Raiders of the Lost Ark Quotes
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Source: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Speaker: Indiana Jones
It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage.
Context
This line is spoken by Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg (1981).
When Marion (Karen Allen) says to Indiana Jones, "You're not the man I knew ten years ago," he responds with his iconic charming/patronizing way of speaking to women: "It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage."
Where you've heard it
Hopefully nowhere. Indiana Jones is the only person who's allowed to talk like that.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Like we said: leave it to Indy.