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A ‘guilty pleasure’ quote is one you like, even though it isn’t really smart or funny.  It is one of those quotes you think of for no reason – it makes you feel good or causes you to think more deeply.  These are the quotes you’re a little embarrassed to tell your friends about because they might lack ‘coolness’ or cache.  As long as you promise not to tell anyone, here are my top ten guilty pleasure movie quotes from 2007.

2007 was a year of great change and uncertainty.  Baseball was tarnished, writers struck, the globe got warmer, Iraq surged, China toys stumbled, home prices fell, oil prices soared, Facebook smiled, Vista fizzled, fires raged, Wall Street worried.  Within this context of doubt and disquiet, our smartest 2007 movie quote from Dan in Real Life provides wise advice for our times.  Chosen from over 100 nominated quotes, here are the ten smartest movie quotes of 2007. 

The political heat is rising in America as both parties begin the long dance associated with choosing their candidates for the Presidency.  Two unlikely Iowa primary winners named Obama and Huckabee have pushed the front-runners back on their heels.  It should make for an interesting next couple of months.  Politics has always been a part of the movies, ever since Jimmy Stewart filibustered and won in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.  Here are my favorite 10 film quotes about the blustery art of running for government.

I feel certain that the striking writers and their TV/movie producing opponents each believes in the correctness of their contrary positions.  However, as Eddie Izzard’s character from Oceans Thirteen might say, "You're analog players in a digital world!"  Has anybody noticed the sea change unfolding in the nearby world of digital music?  Fortunately, those same striking writers wrote some helpful pearls of wisdom that were produced and distributed in 2007 films.  Here are 12 great movie quote tips from the movies that leaders from each side of the 07/08 Writer’s Strike would be wise to consider.

2007 was a great year for the movies.  This year’s films featured many great stories of individuals dealing with the choices and uncertainties of life.  More than 20 titles could easily have ended up on our top ten list.  There are also films absent from our list because we simply haven’t seen them – films like There Will Be Blood, Juno, Sweeney Todd, and The Savages.  For this reason, we reserve the right to update our list in February.  However, based on the 70+ films we saw from this year, here are our favorite ten movies of 2007.

Movie quote from: The Astronaut Farmer (2007) - Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton)