Memorable Quotes from Dennis Quaid
65 quotesA Father's Reflection on Loss and Protection
Rev. Shaw Moore
He is testing us. Our Lord is testing us. Especially now, when we are consumed with despair. When we are asking our God why this had to happen. No parent should ever have to know the horror of burying their own child. And yet, five of Bomont's brightest have lost their lives. Among them, my only son... my boy, Bobby. We have other children to raise here in Bomont. And one day, there will no longer be in our embrace and in our care. They will belong to the world. A world filled with evil, and temptation, and danger. But until that day, they are ours to protect. That is the lesson to be taken from this tragedy. That is our test. We cannot be missing from our children's lives.
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Discussing Family Dynamics and New Relationships
Nick
Hal, come here. We have to talk.
Annie as Hallie
Okay, shoot.
Nick
Okay, honey... I wanna know what you think about making Meredith part of the family.
Annie as Hallie
Part of our family?
Nick
Yeah.
Annie as Hallie
I think it's an awesome idea. Inspired. Brilliant, really.
Nick
You do? Really? You do?
Annie as Hallie
Totally, it's like a dream come true. I've always wanted a big sister.
Nick
Oh... um... Honey, I think you're kind of missing the point.
Annie as Hallie
No, I'm not. You're gonna adopt Meredith. That's so sweet, Dad!
Nick
No, I'm not going to adopt her... I'm going to marry her.
Annie as Hallie
Marry her?! That's insane! How can you marry a woman young enough to be my big sister?! Mais tu plaisantes, j'espère. Meredith, ce n'est pas une fille pour toi. Mais c'est pas possible, je rêve. Qu'est-ce qui...
[leaps from her seat; starts ranting in French; translation: But you're joking, I hope. Meredith, she's not the girl for you. But it's not possible, I'm dreaming. What...]
Nick Parker
Hal, Hal, Hal! Calm down, Hal! Are you speaking French?
[beat]
Annie as Hallie
I... I learned it at camp. Okay, I'm sorry. Let's discuss this calmly. Calmly and rationally.
[takes a breath]
Nick
Yeah, and in English, if you don't mind, right?
Annie as Hallie
Okay.
Nick
Sweetheart, what has gotten into you?
Annie as Hallie
Nothing, nothing, just... just... Dad, you can't get married! It'll totally ruin completely everything!
Nick
Hal! Hal! Hallie!
Chessy
Don't look at me, I don't know a thing.
[feigning ignorance; closes the windows]
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Test Subjects and Their Unexpected Outcomes
Dr. Paul Novotny
Bill Hardy has been a good test subject for us before.
Alex Gardner
Oh, he's a steel worker. I'll probably wind up in some bad beer commercial.
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The Illusion of Appearances and Secrets
Stan Fine
Frank is the luckiest guy in town!
Frank Whitaker
It's all smoke and mirrors, fellas. That's all it is. You should see her without her face on.
Doreen
Frank!
Cathy Whitaker
No, he's absolutely right. We ladies are never what we appear, and every girl has her secrets.
Frank Whitaker
How about this girl getting her husband another drink?
Cathy Whitaker
Don't you think you've had enough, dear?
Frank Whitaker
No, honey, I don't think I've had enough!
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The Importance of Smiling in Business
Harvey
Sue! These are the Shareholders, they are dying to meet you! Is everything okay? So SMILE! That's what we want tonight! Pretty girls should always SMILE!
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Finding Balance Between Will and Reality
Tom Hamilton
What is it that I'm not hearing?
Cheri Hamilton
You can't just fix everything just by shear will.
Tom Hamilton
If she gives up, she will never get back into the water and she will never be the same.
Cheri Hamilton
She will never be the same, and if she thinks surfing is the only life out there and she can't make that happen then she's going to be lost, really really lost.
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Intense Threat of Violence
Payton
I'm gonna fucking carve you up!
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Naming a Friendship
Draco
Have you been watching over me all night?
Bowen
I've been thinking.
Draco
Yes? About what?
Bowen
Many things. Mostly about what to call you. I think I've found you a name.
