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          "You name it, sooner or later everyone comes to Babylon 5."
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                    "Do you not have files on the Vorlons?"
       'Absolutely. Very large files. But nothing is in them, of course.'
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      "You're a security chief. Shouldn't you be out securing something?"
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     "Someday I'm going to find the guy that thought up the idea of renting
              telepaths to businessman and I'm going to kill him."
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  "Would you prefer to be conscious or unconscious during the mating? I would
     prefer conscious, but I don't know what your...pleasure threshold is."
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                         "Nice shark...pretty shark..."
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      "They came at us out of nowhere. We never had a chance. The sky was
        full of stars and every star an exploding ship -- one of ours."
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                       "There is a hole...in your mind."
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      "Commander, this little breach of security isn't going to affect my
                            Christmas bonus, is it?"
%% 001
       "My brain will be five days dead before I ever trust a Centauri."
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          "Okay, we made a mistake. I'm sorry. Here, open my wrists."
             "Centauri don't have major arteries in their wrists."
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      "...then you'll excuse me, I'm in the middle of fifteen things - all
                               of them annoying."
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   "My father always told me: The best way to understand someone is to fight
           him, make him angry. That's when you see the real person."
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          "We should have wiped out your kind when we had the chance."
             'What happened? Run out of small children to butcher?'
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   "Your time has come and gone. It's our turn now! One night you'll wake up
   and find our teeth at your throat. Sleep well, Ambassador. Sleep lightly."
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        "If you ask me, the universe is going to hell in a handbasket."
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      "They are alone. They are a dying people. We should let them pass."
                     'Who? The Narn or the Centauri?' "Yes.
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     "The Council can go to hell. The emergency session can go to hell. And
      you, you can go to hell too. I wouldn't want you to feel left out!"
%% 002
  "This is not a clear and present danger? I *must* read the rulebook again."
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   "Minbari: pale, bloodless. Look in their eyes and see nothing but mirrors,
                           infinities of reflection."
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                             "You're a pessimist."
             'I am *Russian*, Doctor. We understand these things.'
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   "I really hate it when you get heroic. Cuts into my business. Man's gotta
                           earn a living, you know?"
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             "Life's full of mysteries. Consider this one of them."
%% 003
        "Gentlemen, of all things in life, are females not the finest?"
                   'On that, Mollari, we can at least agree.'
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    "And after spending a day dealing with Ambassador G'Kar, I long to sink
                          my teeth into something..."
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    "I haven't sensed so many lies since I worked for the political bureau."
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           "My brain feels like its been sucked out through my ear."
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                     "Just don't give away the homeworld."
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               "I never knew you could be so devious, Commander."
            'Coming from you, Ambassador, that's a real compliment.'
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              "What do you want, you moon-faced assassin of joy?"
%% 004
        "Nothing in his personnel jacket to suggest a heart condition."
     'Yes, and exactly which medical school did you attend, Mr. Garibaldi?'
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    "What's the worst that could happen? They fire you, ship you off to the
        Rim and I get promoted to Commander. I don't see a problem here.
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    "Stephen? Stephen, there's a Martian war machine parked outside. They'd
              like to have a word with you about the common cold."
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            "Don't. You're too young to experience that much pain."
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    "You forgot the first rule of the fanatic: when you become obsessed with
                       the enemy, you become the enemy."
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        "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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    "You'll excuse me, if you need me I'll be over there, getting drunk with
                            the rest of the aliens."
%% 005
    "In a world where every day is a struggle for survival, you need all the
                               gods you can get."
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        "Gods by the bushel! Gods by the pound! Gods for all occasions!"
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                    "He has become one with his inner self!"
                         'He passed out.'   "That too."
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   "Earthers have a phrase: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
                        I think they stole it from us."
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                "Understanding is not required, only obedience."
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    "And just let me say, Ambassador, from the bottom of my heart: Hot pink
                          is *definitely* your color."
%% 006
     "Anatomically impossible, Mr. Garibaldi, but you're welcome to try...
                              anytime...anywhere."
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   'Mister, I don't care if you had a personal message from God complete with
                        stone tablets. You lied to me.'
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   "The Psi Corps is dedicated to one thing, Commander: control. Control over
     telepaths, the economy, the courts, over matter, over thought itself."
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                                "That's a lie."
                        'Yes, it is. What's your point?'
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                          "Be seeing you, Commander."
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      "Narns, Humans, Centauri...we all do what we do for the same reason:
                because it seems like a good idea at the time."
%% 007
                            "You're a vicious man."
              'I'm Head of Security. It's in the job description.'
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               "Love? What does love have to do with marriage?!?"
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                "We won because the damn Minbari *let* us win."
%% 008
    "Stay in formation. Hold the Line. Noone gets through - no matter what."
