Arliss Howard Quotes

Peter Ludlow Hammond's reach exceeded his grasp. Mine does not.

Peter Ludlow Well, Dr. Malcolm. Here to share a few campfire stories with my uncle?

John Henry So why did you return my call?

Billy Beane Because it's the Red Sox. Because I believe science might offer an answer to the ]. Because I hear you hired Bill James.

John Henry Yup. You know, why someone took so long to hire that guy is beyond me.

Billy Beane Well, baseball hates him.

John Henry Well, baseball can hate him, you know. One of the great things about money is that it buys a lot of things, one of which is the luxury to disregard what baseball likes, doesn't likes, what baseball thinks, doesn't think.

Billy Beane Sounds nice. Well, I was grateful for the call.

John Henry You were grateful?

Billy Beane Yeah.

John Henry For $41 million, you built a playoff team. You lost Damon, Giambi, Isringhausen, Peña, and you won more games without them than you did with them. You won ], but the Yankees spent $1.4 million per win, and you paid $260,000. I know you are taking it in the teeth, but the first guy through the wall... he always gets bloody, always. This is threatening not just a way of doing business... but in their minds, it's threatening the game. Really what it's threatening is their livelihood, their jobs. It's threatening the way they do things... and every time that happens, whether it's the government, a way of doing business, whatever, the people who are holding the reins - they have their hands on the switch - they go batshit crazy. I mean, anybody who's not tearing their team down right now and rebuilding it using your model, they're dinosaurs. They'll be sitting their ass on the sofa in October watching the Boston Red Sox win the World Series.

Billy Beane What's this?

John Henry I want you to be my general manager. That's my offer.

Peter Ludlow Careful. This suit costs more than your education".

Peter Ludlow Fifteen years ago, John Hammond had a dream. Like John himself, the dream was grand. It was outsized. It was bold. It was impractical. It was not to be. Half an hour from now…John Hammond's dream, re-imagined, will come true.

Peter Ludlow InGen is my responsibility now, Doctor, I will jealously defend its interests.

Ian Malcolm Your responsibility, what about Mr. Hammond?

Peter Ludlow It is our board of directors whom I must look in the eye, not my uncle. Really, you must trust me, your problems are about to be rendered moot. In a few weeks time, they'll be long forgotten.

Ian Malcolm Not by me.

Peter Ludlow Careful. This suit cost more than your education.

Peter Ludlow Wait! Wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait! Wait!

John Henry Due respect to ], but this is a ballpark.

Billy Beane Yes, it is.

Peter Ludlow An extinct animal brought back to life has no rights. It exists because we made it. We patented it. We own it.