Draco
You say that as though you reached up and plucked it from the sky.
Bowen
I did. Up there. Do you see that group of stars? (points at the Draco constellation)
Draco
I know those stars very well.
Bowen
Do you see the shape that they make?
Draco
Mm-hmm, a dragon.
Bowen
Yes. They call it Draco. It means "dragon" in the scholars speech.
Draco
(chuckling) So instead of calling me "dragon" in your tongue, you'll call me "dragon" in some other tongue?
Bowen
You're right, it's silly.
Draco
No! No, I would be honored to be named after those stars. I... I truly would. Thank you, Bowen. "Draco"...
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Disillusionment with Noble Ideals
Bowen
All my ] I've dreamed of serving noble kings, noble ]s. ] die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust. I will not be that naive again.
[[life; [ideal; [Dreams]
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A Unique Request from Remy McSwain
Remy McSwain
If I can't have you, can I have my gator?
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Rapid Temperature Drop Causes Aviation Crashes
Terry Rapson
What I'm about to tell you is supposed to be confidential. Several hours ago, three helicopters went down over Scotland. They crashed because the fuel in their lines froze.
[Over the phone]
Jack Hall
At what temperature does-
Rapson
-150° Fahrenheit. I mean, we had to look it up! The temperature dropped phenomenally fast! On the ground, people froze before they could get out of their cars!
Hall
Can you get me a satellite picture of Scotland two hours ago?
Janet
Yeah.
Rapson
We've got mountains of data, but nowhere near enough computer power to analyze it. Can you help us?
Hall
Send us what you've got, we'll do our best.
Rapson
Thanks, Jack. Bye for now.
[hangs up]
Janet
This is Scotland at the time the temperature dropped.
Hall
This thing looks just like a hurricane.
Janet
Only hurricanes don't form over land.
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The Strategy of Live Bait
Philip FitzRoyce
Oh, I'm pretty sure we can get her to go back in.
Mike Brody
Oh, how are you going to do that?
Philip FitzRoyce
Live bait.
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The Code of a True Knight
Bowen
A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked.
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Communication Under Pressure in Spaceflight
Alan Shepard
Dear Lord - please don't let me fuck up.
Gordon Cooper
I didn't quite copy that. Say again, please.
[at launch control center]
Alan Shepard
Uh, I said everything is A-OK!
Gordon Cooper
Well, I thought that's what you said. He says everything is A-OK!
[amused; switches channels]
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A Compliment on Formal Attire
Cathy Whitaker
I must say, you look extremely fetching all gussied up in your white tux and tie.
Frank Whitaker
Well, it's a good thing, since I can hardly breathe in it.
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Types of Iraqistanis Explained
President Staton
Did you know there are two kinds of Iraqistanis?
President Staton
I mean, actually, three?
Vice President Sutter
You mean Sunnis and Shi'ites and Kurds?
President Staton
You knew about this?
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Pride in a Created Masterpiece
Harvey
You will not be disappointed. She's my most beautiful creation. I have shaped her for success.
[to the shareholders, about Sue]
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Confronting Hatred and Regret in DragonHeart
Draco
(notices the dragon teeth attached to Bowen's shield) You must have hated us very much.
Bowen
I hated one of you. These I killed because I wanted to kill him. But I never found him. And I never will; if you're the last, he must be dead.
Draco
(smiling awkwardly) Oh, yes. Tell me - what was he like, this, uh, dragon that you hated?
Bowen
He only had half a heart. But even that was enough to pollute an innocent boy.
Draco
(suddenly angry) Einon was no innocent! He polluted the heart!
Bowen
How do you know that?! How do you know that, dragon?
Draco
(scratches his head evasively) All dragons know that story! What was to be their hope became their doom! A spoiled, ungrateful child was given a great gift and destroyed it!
Bowen
No! I knew Einon. I was his teacher. I taught him the ways of honor, of right.
Draco
Then he betrayed you, just as he betrayed the dragon whose heart he broke.
Bowen
That's a lie, dragon!
Draco
STOP CALLING ME "DRAGON"! I have a name!
