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Memorable Quotes from George Peppard

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Desire for Adventure Amidst Challenges
Zeb Rawlings Do you remember the story Pa used to tell us about fightin that grizzly bear?
Jeremiah Rawlings Yeah.
Zeb Rawlings And I asked him, I said, Now, why'd you get in such a fix? Do you like fightin grizzlies? He said, Well, not specially. I just wanted to go somewhere and the bear was there first. I guess I just wanna go somewhere, too.
Concerns About Temporary Happiness and Health
Liz You're worried.
Pete It's a wonderful ]. Can't last ].
[[dream; [forever]
Dr. Shapiro It's too early for the chemotherapy to take affect.
Pete The virus is bound to wear off sometime.
Liz Of course it will, darling. But it's been more than a dream. It's been a new ] for us. And no matter what happens we've got to remember that and cling to it.
[[life]
J. Gardner Monroe What did you put in that spray? Saccharine?
[sarcastically]
Liz ] that if the ] came out only once in a thousand years men would look at them differently.
[[Ralph Waldo Emerson#Nature .281836.29|Someone once said; [stars]
J. Gardner Monroe Are you sure this the right channel? It sounds like a soap opera to me.
Liz We've been warmed by the glow of ] and ], touched by ] and ]. We've felt ] and ]. We've finally seen the ] of the stars.
[[kindness; [laughter; [goodness; [humanity; [compassion; [love; [glory]
J. Gardner Monroe And love is what makes the world go round. Roses are red, violets are blue. If my wife talked to me like that, I'd smack her in the mouth.
[derisively]
Dr. Witter It's sentimental, yes, but that's ]. Unfortunately most people repress tenderness, suffocate it with ] and …
[[healthy; [cynicism]
J. Gardner Monroe Let me tell you something. Our glorious and dynamic country did not get that way by the glow of kindness and ], no sir, it was built by ], the ] of the fittest. During the gold rush men beat each others ] out with pickaxes, and because of that, the great state of ] was born. What is wrong with you?
[[laughter; [competition; [survival; [brains; [California; notices Murgatroyd]
Murgatroyd Oh, oh. I was just trying to see, It's getting interesting. If they had a series like this on TV, wow.
[the rest of the room watches the monitor]
J. Gardner Monroe Shapiro, I thought you said that stuff was going to make him mean and irritable.
Dr. Shapiro Well, a situation such as this, spray or no spray, you can hardly expect him to kick her out of bed.
A Night in the Artistic Village
Pete In the evening the cares of the day were exchanged for the pleasures and relaxations of Broadway, then, when the day people went to bed, Greenwich Village came to life … Yes it was a typical night in the village too, but in the East Village, just a few blocks away, there was an entirely different class of people — real artists —  writers, composers, who were making a true contribution to the new culture. We were the intellectuals, the elite. We weren't eccentrics like the others. We dressed comfortably and casually, and spoke the language as educated people do. Not the jargon of the immature rebels. We weren't searching for the ], we'd found it. A couple of years ago, I was just like the rest of you conformists.
[[truth]
Meat and Dogs in Conversation
Nestor 1 There's no dog in this.
[''Eating a hot dog for the first time'']
Cowboy Uh-uh.
Nestor 1 ], ], ], ], and ].
[[w:Hydrolyzed vegetable protein|Hydrolyzed vegetable protein; [w:soybean|soybean meal; [w:niacin|niacin; [w:dextrose|dextrose; [w:sodium nitrate|sodium nitrate flavoring]
Cowboy Yup, that's what we call "meat" back home.
An Earthling's Introduction to Nestor 1
Cowboy Welcome, Nestor. I'm from Earth. Ever hear of it?
Nestor 1 No, but we are pleased to meet you.
Confrontation and Consequences in War
Zeb Rawlings Take a good look. You wanted a war, mister, you got one. I hope you're the first man killed in it.
[to Mike King]
A Moment of Shared Expression
Pete Just a minute. I'd like to say something.
Reporter Why, yes sir.
Pete Well, I've got it.
Liz So have I!
Pete & Liz The virus!
Pete And its the ] thing that ever happened.
[[greatest]
Liz It makes you feel WONDERFUL!
Pete Forget about what the mayor said, forget about those masks.
Liz Find a crowd and BREATHE DEEP!
Understanding Depth Through a Parent's Lesson
Zeb Rawlings Boys, get back from there! Look down there son. Do you know how deep that shaft is?
Prescott Rawlings Huh uh.
Zeb Rawlings That's a thousand feet deep. Do you know how deep a thousand feet is? Well, if you had two hundred brothers all standing on your shoulders, you wouldn't be able to see over the top.
Prescott Rawlings I'd be squooshed.
Complex Family Dynamics in a Lighthearted Context
Liz Well, uh… That's the way you kiss your sister?
[she puckers, and he kisses her passionately, she breaks away]
Pete Well, you see we have a slightly incestuous relationship.
The Influence of Positivity on Well-Being
Liz I wonder if that's what happened to me, Pete. You know I didn't wake up that morning feeling good the way you did.
Pete You didn't?
Liz No. But then Gertrude and Conrad and the others were so cheerful, and the way you had been so nice the day before. Maybe I was immune to the virus, and it just sort of rubbed off on me.
Pete Virus, schmirus — long as you feel good.
Confrontation Among Students and Authority Figures
Jocko DeParis You freshmen seem shocked by our ] visit. And disturbed by our continued presence here. Now, Mr. Simmons. Do you have any grounds for such an attitude?
[[friendly]
Simmons No, sir.
Jocko DeParis And yet we'd all be expelled if we were caught here. Isn't that right, you insidious ]?
[[beast]
Simmons Yes, sir.
Jocko DeParis Well, now. You weren't being ], were you, Mr. Simmons?
