The ButterCream Gang (1992 Video)

Scott Wilkinson: Reverend Willde, Coach

Quotes 

• Scott Carpenter : What's going on? What happened?

  Baseball Coach : It's about Pete.

  Mr. Turner : I got a letter from his aunt today.

  Mr. Carpenter : I just want you to know, son, it doesn't always turn out this way.

  Scott Carpenter : What happened?

  Margaret Miller : I'm really proud of you. You did the right thing.

  Scott Carpenter : Will someone please tell me what's going on?

  Mr. Carpenter : Mr. Turner, I think we ought to have the reverend read that letter.

  Baseball Coach : [reading]  "Dear Mr. Turner, I know I haven't written since last year when I told you that Pete was coming back to town to stay for the summer. I was reading the paper today when I saw his name in the article included. I guess it's pretty self-explanatory." Scott, why don't you read this?

  Scott Carpenter : [reading]  "Today at two o'clock, the mayor of Chicago honored, for the first time in the city's history, a member of a gang. That gang member was Pete Turner. Mr. Turner's gang is rather unusual. Mr. Turner tells his gang, 'If you accept yourself for who you are and truly love others, a lot of good will happen.' This gang, which only a few months ago was typical of those found in the area, refuses to fight or participate in any illegal activities and instead devotes much of their time to helping and serving the community around them."

• Baseball Coach : Will we really take the time to learn to love all people? Not just our friends, but our enemies and those who hurt and abuse us? We simply cannot just offer our help and love and friendship to those people when it's convenient for us. The old Mosaic law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth has been replaced. It's been replaced by the concept of turning the other cheek. Will we do it with cheerful hearts?

• Baseball Coach : Someone did a golden deed. They willfully said, "I'm glad to give". And cheerfully tried to lift a load. Was that somebody you.. was that somebody you? Is our spiritual progression based on our ability to love and care for one another? I think we'd all admit that there is a direct correlation between our ability to love and care for one another, and the quality of our own lives. But to what degree do those abilities effect the quality of the lives of those around us? Will we really take the time to learn to love all, not just our friends, but our enemies? Those who hurt and misuse us. We simply cannot offer our help, love and friendship to people when it's convenient. The old mosaic law of, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" has been replaced. It's been replaced by the concept of turning the other cheek. And will we do it with a cheerful heart, regardless of whether or not there's a reward in it for us? Because I can tell you this; Whether or not you see the results of your actions, they do make a difference. And absolutely no good deed goes unrewarded.

• Baseball Coach : Did you know that India was still ruled by England until after World War Two?

  Scott Carpenter : No, Coach, I didn't know that.

  Baseball Coach : They tried to win their independence through violence over the years, but they never quite succeeded. Don't swing too early, wait for the ball. Finally a man by the name of Mahatma Gandhi convinced the people that they could win their independence without using violence. A lot of people thought he was crazy, but it turned out he was right. When somebody asked him why he was so sure that nonviolence would work, he said that the idea of an eye for an eye only made the whole world blind.

• Baseball Coach : Absolutely no good deed goes unrewarded.