"My name is Maximus Desimus Meridius(sp), commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix legions, loyal servant to the true emperor Marcus Aureulius, father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengance in this life or the next....."
"It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything."
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders; the most famous of which is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only SLIGHTLY less well known, is never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line".