Classic lines from Oscar-winning films

10. Twelve Years a Slave - Best Picture of 86th Academy Awards

"Laws change. Social systems crumble. Universal truths are constant. It is a fact - it is a plain fact that what is true and right is true and right for all. White and black alike." — Bass

"I am Solomon Northup. I am a free man; a resident of Saratoga, New York. The residence also of my wife and children who are equally free. I have papers. You have no right whatsoever to detain me..." — Solomon Northup

"Survival is not about certain death. It's about keeping your head down." — Clemens