Bowen
(after a short silence) Well, what is it?
Draco
Huh. You couldn't possibly pronounce it in your tongue.
Bowen
(smirking) Try me!
Draco
It's-- (suddenly roars in pain and clutches at his shoulder; in Einon's castle, Kara has stabbed him)
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A Dark Exchange on Life and Death
Remy McSwain
Oh, man, now they're killing retards.
Det. McCabe
Then why ain't you dead?
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Embracing the Easygoing Nature of the South
Remy McSwain
Just relax, darlin'. This is the Big Easy. Folks have a certain way o doin things down here.
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The Ethics of Dragon Hunting and Survival
Draco
Why must you knight errants, out to make a name for yourselves, always pick on us dragons?
Bowen
I don't need a name! And I've got a collection of my own!
Draco
You're one who kills dragons for money.
[snorts in disgust]
Bowen
It's honest enough work! One must earn a living!
Draco
Oh yes, one must live. Well, since you seek a profit, we might as well begin.
Bowen
Oh, don't flatter yourself! It's not the profit, it's the pleasure!
Draco
Perhaps less pleasurable and more costly than you think!
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A Joke About an Open Door
Payton
Maybe this is a bad time to tell you, but the door is open.
Bower
Are you fucking kidding me?
Payton
Yeah, I'm kidding you.
[beat]
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Size Comparison in DragonHeart
Gilbert
Well done, Bowen! You've done it again! What a brute! That's even bigger than the last one!
Bowen
Actually, he's about the same size.
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A Reflection on Choices and Consequences
Bowen
You should have eaten her.
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Understanding Atmospheric Dynamics in Extreme Weather
Terry Rapson
Jack, were you able to recreate the thermal cycle?
Jack Hall
Yes. The storm's rotation is pulling super-cooled air from the upper troposphere.
Rapson
But, shouldn't the air warm up before it reaches ground level?
Hall
It should, but it doesn't; the air is descending too rapidly.
Rapson
Is this an isolated incident?
Hall
I'm afraid not. We've located two other supercells in addition to the one over Scotland. There's one over northern Canada, and another one over Siberia.
Rapson
And do we know their projected path?
Hall
Yes. Our previous estimates of 6-8 weeks weren't even close. This one storm is going to change the face of our planet. Here's a projection of 24 hours out. This is 48 hours out... And in 7 to 10 days. When this storm is over, we'll be in a new Ice Age.
[Shows the projected size and location of the storms, over a layout of the continents to Rapson via their computer connection; Shows the next image; last image shows the storms having expanded to have combined to cover the entire planet's surface]
Rapson
...My God.
Hall
Professor, I think it's time you got out of there.
Terry Rapson
I'm afraid that time has come and gone, my friend.
Hall
...What can we do?
Rapson
Save as many as you can.
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Conflict and Counsel in Rivalry
Mike
They want a fight, we'll give em a fight.
[after discovering that the college kids beat Cyril up]
Cyril
We rednecks are few... college paleface students are many. I counsel peace.
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Survival and Learning from Past Mistakes
Jack Hall
Well, mankind survived the last Ice Age. We are certainly capable of surviving this one. The only question is, will we learn from our mistakes? I sure as hell would like a chance to learn from mine.
[in deleted scene, when asked by Jason Evans what will happen to humanity]
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Conflict Over Sacrifice and Loyalty
Draco
Who's the girl?
Bowen
A nuisance! Get rid of her!
Draco
Why?
Bowen
They're trying to placate you with a sacrifice.
Draco
(sarcastically) Oh, now whoever gave them that bright idea?
Bowen
Never mind! Just get rid of her!
Draco
How?
Bowen
Eat her!
Draco
Oh, please. Yuck!
Bowen
Aren't we squeamish? You ate Sir Eglamore, hypocrite!
Draco
I merely chewed in self-defense, but I never swallowed.
Bowen
Improvise!
Draco
All right, all right!
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The Illusion of Freedom in Pandorum
Payton
God? You think God survived? He's dead along with the rest of humanity. There's no law or order, no good or evil. Just us. And you think you're going to be the one to judge me? You want to take a shot at me?
