Memorable Quotes from Barbara Steele
3 quotesPiranha Project and Its Hidden Dangers
Paul Grogan
You must've known all along they were here.
Col. Waxman
OK. You and Miss McKeown are the only two civilians who know about this project.
Dr. Mengers
What the colonel means is that he'd like you to join us. Become one of our team.
Paul Grogan
It figures. Impossible. Look, you're a full colonel, right? I assume you can read a map. Here. We are here at the dam, OK? Over here you'll see there's a stream that feeds into it. Follow the stream back for an eighth of a mile and you see there's a fork. Take this branch, follow it downstream, and you'll see it empties into the river on the other side of the dam. In other words, the piranha have a way to get around the obstacle.
Maggie McKeown
Even if there's a chance he's right, don't you think you should do something?
Dr. Mengers
No. If a bypass exists, piranha haven't the intelligence or the motivation to find it.
Paul Grogan
But you know Hoak was breeding them for endurance and intelligence and...
Dr. Mengers
Well, Bob was a dreamer. He, er...
Paul Grogan
Bob? Dr. Hoak? You knew him?
Dr. Mengers
Fish genetics is a very small field.
Paul Grogan
You were friends?
Dr. Mengers
Let's say we were a great deal more than that.
Paul Grogan
You're covering up. Is it Waxman? Are you afraid of what the army might do to you if you...
Dr. Mengers
No, I'm not afraid. I'm a scientist. I'm head of my department. It's just that there are priorities, and...some things are more important than a few lives.
Paul Grogan
That's not how Dr Hoak felt. Not at the end.
Dr. Menger
As I said, he was a dreamer.
Col. Waxman
The situation is under control.
Paul Grogan
Hold on. What is this? Why won't you listen to me?
Col. Waxman
Would you excuse us for a moment, please? As far as you're concerned, this project does not exist. The piranha do not exist.
Paul Grogan
And if I make a squawk?
Maggie McKeown
Paul...
Col. Waxman
The interests of national security permit extreme measures.
Paul Grogan
Oh, come on! The war's over, dammit!
Col. Waxman
There'll be other wars, Mr Grogan.
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Loneliness and Connection in Social Settings
Bearded man
Have you met my daughter, Erica? She's a very beautiful girl. Come here, Erica. I just know you'll like my daughter, Erica.
Betts
I loathe to eat alone. It makes me feel so fat and lonely.
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Investigation into Piranha Incident Planned
Reporter
Where do we go from here, Dr Mengers?
Dr. Mengers
I'm personally going to head a full-scale investigation into this incident, to discover who was responsible, and to ensure this could never happen again.
Reporter
As an expert in tropical species, what danger is there in the possibility of the piranha reaching the ocean?
Dr. Mengers
Oh, none. Most of them will have been destroyed by pollution at the lake. If any did get through, there's no way they could survive the salt water. There's nothing left to fear.
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