Silly B5 Quote Conversation

[Jan]

The world condemned me, but it didn't matter because I believed I was right and the world was wrong.

"These are chaotic times, Captain. I'm simply the instrument of my time. People need to understand fear."

[AstroBoy]

"These are chaotic times, Captain. I'm simply the instrument of my time. People need to understand fear."

"Yes. And why is that, huh? I don't think you have any interest in restoring the glory of the Centauri Republic. No. I think you are using us as .. shall we say, agents of chaos. Convenient distraction making it easier for your associates to do whatever they wish to do. Yes?"

[Jan]

"Yes. And why is that, huh? I don't think you have any interest in restoring the glory of the Centauri Republic. No. I think you are using us as .. shall we say, agents of chaos. Convenient distraction making it easier for your associates to do whatever they wish to do. Yes?"

"Everything "out there" has only one purpose: to distract us from ourselves, from what is truly important. But there are no distractions in here. You can learn much from silence."

[alpha128]

"Everything "out there" has only one purpose: to distract us from ourselves, from what is truly important. But there are no distractions in here. You can learn much from silence."

"So you hear 'em too, huh?"

[AstroBoy]

"So you hear 'em too, huh?"

"Absolutely. If I didn't, I might end up like you."

[Jan]

"Absolutely. If I didn't, I might end up like you."

"You choose not to trust me, well, that's sad and unfortunate, but unlike the rest of you, I have no intention of letting it get in the way of my work."

[alpha128]

"You choose not to trust me, well, that's sad and unfortunate, but unlike the rest of you, I have no intention of letting it get in the way of my work."

"You will fall upon one another like wolves. It'll make what we did pale by comparison. The billions who live forever will be a testimony to my work, and the billions who are murdered to buy that immortality will be the continuance of my work. Not like us, you will become us. That's my monument, Commander."

O/T - Speaking of quotes, over on the IMDB v2.1 Movie Quotes board, I've used Babylon 5 pictures instead of Star Trek pictures in some threads. See if you can spot them in the Peter Pan (1953) and The Rocketeer (1991) quote threads.

[AstroBoy]

"You will fall upon one another like wolves. It'll make what we did pale by comparison. The billions who live forever will be a testimony to my work, and the billions who are murdered to buy that immortality will be the continuance of my work. Not like us, you will become us. That's my monument, Commander."

O/T - Speaking of quotes, over on the IMDB v2.1 Movie Quotes board, I've used Babylon 5 pictures instead of Star Trek pictures in some threads. See if you can spot them in the Peter Pan (1953) and The Rocketeer (1991) quote threads.

"There is no shame in wanting to honor him, Alyt Neroon. I've fought on the Line against Branmer. I saw his valor and leadership first hand. Because his body .. disappeared and I .. feel some responsibility toward the Minbari people. There is no higher testimony to a warrior's courage and skill than praise from his enemy. I would like to send that message to your homeworld, and a personal message; a testimony to the Shai Alyt."

[alpha128]

"There is no shame in wanting to honor him, Alyt Neroon. I've fought on the Line against Branmer. I saw his valor and leadership first hand. Because his body .. disappeared and I .. feel some responsibility toward the Minbari people. There is no higher testimony to a warrior's courage and skill than praise from his enemy. I would like to send that message to your homeworld, and a personal message; a testimony to the Shai Alyt."

"'Everything's gone to hell, John. God help us all. You're on your own.'"

[Jan]

"'Everything's gone to hell, John. God help us all. You're on your own.'"

"Perhaps. Perhaps not. And it is within that ambiguity that my brothers and I exist."

[AstroBoy]

"Perhaps. Perhaps not. And it is within that ambiguity that my brothers and I exist."

"The other half of the dance goes something like this: We meet, renew acquaintances, talk about old times at the academy, you ask about my aunt, I ask about your brother, we lie about not missing each other and we end up in bed together. And then you leave."

[alpha128]

"The other half of the dance goes something like this: We meet, renew acquaintances, talk about old times at the academy, you ask about my aunt, I ask about your brother, we lie about not missing each other and we end up in bed together. And then you leave."

"You are touched by darkness, Ambassador. I see it as a blemish that will grow with time. I could warn you of course, but you would not listen. I could kill you, but someone would take your place. So I do the only thing I can, I go."

[Jan]

"You are touched by darkness, Ambassador. I see it as a blemish that will grow with time. I could warn you of course, but you would not listen. I could kill you, but someone would take your place. So I do the only thing I can, I go."

"Fear, loss and home. Somehow, it was sending me a message, touching deep emotions in me that mirrored its own state. I was actually seeing what it felt."

[AstroBoy]

"Fear, loss and home. Somehow, it was sending me a message, touching deep emotions in me that mirrored its own state. I was actually seeing what it felt."

"It's all here, in these pages. I have tried to write down what I have seen. It may take the rest of my life to explain what I saw in that one singular instant. To save our people, we must sacrifice our people, sacrifice ourselves, pride our vengeance, be willing to die by the thousands, by the millions. For one another. The more we fight for ourselves, the more we will lose ourselves. We are linked, Ta'Lon. Our fate is like an image caught in a mirror. If we deny the other, we deny ourselves. And we will cease to exist."

[Jan]

"It's all here, in these pages. I have tried to write down what I have seen. It may take the rest of my life to explain what I saw in that one singular instant. To save our people, we must sacrifice our people, sacrifice ourselves, pride our vengeance, be willing to die by the thousands, by the millions. For one another. The more we fight for ourselves, the more we will lose ourselves. We are linked, Ta'Lon. Our fate is like an image caught in a mirror. If we deny the other, we deny ourselves. And we will cease to exist."

"They're linked 24 hours a day, no matter how far apart they are. What one sees, the others see."