My friends at The New Pampleteer–Adam Bellow and David Bernstein–have a request for readers of The Corner:

Dear John, Adam and I at The New Pamphleteer are in the process of publishing a new pamphlet, “Top Pop Culture Quotes of all Time”, assembled by a young writer named Eli James. We’ve put together about 100 solid entires so far, but we’ve decided to expand it to be nearly encyclopedic. To that end, we’d love to have the erudite Corner readers weigh in with their all-time favorite quotes from movies, songs, TV, or elsewhere (shockingly, we have nothing from Blazing Saddles yet, so that’s how I will be spending my weekend!). Readers can send their responses to [email protected]; we’ll also try to credit everyone who contributes in the pamphlet when it publishes later this year.
ps the intention is to focus on quotes that appeal mainly to men. Eli James has a theory that men these days are prone to bonding over shared pop culture quotes the way they traditionally do over sports.

So send them your suggestions. Here are two that I submitted:Robert A. Heinlein: “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” (See Wikipedia.)

Conan (from the movie): “What is best in life: Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.” (Listen to a clip here.)