Ship of Fools - Cultural Perspectives and Personal Discontent
Lizzi Spoekenkieker:
Do you know what they say in Mexico? Mexicans loathe the Americans, hate the Spaniards, distrust the English, admire the French, and love the Germans.
Rieber:
That is all very nice. I am glad they say those things, but, as far as I am concerned, after a few weeks in Mexico, you can keep the Mexicans too.
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Ship of Fools - Historical Misfortunes and Scapegoating in Dialogue
Rieber:
Lowenthal, you know it is a historical fact that the Jews are the basis of our misfortunes.
Lowenthal:
Of course.
Rieber:
You agree?
Lowenthal:
Of course. The Jews and the bicycle riders.
Rieber:
The bicycle riders? Why the bicycle riders?
Lowenthal:
Why the Jews?
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy - Invention of a Fish Bone Apparatus
Leopold:
So, you're an inventor, eh?
Andrew:
Crackpot inventor.
Adrian:
Andrew's invented a wedding present for you and Ariel. Tell em about that.
Andrew:
It's a silly apparatus that takes the bones out of fish, and if you prefer, although there's no point to it, it puts bones in fish.
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy - Art Appreciation and Humorous Reactions
Leopold: [[Michelangelo]
I had the privilege of escorting Ariel through the Sistine Chapel for the first time in her life and explaining to her exactly why ]'s ceiling was indeed great.
Ariel: [[w:Raphael|Raphael]
When ] first laid eyes on it, he fainted.
Andrew:
Had he eaten?
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The Swarm - The Risks of Overconfidence in Safety Measures
Dr. Andrews:
Billions of dollars have been made to make these nuclear plants safe, fail safe! The odds of anything going wrong are astronomical, doctor.
Dr. Hubbard:
I appreciate that, Doctor. But let me ask you. In all your fail-safe techniques, is there a provision for an attack by killer bees?
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The Greatest Story Ever Told - A Tense Exchange of Fate and Freedom
John the Baptist:
Are you going to free me?
Herod Antipas:
I am going to kill you.
John the Baptist:
Then you free me!
Herod Antipas:
I hope so.
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The Greatest Story Ever Told - Conflict Between Herod and Judean Priests
Herod the Great:
I am an Idumean. Not a Judian. The priests here in Judea mock me in their temple. The temple which I built. They accuse me of impiety. Tell them, Antipas.
Herod Antipas:
The priests are envious of my father. He knows the prophets better than they and has more faith in them.
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