Defending Your Life - The Complexity of Truth and Trust
Bob Diamond:
Did we ever stop to think that this young boy had a bond with his father? I don't think it had anything to do with the friend. I just think Daniel couldn't lie to his dad. That's all.
Lena Foster:
You're nodding, Mr. Miller. Does that mean you agree with Mr. Diamond?
Daniel Miller:
Oh, yes. I had a bond with my father. I pretty much never lied to him.
Lena Foster:
You never lied to your father? Would you like me to show you at least 500 examples?
Daniel Miller:
I said "pretty much" never lied. I didn't say I never, ever lied. You have to lie sometimes... in an emergency. But, ah, it doesn't mean the bond is affected. If you've got the bond, the bond is always there, and if you have to lie occasionally you're not going to interfere with the bond. You know, the bond can wait for a little lie and... in the end it's there for you. You know, sometimes in the middle of a lie I found that the bond would kick in... maybe squeeze a little truth out.
Bob Diamond:
Psst, wrap it up.
Daniel Miller:
I'm through.
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Defending Your Life - Importance of Actions Over Accumulated Mistakes
Bob Diamond:
Your honors, Miss Foster and I have had this argument for a long time. I think the act itself is what's important, but she wants to keep enlarging it until everything loses its meaning. If I fix the flat tire on your car, and two years later I lose your garden hose, according to you I'm not going to get any credit for the flat, I'm just a dumb guy who lost the hose!
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Defending Your Life - Brain Usage Comparison Between Characters
Bob Diamond:
For example, I use forty-eight percent of my brain. Do you know how much you use?
Daniel Miller:
Forty... seven?
Bob Diamond: [laughs]
Three.
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Defending Your Life - Exploring the Afterlife: Heaven and Hell
Daniel Miller:
Is this Heaven?
Bob Diamond:
No it isn't Heaven?
Daniel Miller:
Is it Hell?
Bob Diamond:
Nope, it isn't Hell either. Actually, there is no Hell. Although I hear Los Angeles is getting pretty close.
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Coma - Investigation into Unexplained Coma Cases
Dr. George:
We have a happy lab here. It's precise. There's nothing left to chance. There are no mistakes. The charts are right here. There's no mystery. They're right here. What is it you wanted?
Dr. Wheeler:
I'd like to look at them.
Dr. George:
For what reason?
Dr. Wheeler:
I'm interested in unexplained coma following routine surgery.
Dr. George:
You're interested?
Dr. Wheeler:
I'm more than interested.
Dr. George:
My anesthesiology staff is more than interested. We're deeply concerned.
Dr. Wheeler:
I understand.
Dr. George:
I'm not sure you do.
Dr. Wheeler:
Perhaps something was missed?
Dr. George:
Missed? Every professor of anesthesia, most of our staff, more than 40 experts have gone over these charts. You think something was missed?
Dr. Wheeler:
But if anything links them together...
Dr. George:
If anything linked them, we'd know it. Here they are, 10 cases.
Dr. Wheeler:
There are now 12. Different ages and sexes. Different surgeons and anesthetists. Different methods of induction. They share nothing in common except they all emerged with unexplained coma.
Dr. George:
We're certainly not neglecting that problem.
Dr. Wheeler:
I didn't say you were. Do you mind if I have a look?
Dr. George:
I'm afraid I do mind. Thank you for your interest, however misplaced. Good afternoon.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth - A Moment of Agreement and Concern
Nathan Bryce:
I think... perhaps... you're right.
Waiter:
I think perhaps Mr. Newton has had enough, don't you?
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Zoom - Heroes Always Choose the Right Path
Larraby:
HOLD IT, ZOOM!!!
Zoom: [speeds up to Larraby]
What?
Larraby:
What are you gonna do now?
Zoom:
You know us heroes, we always do the right thing.
Larraby: [nods his head briefly in agreement]
Mm.
Zoom: [Dr. Grant follows]
C'mon, Grant, we got work to do.
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Zoom - Communication Breakdown Amidst Impending Crisis
Larraby:
I told you not to call me unless the world was going to end.
