111 Great Geek Quotes And Sayings That Are Truly Lovable

The term 'geek' is one of the prime examples of a word transforming from one with negative connotations, into something positive.

Initially, a geek was referred to as an intellectual person who isn't socially adept and could even be disliked. However, in recent times, the meaning of the word has drastically changed because of the rising popularity of geek culture.

Geeks, now, can be classified as people who are experts or huge enthusiasts of a particular hobby or an intellectual pursuit. In geek terminology it is nearly as close to having a superpower that makes geeks stand out from everyone else.

There are many geeks who have a knack for all things technical, science-related, art-related, and even pop culture. Here is a list of some of the most popular quotes and funny geek quotes, band geek quotes, geek movie quotes and others that geeks will love.

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The Best Geek Quotes

Here is a list of some famous Geek quotations for geeks by famous people and also from books.

1. "I want to tell any young girl out there who's a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out."

-Sheryl Sandberg.

2. "I will take a serious approach to a subject usually treated lightly, which is a nerdy thing to do."

-Benjamin Nugent.

3. "So you’re a little weird? Work it! Different? Own it!"

-Mandy Hale.

4. "I'm just glad I've had these opportunities to be geeks in some really awesome movies."

-Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

5. "A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. "

- Olivia Munn.

6. "Being a geek is all about learning the inventories of things."

-Adam Savage.

7. "If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble."

-Bill Gates.

8. "Everyone’s a nerd inside, I don’t care how cool you are."

-Channing Tatum.

9. "Luckily, growing up 'unfinished' can make geeks the very best people to guide and nurture the next generation of outsiders: We know you don’t have to be finished to be awesome."

-Stephen H. Segal, 'Geek Wisdom'.

10. "No one messes around with a nerd’s computer and escapes unscathed."

-E.A. Bucchianeri.

11. "Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Linsey Lohan. Why is that?'"

-John Green.

12. "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one."

-Bill Gates.

13. "Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!"

-Mandy Hale.

14. "Being a nerd just means there is something in the world that you care deeply about—be it twelve-sided dice, a favorite sports team, your new laptop or 'Night Rider'."

-Olivia Munn, 'Suck It, Wonder Woman!'

15. "When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it’s a point of pride in a weird way."

-J. J. Abrams.

16. "Charm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerdiness the reverse."

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

17. "In Europe they call geeks ‘smart people,’ and frankly I think we live in a culture that doesn’t value intelligence enough; so I am very proud in saying that I am a geek."

-James Marsters.

18. "Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter."

-Marissa Mayer.

19. "Nerd. One whose unbridled passion for something defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people’s judgment."

-Zachary Levi.

20. "I know, being a nerd or a geek means having passion, power, intelligence."

-Olivia Munn, 'Suck It, Wonder Woman!'

21. "Geeks are a critical driver of America's innovation ecosystem, from the entrepreneurs launching startups in Silicon Valley to the scientists experimenting in university research labs to the whiz kids building gadgets in their parents' garages."

-Todd Park.

22. "Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter."

-Marissa Mayer.

23. "There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks. Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something."

- Olivia Munn.

24. "Being a geek means you never have to play it cool about how much you like something."

-Simon Pegg.

25. "Being a geek is a great thing. I think we're all geeks. Being a geek means you're passionate about something and that defines your uniqueness. I would rather be passionate about something than be apathetic about everything."

-Masi Oka.

26. "Beware of geeks bearing formulas."

-Warren Buffett.

27. "The word 'geek' today does not mean what it used to mean."

- Olivia Munn.

28. "That's what I love about geeks, that they can call themselves a geek and be proud of it."

-Doug Jones.

29. "I still am a geek, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I see no shame in having an unhealthy obsession with something."

-David Tennant.

30. "We have to change the way people look at scientists. Today, they are the nerds, the geeks. Instead, we want some of the cool kids to say, 'Hey, this is all right.'"

-Mae Jemison.

Great Geek Quotations From Popular Culture And Movies

If your idea of fun is reading and 'geeking' around, being an adorable geek, here is a list of some of the funniest geek quotations in the world that all geeks will fall in love with. Here are some good geek quotations.

31. "Why so serious?"

-The Joker, 'The Dark Knight'.

32. "Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we’re not back by dawn… call the president."

-Jack Burton, 'Big Trouble In Little China'.

33. "Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."

-Dennis the Peasant, 'Monty Python And The Holy Grail'.

34. "Goonies never say die."

-Mike, 'The Goonies'.