Bower
You know what? I just might.
Payton
You are suffering, son. I can see it in your face. I've been there. Just imagine just for a minute, imagine yourself without the chains of your morality. You'd even surprise yourself. It's the ultimate freedom.
Bower
No. This isn't freedom. This is Pandorum.
Payton
Oh, pandorum. Pandorum isn't what they warned us about. I know it's frightening at first, terrifying in fact. Isn't that what you're feeling right now, terrible fear? Let go and on the other side of it is divine clarity. Purity. Enlightenment!
Bower
Shut up! What's out there?
Payton
You are resisting what is! You have to let go of your petty concept of reality. That's just baggage from the old world. And we both know that didn't work out very well now, did it? They fucked up our planet! Life eats life! And all that's left is what is. This ship is a seed from which we can create a new world!
Bower
Shut up! What's out there?
Payton
A new world! A natural state! Raw, beautiful...
Bower
What do you see?
Payton
...perfect! I am offering you the kingdom. And all that's holding you back is your own fear!
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Admiring Beauty and Kindness in Others
Harvey
Gorgeous. With a pure heart. People are gonna love that!
[to Sue]
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Reflections on Life Before the Flight
Payton
I was younger than you when I first came onboard. Funny, I can't even remember what life was like before this flight began. It's all I have.
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Unexpected Intrusion in Dreamscape
Bob Blair
How did you get in here?
[opens the elevator door to find Alex there]
Alex Gardner
It was easy!
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Questioning Trust in Law Enforcement
Anne Osborne
Why don't you believe that the killers were cops?
[at the scene of a triple murder]
Remy McSwain
Because if they were cops, they would've stayed right here. And when we arrived, we would've found plants, guns, knives, all kinds of evidence that they resisted arrest. That's somethin every cop in the world knows how to do.
Anne Osborne
That sure doesn't surprise me.
Remy McSwain
Oh yeah? Well, you probably know how to bribe a jury too, don't you? Even though you probably never have, huh?
[smiles wickedly]
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Racial Tensions in Social Interactions
Cathy Whitaker
Yes. I have spoken to Raymond Deagan on occasion. He brought his little girl to Eleanor's art show. But - but, apparently, even here in Hartford, the idea of a white woman even speaking to a colored man...
Frank Whitaker
Oh, please! Just save me the Negro rights!
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Debate Over Spacecraft Design Features
Gordon Cooper
Uh, where are you putting the window?
German Scientist #1
Window? There is no window.
Gus Grissom
No window? What about the hatch?
German Scientist #1
The hatch?
Gus Grissom
Yeah, the hatch. We need a hatch with explosive bolts that we can open ourselves.
German Scientist #1
I think there is something you do not understand. This is the final form of the capsule. No hatch.
Deke Slayton
What if the automatic controls went out?
German Scientist #1
Backups, checks, etcetera. This would not happen.
Deke Slayton
I said, what would happen if it did?
Scott Carpenter
The pilot would have to fly it back.
German Scientist #2
This is the way it is.
John Glenn
You know, I wonder how the press is going to feel about this.
German Scientist #2
The press? What does the press have to say about this?
German Scientist #1
Yeah, what do they have to say about it?
Gordon Cooper
You boys know what makes this bird go up? Funding makes this bird go up.
Gus Grissom
That's right. No bucks, no Buck Rogers.
Gordon Cooper
And, uh, the press over there, they want to see Buck Rogers.
Deke Slayton
And that's us. Buck Rogers.
John Glenn
You see, those fellas over there, they've been making us out as the seven finest, and bravest pilots in all America. And if a story were to come out in the press that we were not being allowed to fly as pilots...
Alan Shepard
We want a window.
German Scientist #2
Uh, there could maybe be in future capsules, be a window, right here.
Gus Grissom
No, that's where the hatch with explosive bolts goes.
German Scientist #1
The hatch with the explosive...? Yeah. There could be a hatch with explosive bolts on the capsule.
Alan Shepard
That is a spacecraft, sir. We do not refer to it as a "capsule". Spacecraft.
