Avatar (2009) - Quotes

A Moment of Realization and Reflection

Trudy Chacon: [while flying past the floating Hallelujah Mountains] You should see your faces.

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Questioning Loyalty and Identity

Colonel Miles Quaritch: [last words before Neytiri kills him with two arrows] Hey, Sully, how does it feel to betray your own race? You think you're one of them? Time to wake up.

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Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Colonel Miles Quaritch: Nothin's over while I'm breathin'!

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Preemptive Attack for Security Strategy

Colonel Miles Quaritch: Our only security lies in pre-emptive attack. We will fight terror with terror. Now, the hostiles believe that this mountain stronghold of theirs is well protected by their – their deity. And when we destroy it, we will blast a crater in their racial memory so deep that they won't come within a thousand klicks of this place ever again.

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Betrayal of loyalty and team allegiance

Colonel Miles Quaritch: You let me down, son. So, what – you, you found yourself some local tail, and you just completely forget what team you're playin for?

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Questioning Team Loyalty in Challenging Situations

Colonel Miles Quaritch: You haven't got lost in the woods, have you? You still remember what team you're playin for?

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Survival Requires Strong Mental Attitude and Obedience

Colonel Miles Quaritch: [[rules] As head of security it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed. Not with all of you. If you wish to survive, you have to cultivate a strong mental attitude. You have to obey the ]. Pandora rules.

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Survival Realities on Pandora

Colonel Miles Quaritch: [[Hell; [w:Jujube (confectionery)|Jujubes] You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every second of every day. If there is a ], you might wanna go there for a little R&R after a tour on Pandora. Beyond that fence, every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for ].

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Support for a Cause

Dr. Grace Augustine: [last words about the Navi' goddess, Eywa; [real] I'm with her, Jake. She's ].

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Sacrifice for Scientific Discovery

Dr. Grace Augustine: [about the Tree of Souls] I would die to get samples...

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Disruption of Daily Plans

Dr. Grace Augustine: [after getting shot by Quaritch] This is gonna ruin my whole day.

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Consequences of Violent Actions on Nature

Dr. Grace Augustine: Yeah, that tends to happen when you use machine guns on them.

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Advice on Relaxation and Letting Go

Dr. Grace Augustine: [to Jake; [mind] Just relax and let your ] go blank. That shouldn't be hard for you.

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Commitment and Bond in Avatar

Neytiri: I'm with you now, Jake. We are mated for life.

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A Strong Heart with Childlike Ignorance

Neytiri: [to Jake] You have a strong heart. No fear – but stupid! Ignorant, like a child.

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Understanding and Connection in Avatar

Neytiri: I See You.

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The Connection Between Avatar and Identity

Jake Sully: [in cool & understanding voice] You don't choose your Avatar... your Avatar chooses you.

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Jake Sully's Farewell Video Log

Jake Sully: [closing narration] Well, uh, I guess this is my last video log. Because whatever happens tonight, either way, I'm not gonna be comin back to this place. Well, I guess I better go. I don't wanna be late for my own party. Yeah, it's my birthday, after all. This is Jake Sully signin off.

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Defending Our Land Against the Sky-People

Jake Sully: The Sky-People have sent us a message, that they can take whatever they want and no one can stop them. Well, we will send them a message. You ride out as fast as the wind can carry you. You tell the other clans to come. You tell them Toruk Makto calls to them! You fly now, with me, my brothers, sisters! And we will show the Sky-People that they cannot take whatever they want! And that this...THIS IS OUR LAND!

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Understanding the Power of Toruk

Jake Sully: [explaining his attempt to tame the legendary Toruk; [sky; [theory] Way I had it figured, Toruk is the baddest cat in the ]. Nothing attacks him. So why would he ever look up? But that was just a ].

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The Awakening of a Dreaming Warrior

Jake Sully: [as Selfridge is furiously disabling the Avatars to place them under arrest by Quaritch's force; [peace] I was a warrior who dreamed he could bring ]. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.

Questioning Sanity in a Critical Moment

Jake Sully: [To Quaritch; Quaritch: You crossed the line.] Are you out of your goddamn mind?!

Jake Sully Questions His Own Actions

Jake Sully: What the hell are you doin', Jake?

A Single Move Can Define Everything

Jake Sully: [[life] Sometimes your whole ] boils down to one insane move.

Direct Command to Focus on Task

Jake Sully: [after his Ikran shouts] SHUT UP AND FLY STRAIGHT!

Justifying Conflict to Achieve Goals

Jake Sully: This is how it's done. When people are sittin on shit that you want, you make em your enemy. Then you justify taking it.

Dreams and Reality in Avatar's World

Jake Sully: [[Everything; [true; [world] ] is backwards now, like out there is the ] ] and this is the dream.

The Enduring Spirit of a Marine

Jake Sully: There's no such thing as an ex-Marine. You may be out, but you never lose the attitude. I told myself I could pass any test a man can pass.

Cycle of Life and Transformation

Jake Sully: [''watching his brother's dead body burn while at the morgue with his employers''] One life ends... another begins.

Awakening from a Dreamlike Freedom

Jake Sully: [''first lines''; [dreams; [flying] When I was lying there in the VA hospital, with a big hole blown through the middle of my life, I started having these ] of ]. I was free. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.