Time passes, people move. Like a river's flow, it never ends. A childish mind will turn to noble ambition.

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

I'm a well-dressed maniac!

Where's everyone going? Bingo?

Some trees flourish, others die. Some cattle grow strong, others are taken by wolves. Some men are born rich enough and dumb enough to enjoy their lives. Ain't nothing fair. You know that.

Assisting a human to the best of my abilities only affords a 25 percent survival rate. That means there's a 75 percent chance that despite my efforts, the human I'm assisting will die from something beyond my control. Therefore it's better to hasten the human's death and put them out of their likely chance of misery than to deplete my limited time.

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!

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

Rogue: Johnny, remember the plan?
Johnny: Get the payload on the elevator, arm it, let gravity do its thing. Explosion rocks the foundation, tower crumbles - chaos, screaming, roll credits.

Bullets don't distinguish between tough and weak.

Why did he have to go in there? You don't go into burning houses. He should have known better.

Eli Vance: Ah, Gordon. Here you are. We just sent the sample down to the test chamber.
Scientist 2: We boosted the anti-mass spectrometer 105 percent. Bit of a gamble, but we need the extra resolution.
Scientist 3: The administrator is very concerned that we get a conclusive analysis of today's sample. I gather they went to some length to get it.
Eli Vance: They're waiting for you Gordon, in the test chamber.

It's not out of the question that you might have a very minor case of serious brain damage.

What is bravery, without a dash of recklessness?

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