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  "Smart money said you'd make admiral one day. So what happened, *Commander*?
                  Where did you fall off the merry-go-round?"
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    "When I looked at those ships, I...I didn't just see my death. I saw the
                      death of the whole damn human race."
%% 009
                    "Understanding is a three-edged sword."
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                   "Then the willows must scuttle carefully."
                           'Does Saturn have rings?'
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                         "Ah. You seek meaning." 'Yes.'
                   "Then listen to the music, not the song."
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     "Ah. Rest is good...and so is a nice lean pastrami with just a little
                        mustard and an Antarean pickle!"
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   "Well, I've managed to get the ship captains engaged in a debate over who
    has the best claim to Jha'dur. The winner will be the first to attack."
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       "A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from the bristles."
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          "What is he? And what was on that data crystal he gave you?"
                'Reflection, surprise, terror...for the future.'
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                      "You are not ready for immortality."
%% 010
      "We are the Children of Time. We can not break our covenant any more
     than you could cease to be the descendant of egg-sucking mammaloids."
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  "The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote."
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    "To Hell with orders. If that ship brings back a dozen raiders we'll all
                      be dead. Get going, I'll catch up."
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                        "I'm waiting...for an apology."
              'You'd better check the temperature in Hell first.'
%% 011
                 '*Nothing* the government does surprises me.'
                "That's a very Russian attitude. I commend you."
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                       "Then you're ruling out sabotage."
                         'I *never* rule out sabotage.'
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 "Lieutenant Commander Ivanova, escort Major Kemmer off the Observation Dome."
               'With pleasure. You are going to resist, I hope.'
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      "The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements:
                 energy, matter and enlightened self-interest."
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                               "How you feeling?"
                  'Like I just made love to a meteor shower.'
%% 012
   "If there is anything I can do to be of assistance, you will let me know,
                                 yes?"   'No.'
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            "One thing hasn't changed: workers always get shafted."
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       "The Narns. Bleah. They're a barbaric people. They're all pagans,
                         still worshipping their sun."
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    "I'll kill him with my bare hands! By my pouch, there's nothing to stop
    me. Sinclair can only kick me off the station. He might even thank me!"
%% 013
        "Why does my mouth always taste like old carpet in the morning?"
                       'Unknown. Checking medical logs.'
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        "I've always had a hard time getting up when it's dark outside."
                       'But in space, it's always dark.'
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        "I would very much like to know how you got your hands on this."
                              'No, you wouldn't.'
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                              "What do you want?"
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      "I see death, destruction, fire. Babylon will fall - this place will
                                 be destroyed."
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    "The Shadows have come for Lord Kiro. The Shadows have come for us all!"
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           "Leave this place. They are not for you. Go. Leave. *NOW*"
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      "Let me buy you a drink! Let me buy you an entire FLEET of drinks!"
%% 014
    "This is my first time among the stars you know. Such vastness, seen so
                       close, makes one feel very small."
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   "He said humanity had no business in space until we could learn to live in
                                peace on Earth."
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                "Got any ideas on how I should fight this guy?"
                'From inside a main battle tank would be good.'
%% 015
     "When the word gets out about Miriam, I've got about as much chance of
                doing that as seeing a Vorlon do a strip-tease."
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  "Fools to the left of me; feeders to the right. I need to find a real job."
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       "Noone knows exactly what you look like. That makes some people...
                          a little nervous."   'Good.'
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                                   "No boom."
      "No boom *today*. Boom tomorrow. There's *always* a boom tomorrow."
%% 016
      "You're starting to irritate me, Mr. Franks, and I don't like being
                          irritated. It gives me gas."
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           "These Vorlons have been trouble ever since they arrived."
                   'Well, they're like that. Real fun guys.'
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                    "If I knew who God was, I'd thank her."
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         "May I borrow your PPG to shoot myself squarely in the head?"
                     'That won't be necessary...this time.
%% 017
          "A war cruiser. Never thought I'd see one of *those* again."
                         'They're still big and ugly.'
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                "It is an unhappy journey on which you travel."
            'For the warrior, there is no other end to the journey.'
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     "It's been my experience that discussions of old battles only interest
                  historians. What do *you* think, Commander?"
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          "Garibaldi was right. He said this was going to be trouble."
      'There's nothing more annoying than Mr. Garibaldi when he's right.'
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           "Oh, by the way, you know what they say Narn taste like?"
                             'Yeah. Like chicken.'
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    "You talk like a Minbari, Commander. Perhaps there was some small wisdom
            in letting your species survive." 'We like to think so.'
%% 018
   "Let me get this straight: I'm an Earth Force security officer, clearance
    level Ultra-Violet Alpha and *I'm* not considered authorized personnel?"