[[logical]
Simmons No, sir.
Jocko DeParis Have you figured out yet who won the ]?
[[American Civil War|Civil War]
Simmons ], sir.
[[Union (United States)|The North]
Jocko DeParis How dare you come down to our ] and say a thing like that? You lying {{w|Yankee}} carpetbagger. Now, which side emerged ] in the War Between the States, mister?
[[Southern United States|Southland; [victorious]
Simmons The South, sir.
Jocko DeParis So now you're being ]. Trying ] of the South in your sly Yankee way, saying the South won the war when any ] knows the North won. Oh, what a conniving character you are. What a sly, crafty, calculating ] you are. Let's ] him, Harold.
[[sarcastic; [to make fun; [fool; [devil; ''Puts Simmons' own dress uniform belt around his neck''; lynch[]
Harold Koble Come on, Jock. You're gettin this poor boy all ] in his ]!
[''Laughing''; [confused; [mind]
Jocko DeParis I think we should lynch him, Harold. He's probably a ] anyhow.
[[communist]
Harold Koble Jock, he don't look like much of nothin to me.
Jocko DeParis Well, remind me to lynch him sometime, Harold; he needs it. You ] brutes rest.
[[insane]
Jocko DeParis We're going to have a little surprise ] tonight. A card game. It's been our superb good ] that I've been able to interest a great wit in joining us; Mr. Roger B. Gatt. His sense of humor, his courtly good manners, his true Southern charm make him stand out from the crowd wherever he goes. Mr. Marquales, you're gonna win about $90 from him.
[[party; [fortune]
Robert Marquales I'm gonna win $90?
Jocko DeParis Mm-hm. That's more or less what he has on him.
[''Pausing to light a cigarette'']
Grapes Spark Confusion Among Friends
Amigo Oh Boy! Grapes.
[in a speech balloon]
Pete What the hell is that?
Liz Get a load o that beak!
Pete Come on, you. Hey! Hey! Those are my grapes.
Liz Oh, let him eat em. He's probably hungry.
Pete Oh sure. Make a pet out of him, get ] involved. That what you want?
[[emotionally]
Liz I don't ] if you have him for breakfast.
[indignant; [care]
Expectations vs. Reality in War's Aftermath
Zeb Rawlings It ain't quite what I expected. There ain't much glory in lookin at a man with his guts hanging out.
Introducing Gelt and Earth in Dialogue
Cowboy Here comes somebody else. Who's that?
[''Upon seeing Gelt's ship approach'']
Shad Do you want your name used?
[''Switching over to Gelt'']
Gelt My name is Gelt.
Cowboy Where ya from, Gelt? I'm from Earth. Know where that is?
Gelt I was born in space.
Cowboy Oh, well, put in between us. I'll cover you.
Cowboy Okay, you keep a scanner on our tail.
Gelt I always do.
A Chance for Success on the Surface
Cowboy Beautiful. I love to see a pro work!
[''After seeing Gelt blast a ship'']
Shad He's got a lot of practice. Nell, I think we may have bought ourselves a chance! Let's head to the surface!
Contagious Behavior and Health Department Bulletin
Liz Read this, It's a Health Department bulletin it ] the whole thing. That's what happened to you, you got it from that ] that flew in this ]. The police are trying to catch him.
[[explains; [bird; [morning]
Pete Hey, how bout that. ] in behavior. That's me!
[[Change]
Pete Very contagious.
Liz Uh, huh, huh, ha.
Pete One little ] and you'll have it too.
[[kiss]
Liz I don't want it.
Complimenting Beauty in Battle Beyond the Stars
Cowboy You pretty thing.
[''To Lux, lovingly'']
Debate on Sonar Tank Safety and Roles
Nanelia The Sonar Tank. They're wearing sound baffles in case they get in front of it. Even if we plug our ears, we can't get any closer.
Cowboy Will you two radiators stand back? It's hard enough to think!
[''To the nearby Kelvin, who are trying to get his attention'']
Nestor 1 It seems they're volunteering.
Cowboy Yeah, what can THEY do?
Nestor 1 Well, for one thing, the Kelvin have no ears.
Dispute Over Railroad Ownership
Zeb Rawlings Mike King don't own the railroad!
Jethro Stuart Oh? I don't think he knows that.
Unexpected Feelings Change Perception of Reality
Pete Come ere! Come ere. Look. In this cruddy pile o junk — a ]. The odds against ] must've been a million to one. But it made it. Couple of drops of ], and some ]...
[[flower; [survival; [rain; [sun]
Liz Pete, what's ]? What's the matter with you?
[[wrong]
Pete I don't know. Ever since I got up I've been feeling kind of ]. I don't think I can explain it to you, but every thing seems different. Hey ].
[[strange; [listen]
Liz To what? The traffic?
Pete Kids ].
[[laughing]
Liz You know why they're laughing? Cause they're not old enough to read the newspaper. You take a look at the front page and then try laughing. The ]'s a stinking, hopeless mess! Oh, Pete, you're ]. Sometimes a high fever can make you feel this way.
[[world; [sick]
Pete I feel GREAT!
Liz That's what I mean.
The Illusion of Happiness and Reality
Pete Of course there were some who didn't ] back. They clung to the illusion that ] was ]. It got to be a ] … but they were in the ].
[[change; [life; [good; [habit; [minority]
Struggling with Past Choices and Future Paths
Liz No. Don't ask me to go back. Pete, remember what we had. Remember it. Cling to it.
Pete You're kidding yourself. Hinklemeyer's right. You talk about ] and ]. Read the front page and try to find some.
[[goodness; [kindness]
Liz Pete, I can't go back. I couldn't live that kind of life, ever again.
Pete Okay, you drink your poison, and I'll drink mine.