Babylon 5 quotes

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[Vir is attacking a Drazi merchant/spy in public]
Zack Allan: What happened to Vir?
Londo: I promoted him. Now, now he is ready to be the ambassador for the Centauri.

[Vir is surprised at Garibaldi's disapproval of Sheridan's crusade against EarthGov.]
Vir Cotto: I don't always like the way Londo does things, and...well, me and most civilized worlds, but...you know, sometimes he's right. So I force myself to give him the benefit of the doubt.

[Vir pleads with Londo for a young star-crossed Centauri couple.]
Vir Cotto: But they love each other!
Londo Mollari: Love. Pah! Overrated.
[Londo fetches a set of three pictures of Centauri women.]
Londo: Here. Look. These are my three wives: Pestilence, Famine, and Death.[N]
. . .
Londo: They inspired me! Knowing that they were waiting for me is what keeps me here -- 75 light-years away.

[Vir walks into Londo's quarters]
Londo Mollari: Something I can do for you, Vir?
[Vir walks past Londo and grabs a sword off of the wall without slowing down]
Vir Cotto: No, I just need to borrow this for a minute. I'll be right back.

[While Sheridan takes a last walk though the station.]
Zack Allan: So you hear 'em too, huh?
Sheridan: Zack. Ha ha! What the hell are you doing here? I thought you went back to Earth.
Allan: Yeah, I did. Got bored. Re-upped about six months ago. I figured I'd be here 'til they turn the lights out.[N]

[Zack complains about his uniform to an exasperated Garibaldi.]
Zack Allan: I look like I'm wearing a circus tent! Any minute now, a little teeny car with 16 clowns in it is gonna come flying out my butt!
[Garibaldi's link beeps.]
Michael Garibaldi: Garibaldi's Fashion Express. Go.

[Zack greets Bester in pretty much the same fashion as his predecessor.]
Zack Allan: Don't you ever go away? Haven't you caused enough trouble for one lifetime?
Bester: It's a pleasure to see you too, Mr. Allan. Where can I find Captain Lochley? I should check in with her.
Zack: She's busy, you can check in with me. Card. [Bester hands over his identicard.] So what is it this time, Mr. Bester? Hunting out freedom fighters? Pulling wings off flies? Annexing the Sudetenland?

[Zack implies Bester had something to do with a dead body being dead.]
Bester: He was dead before we got here.
Zack: [to Bester] Yeah, they told me. But I never let the facts get in the way of a good grudge.

[Zack is being fitted for his new Uniform as Chief of Security.]
Zack Allan: Oh yeah, I should listen to a Minbari about fashion. I mean, robes? Hoods? No offense, but I've seen Vorlons with more fashion sense.
[The Minbari tailor stabs Zack with the needle.]
Zack: She did that on purpose.
Lennier: Yes, I believe she did. I will deal with this.
Lennier: [in Minbari] Good work. Give me a moment with the Human, and next time...use a bigger needle.
Zack: Yeah, and don't you forget it!

[Zack is showing some new security guards the ropes at Customs.]
Zack Allan: When you come on duty always check this display. This is where you get your details on who to hold, and who to let through. Anything unusual gets flagged.
[Londo walks through the gate.]
Londo Mollari: And would I fall under the category of unusual, Mr. Allen?
Zack: Well! I didn't think we'd be seeing you again any time soon, ambassador.
Londo: Yes, I could tell, from the look of unvarnished joy on your face when I came aboard. Perhaps you would like to take a seat before you are overcome with ecstasy?
Zack: No thanks, I'm fine. So what happened, they get tired of you back home?
Londo: Tired? No, don't be absurd. Why, the Emperor himself said I would only be allowed to leave over his dead body. I thought, "Well, how strange. Mr. Allan said I would only be allowed back onto Babylon 5 over his dead body." With my busy schedule I'm afraid I can only accommodate so many requests. I'm sorry, Mr. Allan, but I'm afraid you'll simply have to wait your turn! [he leaves]
Zack: The only reason that guy is still alive is that half the time I don't know what the hell he's talking about. The other half, I wish I didn't. But that's why it's important to check in on customs on a regular basis. [Bester now appears behind him, surrounded by three security guards.] You never know who's gonna walk in that�
Alfred Bester: Just a guess, Mr. Allan, but I'd suggest the word you're looking for is "door". Now, please notify the Captain that I'm here. I need to meet with him and the rest of the Command staff ASAP. I assume my usual quarters in the brig are available? I've grown so attached to the place.
Zack: For you, Mr. Bester? Always.
[Bester and his security escort move on.]
Zack: [sighs] You ever have one of those days?

[Zack relates the incident with Vir in the Zocalo to Sheridan, Franklin, and Delenn, all laughing]
Franklin: And Londo?
Zack: Oh, he was just standing there, watching as Vir tore the place apart! [more laughter; Zack puts on self-important tone] "Today he is a man!"

Boom! Shabba-labba-labba.
Boom! Shabba-labba-labba.
Hey there, hey there, three bags full!
You come here often? Yes! I do!
. . .
I slept with you the other night.
You didn't call, you didn't write!
I think you did it just for SPITE!
Oh! Yes... oh, yes! Oh, YES! OH! YES!
Tell me about your portfolio!
Oh, YES! YES! YES! YES!
Lie to me about your family...
. . .

[She finishes with a shriek and a compliment.]
Correlilmerzon: What do I do now?
Ivanova: Old style, you roll over and go to bed. New style, you go out for pizza, I never see you again.

It doesn't mean anything! I have been studying it for seven days! I had the computer analyze it! I swear to you, it does not mean a thing!
Delenn: We've come at a bad time, haven't we?

paraphrased from Al Capone, "You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."


paraphrased from Wilhelm Stekel, "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."