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             "Water. Fascinating. I never touch the stuff myself."
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    "Now, I go to spread happiness through the rest of the station. It is a
         terrible responsibility, but I have learned to live with it."
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    "It's a Russian thing. When we're about to do something stupid, we like
      to catalog the full extent of out stupidity. For future reference."
%% 019
           "Boom. Boom boom boom. Boom boom. Boom! Have a nice day."
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      "Now, uh, landing thrusters. Landing thrusters. If I were a landing
                   thruster, which one of these would I be?"
%% 020
      "Okay. It's morning. You're getting ready to go to work. You pull on
        your pants. Do you fasten and then zip or zip and then fasten?"
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                               "How much longer?"
           'One hour, fifty-seven minutes. . . You wanna talk socks?"
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       "Zathras tell, you let Zathras go? Finish what Zathras came for?"
       "Zathras tells maybe we don't break Zathras scrawny little neck."
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  "You take Zathras, Zathras die. You leave Zathras, Zathras die. Either way,
                            it is bad for Zathras."
%% 021
                   "You can start by removing your clothes."
                       'Not without dinner and flowers.'
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    "I say we space the creep. A couple of hours at hard vacuum would do him
                      and the gene pool a world of good."
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   "Here you will see the heart and soul of Babylon 5...also its spleen, its
                kidneys, a veritable parade of internal organs."
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      "Because my people do not react well at all to alcohol. Even a small
        quantity causes psychotic impulses and violent homicidal rages."
%% 022
        "They're going to...going to kill the president. At the transfer
                      point on Io. Warn him! Warn him..."
%% 023
    "General, with all due respect, the last time I made 'personal contact'
              with a Minbari warship, I sent it straight to Hell."
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                      "Ambassador Delenn is in a cocoon."
     'A cocoon? As in a moth or a butterfly?'   "Yes, sir. About yea high."
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       "The war has already begun, Captain. All that remains now is honor
                                  and death."
%% 024
    "Why don't you eliminate the entire Narn homeworld while you're at it?"
            'One thing at a time, Ambassador. One thing at a time.'
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        "Gets cold up here sometimes, doesn't it, Lieutenant Commander?"
                           'Yes sir. It does indeed.'
%% 025
     "While some of the other species wouldn't mind if you wiped each other
             out, even they would prefer that you did so quietly."
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                          "You don't frighten easily."
      'I work for Ambassador Mollari. After a while nothing bothers you.'
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 "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are suttle and quick to anger."
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     'Rules of combat older than contact with other races. Did not mention
      aliens. Rules change caught up in committee. Not come through yet.'
%% 026
    "An old friend of mine once quoted me a ancient Egyptian blessing: 'God
    be between you and harm, and all the empty places where you must walk.'"
%% 027
      'Well, you were about to accuse the Centauri Ambassador of being in
          league with the devil, which may not be far from the truth.'
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                            "Lousy way to die, huh?"
               'Last I checked there weren't too many good ways.'
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    "Take my advice and go back to the time you came from. The future isn't
                              what it used to be."
%% 028
    "Well, since I am chief of security, I guess seeing you're secure is my
   job, and tea just happens to be my third favorite thing in the universe."
%% 029
                       "I'm here to pick up some women."
                       'You'll have better luck at bars.'
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                                "You know him?"
           'Only in the most unpleasant sense. I was married to him.'
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                        "Daggair! My, what a surprise."
                 'A pleasant one?'   "I wouldn't go that far."
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              "And my dear G'Kar, how are you this glorious day?"
     'We're in a space station, Ambassador. One day is much like another.'
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             "Where have you been?"   'Affairs of State, my dear.'
                       "State of inebriation I'd wager."
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                             "You haven't changed."
                          'You have. You've devolved.'
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                 "A deck of cards from my dear friend Lennier."
                 'And I marked them exactly as you requested.'
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      "Hey, how about I call you an idiot in public and you can convict me
                         for revealing state secrets."
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                      "Londo, do you know where you are?"
        'Either in Medlab or in hell. Either way the decor needs work.'
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           "Londo, you're making a big mistakes."   'A huge mistake.'
         `Well, it won't be my first. Actually, it will be my fourth.`
%% 030
    "You were raised by the Corps, clothed by the Corps. We are your father
                               and your mother."
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    "I think such creatures are an attempt by the universe to make sure that
                    we never take ourselves too seriously."
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      "We believe that no race can be truly intelligent without laughter."
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     "Smooth. You're getting good at this. Keep working on it. One of these
               days I might even be convinced that you're human."
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    "I'm not saying what I'm saying. I'm not saying what I'm thinking. As a
             matter of fact, I'm not *thinking* what I'm thinking."