German Scientist #1
Yeah. The hatch with explosive bolts on the... spacecraft. There. And there will be pitch and yaw thrusters which will enable the astronaut occupant—
Deke Slayton
The pilot. "Astronaut occupant"?
German Scientist #1
Yeah, the astronaut... pilot to have some...
German Scientist #1
To have...
German Scientist #1
... control of the re-entry procedures.
John Glenn
Thank you. we appreciate it. You wouldn't mind if we had the press over here take a few photos of us by our spacecraft now, would you?
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Conflicting Beliefs in a Heated Exchange
Einon
Lay down, Bowen! You're the sad remains of dead systems and dead beliefs!
Bowen
They were your beliefs!
Einon
Never! Never mine!
Bowen
But... you spoke the words...you spoke them from your heart!
[heartbroken]
Einon
I vomited them up because I couldn't stomach them! Because I knew it was what you wanted to hear!
Bowen
Lies! Liar! I taught you!
Einon
You taught me to fight, that's all! I took what I needed from you. You taught me to fight! You taught me well.
[stabs Bowen in the shoulder, disarming him]
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The Burden of Unfulfilled Dreams
Mike
You know, I used to think I was a really great quarterback in high school. Still think so, too. Can't even bring myself to light a cigarette cause I keep thinkin I gotta stay in shape. You know what really gets me, though? I mean, here I am, I gotta live in this stinkin town, and I gotta read in the newspapers about some hot-shot kid, new star of the college team. Every year, it's gonna be a new one. Every year it's never gonna be me. I'm just gonna be Mike. Twenty year-old Mike. Thirty year-old Mike. Old, mean old man Mike. These college kids out here - they're never gonna get old or out of shape cause new ones come along every year. And they're gonna keep calling us Cutters'. To them, it's just a dirty word. To me, it's just somethin else I never got a chance to be.
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The Art of Exaggeration in Praise
Gilbert
My humble life is indebt to your exalted prowess, your dauntless courage, and your superb, swift sword!
Bowen
You have the poet's gift of exaggeration.
Gilbert
Oh, sir, you should read my histories.
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Counting Erections in Sleep Research
Jane DeVries
Well, one of our areas of research is sexual dysfunction. If a man is experiencing impotency, we can determine whether the cause is physical or psychological by monitoring his sleep.
Alex Gardner
Mm-hmm. How's that?
Jane DeVries
Well, if it isn't physical, he'll experience three or four erections during the course of the night.
Alex Gardner
Mm, I see. So, Jane, what you do here, in effect, is count boners.
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Finding Strength in Adversity
Bethany Hamilton
Go ahead, tell me how everything's going to be okay.
Tom Hamilton
Yea that's me Mr. jump-right-in-and-fix-it, maybe I should just keep my mouth shut for once.
Bethany Hamilton
I'm done, aren't I? I can't even paddle out to the line up passed the big waves. I don't understand, what happened to... I can do all things. Why? Why did this happen? Why did I have to lose everything?
Tom Hamilton
You didn't lose everything Bethany, not even close. That shark didn't kill you, you're here, you're alive, you have your family.
Bethany Hamilton
But what am I suppose to do now?
Tom Hamilton
I don't know...
Bethany Hamilton
Then how am I suppose to know?
Tom Hamilton
When the times right you'll know. You just have to listen.
Bethany Hamilton
Listen for what?
Tom Hamilton
For whatever comes next.
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Fear of Wasting Life Together
Mike
The only thing I'm afraid of is wastin the rest of my life with you guys!
Cyril
I thought that was the whole plan. That we were going to waste the rest of our lives together.
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General Hawk Orders SHARC Deployment
General Hawk
Deploy the SHARCs!
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Confronting Past Space Mission Catastrophes
Bower
Payton? Pandorum, you ever felt the symptoms?
Payton
Of all the things to remember, why would you pick that? Were you thinking of the Eden mission?
[aghast]
Bower
What about the Eden?
Payton
You just had to remind me of the biggest fucking catastrophe in space travel, the flight cautionary tale from Hell.
Bower
I remember-- didn't they have some kind of hypersleep malfunction?
Payton
Two years into their shift, one of their officers had a psychological breakdown. The doctors referred to it as ODS Syndrome, but pilots-- we call it Pandorum. It drove him insane. He became convinced that the flight was cursed. Evil.
Bower
What did he do?
Payton
He evacuated the ship. He launched them all into oblivion. Five thousand people sent to their death with one push of a button.
Bower
At least we didn't wake up floating away in a coffin.
Payton
Who says we didn't?
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The Concept of an Elite Military Unit
General Hawk
Technically, G.I. Joe does not exist, but if it did, it'd be comprised of the top men and women from the best military units in the world. The alpha dogs. When all else fails, we don't.
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Changing Fortunes in Relationships
Anne Osborne
That's OK. I never did have much luck with sex anyway.
Remy McSwain
Your luck's about to change, cher.
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Clever Schemes and Morality Don't Mix
Bowen
Don't clutter up a clever scheme with morality.
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Desperation for Youth in Television Casting
Harvey
I don't care if I see every fucking young girl in this fucking town in the next few weeks. Look, I made it simple. We need her young. We need her hot. We need her now. How the old bitch has been able to stick around for this long, that's the fucking mystery to me. Oh, Oscar winner, my ass. When was that back in the 30s? What, for King Kong? No, I don't give a fuck what we promised her. This is network TV, not a fucking charity. Find me someone new. NOW! Hey, did you know that a woman's fertility starts to decrease by the age of 25? How old is Jennifer? Ha ha. You better get busy.
[on the phone in the bathroom; laughs; laughs as he walks out]
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Life and Death in Dreamscape
Alex Gardner
A woman died, Tommy!
Tommy Ray Glatman
Everybody dies.
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The Weight of Memories and Honor
Bowen
What does a dragon know of the Old Code, anyway?
Draco
His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth.
Bowen
Shut up. I remember. That's all it is, a memory. Nothing can bring it back.
Draco
You sound like one who tried.
Bowen
And failed. So I no longer try to change the world, dragon, I just try to get by in it.
Draco
Yes, well, it's better than death, I suppose.
Bowen
Oh, is it? I should think you'd welcome death. You know, the last of your kind, all your friends dead, hunted wherever you go...
Draco
Do you delight in reminding me? Yes, knight, I do long for death... but fear it.
Bowen
Why? Aside from your misery, what's to lose?
Draco
My soul.
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The Oath of a Knight
King Arthur
A knight is sworn to valor.
Bowen
A knight is sworn to valor!
King Arthur
His heart knows only virtue.
Bowen
His heart knows only virtue!
King Arthur
His blade defends the helpless.
Bowen
His blade defends the helpless!
King Arthur
His might upholds the weak.
Bowen
His might upholds the weak!
King Arthur
His word speaks only truth.
Bowen
His word speaks only truth!
King Arthur
His wrath undoes the wicked.
Bowen
His wrath undoes the wicked!
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Struggles Between Generational Understanding and Care
Ariel Moore
I have been so lost! I've been losing my mind! And you don't even see it! You don't even care!
Rev. Shaw Moore
Of course I care. Of course we care. We don't expect you to understand everything we do that's intended to keep you safe.
Ariel Moore
Stop it! I hate it when you treat me like I'm a child!
Rev. Shaw Moore
Well, whether you like it or not, young lady, you are my child!
Ariel Moore
I'm not even a virgin!
Rev. Shaw Moore
Please... Please don't talk like that in here.
Ariel Moore
Well, what are you gonna do? Pass another law? Cause that sure as hell didn't keep him out of my panties!
Vi Moore
Shaw!
Ariel Moore
Well, let's go get that guy that blacken my eye cuz we don't hit girls in Bomont. Do we, daddy?
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Knowledge is Essential in Conflict
General Hawk
Knowing is half the battle.
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A Broken Bond and Unresolved Tensions
Einon
Times have not been kind to you, Bowen. You should have never broke with me.
Bowen
It was you who broke with me!
Einon
And yet, you returned to me with this girl I lost.
Bowen
(Kara shakes her head and raises her dagger) I think she wants to stay lost.
Einon
Not her decision, I'm afraid! I'm ready for my lesson now, knight!
[draws his sword]
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A Casual Conversation Before a Deposition
Dr. Paul Novotny
How did you sleep? Have any dreams?
Alex Gardner
You mind if take a leak before I give my deposition?
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Isolation and Despair in Personal Struggles
Hugh
I should be alone. Alone in hell. That's where I am.
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Comment on Decor in Dreamscape
Alex Gardner
Nice place you got here. Who's your decorator? ]?
[[w:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]
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Disapproval of Wasted Potential
Alex Gardner
Sounds like you disapprove.
[talking about his current lifestyle]
Dr. Paul Novotny
You're damn right I disapprove! You've got tremendous gifts, and you've chosen to piss them all away.
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Planning a Strategic Mission Against an Adversary
General Hawk
Well, it appears that I've been made official custodian of the warheads. Looks like your mission is complete here, Duke.
Duke
When you move then, she's gonna come after you. You know that, right? And with her Intel and toys, she'll find you.
[about the Baroness]
General Hawk
What's your point?
Duke
You're going after her first and we want in.
Ripcord
General, it was our team that got wasted out there. We deserve payback.
General Hawk
You don't ask to be part of G.I. Joe. You get asked.
Duke
You scouted me four years ago. Now I'm ready. Let's have at it.
General Hawk
Well, I've lost men too, Captain. If you want revenge-
Duke
I know her.
General Hawk
Excuse me?
Duke
You said knowing's half the battle, right? Well, I know who she is. She was a blonde. Her name is Ana Lewis. I can tell you everything you need to know about her, up until the last four years. After that, obviously, a lot of things have changed.
[gives General Hawk a photo]
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The Harsh Reality of Desperation
Bowen
There's nothing noble about crushing desperate men.
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Self-landing with questionable buoyancy
Payton
I guess this thing does land itself. Doesn't float too well though, does it?
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Struggling with Inner Demons
Frank Whitaker
I know it's a sickness, because it makes me feel despicable.
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Bloodshed in the Dark
Payton
Is that your blood, Corporal?
Gallo
Some of it is, sir.
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Experimenting with Dream Manipulation
Alex Gardner
You had Tommy Ray kill that woman in the dream link, didn't you?
Bob Blair
Yes.
Alex Gardner
Why?
Bob Blair
I wanted to see if it could be done.
Alex Gardner
You're a real humanitarian, Blair.
Bob Blair
I'm a realist. We live in a dangerous, hostile world. I will do whatever I have to to keep this country safe.
Alex Gardner
Yeah, that's what scares me.
Bob Blair
You're a very intelligent young man, Alex. You've mastered an amazing technique. Surely you can see the possibilities. During his dream link with Matusik, Tommy Ray stabbed her with a knife. A dream knife. The shock to Matusik's system caused a coronary and she died. So, the old wives tale comes true after all. When you dream that you die, you die in life at the very same instant. Now we can go into an enemy's dream, kill him, make it look as if he died in his sleep. Do you realize what that means?
Alex Gardner
It means no one's safe from you.
Bob Blair
The question is whether you're gonna cooperate. I never had any doubts about Tommy Ray.
Alex Gardner
Well, why should you? He killed his own father. He's a fucking psychopath.
Bob Blair
Alex, it's very simple. Either you work for me or you die.
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Underestimating the Power of Nature
Mike Brody
I don't believe it. She got him in the water.
Kathryn Morgan
Never underestimate the power.
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Confronting Corruption: A Moral Reckoning
Anne Osborne
You're a cop for God's sake, you're supposed to uphold the law, but instead you bend it and twist it and sell it. I saw you take that bribe and, and resist arrest and tamper with evidence and perjure yourself under oath.
Remy McSwain
Don't forget I ran a red light too, huh.
Anne Osborne
You still think it's funny, don't you? Why don't you just face it, Remy? You're not one of the good guys anymore.
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