"His failure towered over other men's successes."
- Old Ptolemy played by Anthony Hopkins
"Isn't it a lovely thing to live with great courage and to die leaving an everlasting fame?"
- Alexander played by Colin Farrell
"Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you will conquer death."
- Alexander played by Colin Farrell
"All greatness comes from loss."
- Old Ptolemy played by Anthony Hopkins
"Beware of what you dream for. The gods have a way of punishing such pride."
- Aristotle played by Christopher Plummer
"The glory and the memory of men will always belong to the ones who follow their great visions."
- Old Ptolemy played by Anthony Hopkins