35. "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"

-Inigo, 'The Princess Bride'.

36. "Ray, if someone asks you if you’re a god, you say Yes!"

-Winston, 'Ghostbusters'.

37. "I’m the king of the world!"

– Jack Dawson, 'Titanic'.

38. "Bill, strange things are afoot at the Circle K."

-Ted, 'Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure'.

39. "I guess you picked the wrong god-damned rec room to break into, didn’t you?!"

-Burt, 'Tremors'.

40. "Well, let’s say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. Based on this morning’s reading, it would be a Twinkie thirty-five feet long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds."

-Egon, 'Ghostbusters'.

41. "We’re all very different people. We’re not Watusi. We’re not Spartans. We’re Americans, with a capital ‘A’, huh?"

- John Winger, 'Stripes'.

42. "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!"

-Dr. Peter Venkman, 'Ghostbusters'.

43. "There is no Earthly way of knowing... which direction we are going. There is no knowing where we're rowing, or which way the river's flowing. Is it raining? Is it snowing? Is a hurricane a'blowing?"

-Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory'.

44. "We apologize for the inconvenience."

-God, 'So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish'.

45. "This is your receipt for your husband… and this is my receipt for your receipt."

-Officer, 'Brazil'.

46. "If I’m not back in five minutes, just wait longer."

-Ace Ventura, 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'.

47. "We're going to need a bigger boat."

-Chief Brody, 'Jaws'.

48. "Alright, alright alright"

-Wooderson, 'Dazed And Confused'.

49. "I know kung fu."

-Neo, 'The Matrix'.

50. "Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple."

-Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory'.

51. "Let's not bicker and argue over who killed who."

–King of Swamp Castle, 'Monty Python And The Holy Grail'.

52. "Yeah, well. The Dude abides."

- The Dude, 'The Big Lebowski'.

53. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

– John Keating, 'Dead Poets Society'.

54. "You talkin’ to me?"

– Travis Bickle, 'Taxi Driver'.

55. "I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse."

– Don Vito Corleone, 'The Godfather'.

56. "Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore."

– Dorothy, 'The Wizard Of Oz'.

Geek Quotations From 'The Big Bang Theory'

'The Big Bang Theory' is a popular TV series that is one of the most-watched geek shows. Here is a list of some of the best quotes from the series.

57. "Howard: You know, I'm really glad you decided to learn Mandarin.

Sheldon: Why?

Howard: Once you're fluent, you'll have a billion more people to annoy instead of me."

-'The Big Bang Theory'.

58. "A neutron walks into a bar and asks how much for a drink. The bartender replies ‘for you, no charge’."

-Sheldon Cooper, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

59. "Sheldon: You know, in difficult moments like this, I often turn to a force greater than myself.

Amy: Religion?

Sheldon: Star Trek."

-'The Big Bang Theory'.

60. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Will Wheaton. The Green Goblin to my Spider-Man, the Pope Paul V to my Galileo, the Internet Explorer to my Firefox!"

-Sheldon, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

61. "Raj: I don't like bugs, okay. They freak me out.

Sheldon: Interesting. You're afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic."

-'The Big Bang Theory'.

62. "It’s a Satunalia miracle."

-Leonard, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

63. "Apparently you can’t hack into a government supercomputer and then try to buy uranium without the Department of Homeland Security tattling to your mother."

-Sheldon Cooper.

64. "Oh, I get it. Like CP-3O…What happened to me?!"

-Penny, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

65. "Leonard: How can 5 not be worse than 1?

Rajesh: Yeah, Star Trek 5 worse than 1.

Sheldon: Ok, first of all that is a comparison of quality not intensity. Secondly, Star Trek 1 is orders of magnitude worse than Star Trek 5.

Rajesh: Are you joking? Star Trek 5 is the standard against which all badness is measured!"

-'The Big Bang Theory'.

66. "What are ya doing there? Working on a new plan to catch the Road Runner?"

-Leonard, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

67. "There’s no denying that I have feelings for you that can’t be explained in any other way. I briefly considered that I had a brain parasite, but that seems even more far-fetched. The only conclusion was love."

-Sheldon Cooper, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

68.

"You went out in the hallway, stumbled into an inter-dimensional portal, which brought you 5,000 years into the future, where you took advantage of the advanced technology to build a time machine, and now you're back, to bring us all with you to the year 7010, where we are transported to work at the think-a-torium by telepathically controlled flying dolphins?"

