Quotes / Heartwarming in Hindsight

Linda: In a stunning turnout, voters have approved Proposition Infinity. Robosexual marriage is now legal.
Morbo: What's next, gay robosexual marriage?

— Futurama, "Proposition Infinity"

Fry: I never told anybody this, but a thousand years ago I used to look up at the moon and dream about being an astronaut. I just didn't have the grades. Nor the physical endurance. Plus I threw up a lot and nobody liked spending a week with me.
Leela: A week would be a little much.

— Futurama, "The Series Has Landed"

Guile: Go home and be a family man!

— Street Fighter

Alvin: It was just a dream, but it doesn't have to be.

— Alvin and the Chipmunks, "The Wall", 11 months before the Berlin Wall came down.

Met Ali he told me I'm the greatest

— Will Smith, "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"; in 2001, he would play the part of Ali in the movie of the same name.

And although it seems heaven-sent, we ain't ready to see a black president

— Tupac Shakur, "Changes"

Homer: Moe, this is a great thing for you. You went from sitting on the sidelines to getting in the game! Sometime, when you least expect it, you'll realize that someone loved you. And that means that someone can love you again! And that'll make you smile.

— The Simpsons, "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"

(meeting Penny for the very first time)
Sheldon: You're not over her, are you?
Leonard: Our children will be smart and beautiful.
Sheldon: Not to mention imaginary.

— The Big Bang Theory, "Pilot"

"When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance."

— Freddie Mercury

And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep

— Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler"