Babylon 5 quotes

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[A mysterious man accuses Sinclair of selling out to the Minbari at the Battle of the Line.]
Sinclair: We never had a chance. You say we could have won, but you weren't there, you didn't see them! When I looked at those ships, I...I didn't just see my death -- I saw the death of the whole damn human race!
Knight Two: Then why did they surrender?!
Sinclair: I don't know! Maybe the universe blinked. Maybe God changed His mind. All I know is that we got a second chance!

[A second attempt on Sheridan's life has been foiled.]
G'Kar: Do you want to be President?
John Sheridan: Yes.
G'Kar: Put your hand on the book and say "I do."
Sheridan: I do.
G'Kar: Good. Done. Let's eat.

[A silver-suited grey alien stands before a Babylon 5 ombudsman, who listens to a plaintiff.]
Plaintiff Flinn: We went through their archives, and we found proof...that his great-grandfather abducted my great-grandfather, and just took him away in a spaceship! Frankly, Your Honor, we want damages!
Ombuds Wellington: [to alien] How do you plead?
[The alien holds up a card with curious image on it.]
Ombuds Wellington: Could I please have a translation team in here?! [to himself] Why is it Ombuds Zimmermann never gets these cases? Only me?

[A surprise visitor makes her way to Sheridan's quarters.]
Anna Sheridan: Hello. You must be Delenn. I'm Anna Sheridan. John's wife.

[A survey shuttle limps back to Babylon 5 after its second, near-fatal disaster.]
Dr. Tasaki: Survey 1 to Babylon Control, we're clear. Returning to base.
Susan Ivanova: Confirmed, Survey 1. Upon arrival, you will report for debriefing. [pauses] And just one more thing. On your trip back, I'd like you to take the time to learn the Babylon 5 mantra: "Ivanova...is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova...is God. And, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out!" Babylon Control out. [sighs to herself] Civilians. [looks up] Just kidding about that God part. No offense.

[A Technomage uses an illusion of a massive robotic creature to scare Vir away.]
Vir Cotto: [to the illusion] My name is Vir Cotto, diplomatic attache to ambassador Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic! My name is Vir Cotto, diplomatic attache to ambassador Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic! My name is...
Elric: Stop program. [the illusion pauses, then vanishes] You don't frighten easily.
Vir: I work for Ambassador Mollari. After a while, nothing bothers you.

[A vengeful Earthforce colonel has a PPG pistol pointed at Sinclair, Ivanova, and Garibaldi]
Ivanova: He can't get all of us.
Col. Ari Ben Zayn: Famous last words from a trio of mutineers!
Harriman Gray: Colonel...pain...
[Gray telepathically tweaks the colonel, causing him to double up in pain; Sinclair grabs the colonel's gun and drops him with a single punch]
Ivanova: I assume the investigation is concluded?

[A very drunk Garibaldi stumbles into his quarters.]
Michael Garibaldi: Sh...Show me the way to go home, I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little...oh, that's a big drink...about an hour ago and it went right to my head. [pauses] What did I do...with that link? You here, Linky, Linky, Linky? Here, Linky? [finds his link] Oh, the missing link!

[A wild, unkempt Lurker assails G'Kar with a confused sermon.]
Amis: I have walked in the valley of th--
G'Kar: Good! Keep on walking.

[About Marcus, who had arranged for a special breakfast to be delivered for her]
Ivanova: I'm going to kill him...after breakfast...if I can find him.

[after a grueling interrogation of Delenn, Sebastian turns his attention on Sheridan]
Sebastian: You said you didn't have to answer any of my questions. But there's no reason to exclude you from our deliberations. You're linked at the hip, just as bad as she is. But you're not just a dreamer. You're a soldier! How far are you prepared to go? How much are you prepared to risk? How many people are you prepared to sacrifice for victory? Are you willing to die friendless, alone, deserted by everyone? Because that's what may be required of you in the war that is to come!
John Sheridan: Go to Hell!
Sebastian: This is Hell, Captain, and you are its chief damned soul. What about the people you work with, the people you call friends? Are you willing to sacrifice them? What about your family? [He zaps Sheridan with his cane.] What about your God? [Another zap.] What about truth? [Zap.] What about blood? [Zap.] What about right? [Zap.] What about wrong? [Zap.] What about your future? [Zap.] What about faith? [Zap.] What about sin? [Zap.] What about Hell? [Zap.] What about death? [Zap.] What about etern...
Delenn: ENOUGH! Your quarrel is with me! You were sent to investigate me! Let him go! If you want to take someone, then take me!

[after a Ranger trainee has been attacked, his teacher declares Mora'dum�the application of terror]
Delenn: Captain, this is not about revenge.
Elizabeth Lochley: [sarcastically] Oh? Then what is this about?
Delenn: Terror.
. . .
Lochley: So, what kind of terror are we talking about here, Delenn?
Delenn: The kind that cripples...the kind that destroys. Not from without, but from within. As soon as he can stand, whether he is fully healed or not, Tennier will prepare to face his terror. Those who harmed him now have power over him. He must take back that power or he will never be whole again. We will go with him, and bring him to the point of his terror. And then, he will face it.
Lochley: But if he isn't fully healed, he could die in the effort.
Delenn: As Anla'shok, we choose to do that which frightens us, knowing that there are no guarantees. He may lose; we cannot help him.
Lochley: Then he will stand alone.
Delenn: At the end, Captain, we all stand alone.

[after Byron essentially blackmails the Alliance council]
Michael Garibaldi: Never, ever, ever trust a telepath. I swear to you, I'm gonna have that tattooed inside my eyelids.

[after Captain Pierce of the EAS Hyperion and an alien ship trade ultimatums]
Ivanova: Worst case of testosterone poisoning I've ever seen.

[after Delenn offers to sacrifice herself for Sheridan, who's being tortured by Sebastian]
Sebastian: You can go. You've passed, both of you.
Delenn: Passed what?
Sebastian: How do you know the Chosen Ones? "No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother." Not for millions...not for glory...not for fame. For one person, in the dark, where no one will ever know or see. I have been in the service of the Vorlons for centuries, looking for you. Diogenes with his lamp, looking for an honest man willing to die for all the wrong reasons. At last, my job is finished. Yours is just beginning. When the darkness comes, know this: You are the right people, in the right place, at the right time.