Dr. Grant:
I don't know about the world ending, but we've been tracking a pan-dimensional anomaly that seems to be moving toward our time-space continuum.
Larraby:
Dr. Grant, I speak Greek, not geek.
Dr. Grant:
Let me put it this way. Concussion is still alive, and he's coming back.
Larraby:
He was destroyed.
Dr. Grant:
Nope.
Larraby:
We were there. We both saw it.
Dr. Grant:
Nope.
Larraby: [Dr. Grant hands him Jack's file; walks away]
The time has come. I'm reactivating the Zenith program. Find me some kids. Misfits, outcasts, weirdos. Gimme that file. Zoom is the only one who can train them. Now get to Long Beach, find him, evaluate his condition, and bring back here.
Dr. Grant: [referring to Jack]
You know he won't cooperate.
Larraby: [walks away again]
You won the Nobel Prize, doctor. You'll think of something.
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Men in Black II - Michael Jackson Inquires About Men in Black Role
Zed:
How'd it go?
Michael Jackson:
Drolacks are gone and the treaty is signed.
Zed:
Good work.
Michael Jackson:
Zed? What about that position you promised me in Men in Black?
Zed:
Still working on the Alien Affirmative Action Program, I'll keep you posted.
Michael Jackson:
Wait a minute, that's not what you promised me!
Zed:
You're– you're breaking up!
Michael Jackson:
Zed? Hello? I could be Agent M!
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Men in Black - Moral Dilemmas in High-Stakes Situations
Zed:
Edwards, what the hell happened?!
James:
Hesitated.
Zed: [brings forward a cardboard cutout of a little girl, shot between the eyes]
May I ask why you felt little Tiffany deserved to die?
James:
Well, she was the only one that actually seemed dangerous at the time, sir.
Zed:
How'd you come to that conclusion?
James: [Zed looks at him; to other recruits, as Zed leaves the room]
Well, first I was gonna pop this guy hangin from the streetlight, and then I realized, you know, he's just workin out. How would I feel if somebody come runnin into the gym, bust me in my ass while I'm on the treadmill? Then I saw this, uh, snarling beast guy...and I noticed he had a tissue in his hand and I'm realizing, he's not snarling, he's sneezing. You know, ain't no real threat there. Then I saw little Tiffany. I'm thinkin', you know, eight-year-old white girl, middle of the ghetto, bunch of monsters this time of night, with quantum physics books? She bout to start some shit, Zed. She's about eight years old. Those books are way too advanced for her. If you ask me, I'd say she's up to somethin'. And to be honest, I'd appreciate it if you eased up off my back about it. Or do I owe her an apology? That was a good shot, though, right?
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Men in Black - Zed's Frustration with Ingrates
Zed: [Screaming at the worms as they desert their posts]
YOU SORRY LITTLE INGRATES!
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Men in Black - The Party's Over, Exodus Continues
Zed:
Containment may be a moot point, old friend. The exodus continues. It's like the party's over and the last one to leave gets stuck with the check.
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Men in Black - Adjusting to Centaurian Time Expectations
Zed:
The twins keep us on Centaurian time, standard 37-hour day. Give it a few months. You'll get used to it. Or you'll have a psychotic episode.
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Men in Black - No Party for Aliens on Earth
Zed:
We're not hosting an intergalactic kegger down here.
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Men in Black - The Essence of Anonymity in MIB
Zed: [voiceover, as Edwards becomes Agent J]
You will dress only in attire specially sanctioned by MIB Special Services. You'll conform to the identity we give you, eat where we tell you, live where we tell you. From now on, you'll have no identifying marks of any kind. You will not stand out in any way. Your entire image is crafted to leave no lasting memory with anyone you encounter. You are a rumor, recognizable only as déjà vu and dismissed just as quickly. You don't exist; you were never even born. Anonymity is your name, silence your native tongue. You are no longer part of the System. You are above the System. Over it. Beyond it. We're "them". We're "they". We are the Men in Black.
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