The Karate Kid Quotes

Miyagi: [Daniel has just gotten his driver's license and Miyagi has given him a car for his birthday] Just remember, license never replace eye, ear, and brain.
[notices Daniel has suddenly gotten quiet]
Miyagi: What matter?
Daniel: I'm just scared. The tournament and everything.
Miyagi: You remember

lesson about balance?
Daniel: Yeah.
Miyagi: Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. Understand?

Daniel: What's the matter? The truth hurt?
Ali Mills: So you really think that's it?
Daniel: I know it is.
Ali Mills: Yeah well, you're wrong.
Daniel: Oh, you bet I'm wrong.
Ali Mills: You know Daniel, I didn't go out with you because of a car or where you live.

Daniel: Okay, since we're on the subject, why did you?
[silence]
Daniel: Huh? Why did you?
Ali Mills: I thought maybe you and me we're different.
Daniel: Oh yeah, I'm from Reseda, you're from the hills, that's how we're different.
Ali Mills: Oh, shut up.

Daniel: Admit that you just can't handle the situation the way it is.
Ali Mills: You know I can handle it fine. But you can't.
[exits]
Susan: What makes you so sensitive? She's never been anything but nice to you.
Daniel: Yeah she even used to me to make what's-his-name jealous.

Susan: She doesn't even like what's-his-name!
Daniel: Yeah I couldn't really tell, by the way their faces we're stuck together at that country club.
Susan: Oh, that's right. You didn't stick around for the um... exciting conclusion.
Daniel: Oh what was that? His hand on her ass?
Susan:

Her right hook, you think she sprained her wrists doing her nails?
Daniel: She hit him?
Susan: An understatement.
Daniel: I don't get it, why didn't she say something?
Susan: She shouldn't have to? Should she?
[walks away]

Daniel: [throwing his bicycle into a dumpster after being beaten up] This damn bike! I hate this bike. I hate this frickin' bike! Stupid bike.
Lucille Larusso: Daniel! What's the matter? Why did you throw your bike away?
Daniel: Because I felt like it.
Lucille Larusso: Please look at me when I'm talking to

you.
[sees Daniel's bruised face]
Lucille Larusso: Oh my god!
Daniel: Mom.
Lucille Larusso: Can you tell me what's going on and don't tell me about another bike accident?
Daniel: What do you want to hear mom?
Lucille Larusso: I want to hear the truth!

Daniel: No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear about is how great it is. Well it may be great for you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT! I just want to go home. Why can't we just go home?
Lucille Larusso: Listen to me. I cannot help you unless you talk to me
Daniel: I gotta take karate. That's it.

Lucille Larusso: You took karate!
Daniel: No, not at the Y. At a good school.
Lucille Larusso: But fighting doesn't solve anything Daniel.
Daniel: Yeah well neither does palm trees mom.
Lucille Larusso: That's not fair!
Daniel: Like it was fair coming over

here without asking me how I felt about it. Right, that was real fair.
Lucille Larusso: You're right. I should've asked.
Daniel: Well I just want to go home. That's it. I don't understand the rules here and I just want to go home.
Lucille Larusso: Let's clean you up and maybe we can figure the rules out together. What about

your bike?
Daniel: It's safer taking a bus.

Ring Announcer: [Daniel has just scored the winning point with a kick to Johnny's chin, thus winning the championship... ring announcer prepares to present trophy] THE NEW CHAMPION...
Johnny Lawrence: [in tears and with a bloodied face taking trophy from ring announcer and presenting it himself to Daniel] You're all right, LaRusso!
Ring

Announcer: ...DANIEL LARUSSO!
Johnny Lawrence: Good match!
Daniel: [to Johnny, as Daniel's being carried off the ring by the enthusiastic crowd] Thanks a lot!

Daniel: Why didn't you tell me?
Miyagi: Tell what?
Daniel: That you knew karate.
Miyagi: You not ask.
Daniel: Well, where'd you learn it?
Miyagi: Father.
Daniel: But I thought he was a fisherman.
Miyagi: In Okinawa,

all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate.

[Miyagi shows Daniel an old photo of his pregnant wife]
Miyagi: Daniel-san. Huh? Look, look. Hai, hai. Heh heh heh. First American-born Miyagi waiting to be born.
[Miyagi laughs proudly at the accomplishment as he pours more alcohol from a new bottle into his glass]
Miyagi: [claps Daniel on the shoulder] Drink, drink!
[Miyagi stands up,

staggers, faces away from Daniel as if speaking to someone else]
Miyagi: [as commanding officer] "Sergeant Miyagi!"
Miyagi: [as self] Yes, sir! Sergeant Miyagi report to kill many jerry Germans, sir!
[Miyagi laughs, staggers toward the bed, and picks up an old telegram]
Miyagi: Sergeant Miyagi.

Miyagi: Yes, sir."
Miyagi: Regret to inform... wife have...
Miyagi: [starts crying] Complications at birth, sir. Complications. But no doctor come.
Miyagi: [groan of immense sorrow] Land of Free, Home of Brave.
Miyagi: [sobbing] No doctor come. No doctor come.

Miyagi: [on Daniel's birthday, after having already given him a present] Go outside. Something show you.
Daniel: What?
Miyagi: Number two present.
[leads Daniel outside]
Daniel: [walking and talking] Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already.
[Miyagi

keeps walking, silently]
Daniel: No really, I'm serious.
Miyagi: [stops and points to his fleet of antique cars] Choose.
Daniel: [surprised and hesitant] Oh, no...
Miyagi: Hai! Hurt old man feeling.
[points again]
Miyagi: Choose.