watson: It's not in your face; it's in my hand.
Sherlock Holmes: Get what's in your hand out of my face!

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Sherlock Holmes: [referring to Moriarty]If we can stop him, we shall prevent the collapse of Western civilization... No pressure.

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Mycroft Holmes: [referring to Watson]You know, he's nothing like as slow witted as you've been leading me to believe, Sherly.

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Sherlock Holmes: [referring to his disguise]It's so overt it's covert.

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Sherlock Holmes: Are you familiar with the study of graphology?
Professor Moriaty: I have never given it any serious thought, no.
Sherlock Holmes: The psychological analysis of handwriting. The upwards strokes on the p, the j, the m indicate a genius level intellect. The flourishes on the lower zone denote a highly creative yet meticulous nature. But if one observes the overall slant and pressure of the handwriting there is a suggestion of acute narcissism, a complete lack of empathy, and pronounced inclination toward...
Professor Moriaty: No!
Sherlock Holmes: ...moral insanity.

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[after Holmes's booby-trap drives back Moriarty's assassins on the train]Sherlock Holmes: That was no accident. It was by design. Now, do you need me to elaborate... or can we just crack on?

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Dr. John Watson: [Sherlock holds out his hand towards Watson]I thought you'd never ask. [Watson and Holmes start to dance together]

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[from trailer]Sherlock Holmes: I'm knee-deep in the single most important case of my career.

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[from trailer]Sherlock Holmes: [getting ready to be shot at]Make it count!

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Mrs. Hudson: Doctor, you must get him to a sanatorium. He's been on a diet of coffee, tobacco, and coca leaves. He never sleeps. I hear multiple voices as if he's rehearsing for a play...
Dr. John Watson: Leave him to me.
Sherlock Holmes: [appears next to her]Don't you have a goat that needs worming? [goat lows]
Mrs. Hudson: Oh, how kind of you to remind me. So much to look forward to. What would I do without you?

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Sherlock Holmes: You have the supply, new you require the demand. A war with everyone... a world war.

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Sherlock Holmes: We get to have that game, after all.

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Sherlock Holmes: Herr Hoffmanstahl, you should count yourself lucky. This faceless man with whom you find yourself in business is no ordinary criminal. He's the Napoleon of crime. Fortunately, you now have me as an ally. I'm a consulting detective of some repute. Perhaps you've heard of me? My name is Sherlock... [muffled explosion]
Sherlock Holmes: [Holmes coughs/clears his throat]... Holmes.

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Dr. John Watson: [Teading Holmes' note aloud]Come at once if convenient. [Turning the note over]
Dr. John Watson: If inconvenient, come all the same.

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Professor Moriaty: [to Holes]My repect for you, Mr. Holmes, is the only reason you're still alive.

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[from trailer]Dr. John Watson: I see your web of conspiracy has expanded.

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Professor Moriaty: Your clock is ticking.

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Sherlock Holmes: [dancing with Simza]Just follow my lead.

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Sherlock Holmes: [regarding his dislike of having to ride horses]It's 1891, we could have charted a balloon!

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Dr. John Watson: Holmes, how did you know I would find you?
Sherlock Holmes: You didn't find me, you collapsed a building on me.

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Professor Moriaty: Once we've concluded our business here... it's important you know... I shall endeavor to find the most creative of endings for the Doctor... and his Wife.

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Sherlock Holmes: Lie down with me Watson.

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