-Sheldon, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

69. "Penny. We are made of particles that have existed since the moment the universe began. I like to think those atoms traveled fourteen billion years through time and space to create us, so that we could be together and make each other whole."

-Leonard, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

70. "I am the king of the nerds."

-Leonard, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

71. "Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors."

-Sheldon, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

72. "I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Aquaman sucks!"

-Raj, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

73. "Zack: You know, I saw this great thing on the Discovery Channel. Turns out if you kill a starfish it'll just come back to life.

Sheldon: Was the starfish wearing boxer shorts? Because you might have been watching Nickelodeon."

-'The Big Bang Theory'.

74. "I haven’t cried this hard since Toy Story 3."

-Raj, 'The Big Bang Theory'.

75. "Penny: Ok, here you go Leonard. One tequila sunrise!

Leonard: Thank you! You know, this drink is a wonderful example of how liquids with different specific gravities interact in a cylindrical container!"

-'The Big Bang Theory'.

76. "Leonard: If he were any bigger, he'd have moons orbiting him.

Sheldon: Oh, snap!"

-'The Big Bang Theory'.

Famous Geek Quotations From Science Fiction

Here's a list of some of the best quotes and sayings from popular science fiction including from book, movies like 'Star Wars', and many others that geeks and nerds will love.

77. "Do, or do not. There is no try."

–Yoda, 'The Empire Strikes back'.

78. "I’d just as soon kiss a wookiee!"

-Princess Leia, 'The Empire Strikes Back'.

79. "Great Scott!"

-Doc Brown, 'Back To The Future'.

80. "Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future."

-Criswell, 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'.

81. "Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?"

-Marty McFly, 'Back To The Future'.

82. "Luke, I am your father!"

-Darth Vader, 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'.

83. "Don’t call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight blob of grease!"

- C3PO, 'Star Wars'.

84. "I am feeling much better now."

- HAL, '2001: A Space Odyssey'.

85. "Live long and prosper."

-The Vulcan Salute, 'Star Trek'.

86. "What are you doing here?"

-The Doctor, 'Doctor Who'.

87. "Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow."

-The Doctor, 'Doctor Who'.

88. "Greetings, programs!"

-Flynn, 'Tron'.

89. "I find your lack of faith disturbing."

-Darth Vader, 'Star Wars'.

90. "So say we all."

-'Battlestar Galactica'.

91. "These aren't the droids you're looking for."

-Obi-Wan, 'Star Wars'.

92. "ET phone home."

-ET, 'ET'.

93. "This episode was badly written!"

-Gwen, 'Galaxy Quest'.

94. "Danger Will Robinson! Danger!"

-Robbie the Robot, 'Lost In Space'.

95. "Would you like a jelly baby?"

-The Doctor, 'Doctor Who'.

96. "In my experience there is no such thing as luck."

-Obi-Wan Kenobi, 'Star Wars'.

97. "Klaatu barada nikto."

-'The Day The Earth Stood Still'.

98. "You maniacs! You blew it up! Oh, damn you! Damn you all to hell!"

-Taylor, 'Planet Of The Apes'.

99. "Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming."

-Ian Malcolm, 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park'.

100. "Your focus determines your reality."

-Qui-Gon Jinn, 'Star Wars'.

101. "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no substitute for a good blaster at your side, kid."

-Han Solo, 'Star Wars'.

Famous Geek Quotations From Cartoons, Comics, Books, And Games

Here is a list of some of the best quotes from various comics, cartoons, books and games for geeks.

102. "Three rings for the Elven kings under the sky, seven for the Dwarf lords in their halls of stone, nine for the mortal men doomed to die, one for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, in the land of Mordor where the shadows lie."

-J. R. R. Tolkien, 'Lord Of The Rings'.

103. "Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot!"

–Mary Jane, 'Spider-Man'.

104. "Never argue with the data."

-Sheen, 'Jimmy Neutron'.

105. "With great power there must also come — great responsibility."

-'Amazing Fantasy'.

106. "Dumbledore: After all this time?

Snape: Always."

-'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows'.

107.  "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

-J. R. R. Tolkien, 'Lord Of The Rings'.

108. "This is the way society functions. Aren’t you a part of society?"

-Kramer, 'Seinfeld'.

109. "Worst. Episode. Ever."

-Comic Book Guy, 'The Simpsons'.

110. "I used to be an adventurer like you until I took an arrow to the knee."

-'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'.

111. "Shadow and light are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other."

-'The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess'.

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