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'Tis the Season! 10 of John McClane's Best Die Hard Quotes

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It's time to whip out one of the best unconventional holiday movies ever: Die Hard. 

One of Bruce Willis's most memorable characters was rough-around-the-edges, almost-impossible-to-kill John McClane in the Die Hard movie franchise that spanned five films from 1998-2013. (Few details have but Willis may be coming back for one more Die Hard movie.)

To celebrate the season, we’ve rounded up 10 of John McClane’s best Die Hard quotes.

1. “You throw quite a party. I didn’t realize they celebrated Christmas in Japan.”

2. “‘Come out the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs…’”

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3. “But, all things being equal, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.”

4. “Yippee-ki-yay.”

5. “Yeah. I got invited to a Christmas party by mistake. Who knew?”

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6. “I promise I will never even think about going up in a tall building again. Oh, God. Please don’t let me die.”

7. “Just a fly in the ointman, Hans. The monkey in the wrench.”

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8. “Welcome to the party, pal.”

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9. “You’d have made a pretty good cowboy yourself, Hans.”

10. “Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with smaller feet than my sister.”

Next, flip through our favorite Christmas movie quotes.