You must be careful what you wish for lest your wish be granted. For there are consequences.

Jackie: Ahhh, there's the awkward silence. You, uh, wanna hear a joke?
T-Bug: Now? Seriously?
Jackie: Ok, so why'd the rockerboy's output kick him out of the apartment? ... Cause he wasn't chippin' in. Hahaa!

Democracy is non-negotiable.

Sushi in Night City...? Sounds like suicide. And somehow disrespectful.

Be alone with my thoughts? Near on unachievable these days.

As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.

Who are you, that do not know your history?

Grove Street. Home. At least it used to be until I fucked everything up.

I'm a well-dressed maniac!

GTA, pretty much the same as the last game.

Woozie: One's a fake.
CJ: That's amazing. You didn't even touch them.
Woozie: No. I just took a guess. Why else would he come in with two chips and sound so worried?

Your body can be chrome... but the heart never changes. It wants what it wants.

V: What is the sound of one hand clapping?
Zen Master: That depends - is someone clapping with you?

It's not like I drifted here on the tides of fate. I'm here because I chose to be here.

People are ignorant. They'll feel better as long as someone is punished.