%% 031
   "If you love, love without reservation. If you fight, fight without fear."
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                "Mollari! YOU! I'm going to get you...a drink."
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    "Stay close to the Vorlon and watch out for the Shadows. They move when
                          you're not looking at them."
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                              "How will this end?"
                                   'In fire.'
%%
    "Sheridan's rule #29: Always make your opponent think you know more than
                               you really know."
%% 032
                    "What the Hell is Earth Central up to?"
       'Something I hoped we'd never hear again: the rattling of sabers.'
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     "You know what they say about old soldiers don't you? They still kick
                          butt with the best of them."
%% 033
            "Lennier, for the first time I feel very much...alone."
                    'No, never alone, Delenn. Never alone.'
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         "Have I mentioned recently how much I appreciate you, Lenier?"
      "Not really, but it will give us something to discuss on our trip."
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                                "Why am I here?"
                          'You have always been here.'
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      "This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. If you remember our last
            confrontation, you will release your prisoners at once."
%% 034
                "The first casualty of war is always the truth."
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   "Unless others choose to become involved we will destroy them or they will
                      destroy us. There is no in between."
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   "I want you to be happy. I want me to be happy. I want you to be happy for
      me and me to be happy for you. Is that so much to ask around here?"
%%
    "This couldn't possibly be any worse. 'Do whatever you have to' he tells
        me. But nobody told me this involved having sex with an alien."
%% 035
    "It's pretty much the most unpleasant part of the station, not counting
                            the methane bathrooms."
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            "While I was asleep, the uh...the ship...it sang to me."
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    "It's what we've suspected all along but could never prove; the Vorlons
         use organic technology. It's a living ship; conscious, aware."
%% 036
         "Welcome to Babylon 5, the last, best hope for a quick buck."
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       "We're not some...some deep space franchise. This station is about
                                  something."
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       "You feel like you're being symbolically cas...t in a bad light."
%% 037
                 THE PSI CORPS IS YOUR FRIEND. TRUST THE CORPS.
%% 038
  "That is why Kosh cannot leave his encounter suit. He would be recognized."
                      'Recognized? By who?'   `Everyone.`
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                "If yes was the answer, what was the question?"
                    'Have the Shadows returned to Z'ha'dum?'
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                     'If you go to Z'ha'dum, you will die.'
   "Then I die, but I will not go down easily and I will not go down alone."
%% 039
    'You know Vir, you have what the Earthers call a negative personality.'
                       "No I don't."   'There, you see?'
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                     "I prefer to be only slightly insane."
                                'Don't we all.'
%% 040
    "That does seem to be the rule, doesn't it? Analyze the problem, choose
               whichever strategy makes lease sense, and do it."
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    "Sometimes the test is not to find the answer, its to see how you react
                     when you realize there is no answer."
%% 041
   "Vorlons don't allow anyone inside their borders. Those who try don't come
                                     back."
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                "Does the phrase 'no way in hell' ring a bell?"
%%
            "That's one cabinet that will never threaten us again."
%%
   "I suggest you move those eyes somewhere else while you still have them."
%% 042
  "Refa, any force attempting to invade Narn would be up to its neck in blood.
                                   Its own."
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       "Mass drivers? They have been outlawed by every civilized planet."
                         'These are uncivilized times.'
%%
   "If you want to serve our people, how better to do so by than to end this
          war quickly, gloriously, with a minimum of Centauri blood."
%%
    "Cheer up. By the time you return to Babylon 5, the war will be over and
     the Narns will be at our feet and this time, we will keep them there."
%%
    "There must of one fortress of light to stand against the darkness. That
            place is this place. It must be protected at any cost."
%% 043
     "We are already, as you so quaintly put it, going straight to hell. We
                         cannot escape what's coming."
%%
   "I never start a conversation unless I know where it's going. But I always
  leave a little room for someone to disappoint me. Thanks for not doing it."
%% 044
    'I'll see to it personally. And if they don't get any better, I'll start
       issuing live ammo. That should have a very inspirational effect.'
%%
    "What do you know. Maybe somebody actually read my report for a change."
                           'Don't hold your breath.'
%% 045
    "Well, as answers go, short, to the point, utterly useless, and totally
            consistent with what I've come to expect from a Vorlon."
%%
                           'I have always been here.'
                "Oh yeah? You said that about me too."   'Yes.'
%%
                      "I really hate it when you do that."
                                    'Good.'
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        "I try never to get involved in my own life. Too much trouble."
%% 046
    "Zack, do me a favor and explain the...uh...missionary position to these
                                    folks."
%%
                 "Well you want to live just as much as I hmm?"
                'Oh yes, but I would much rather see you dead.'
%% 047
  "Maybe, maybe not. Hell, anything happens to me and everyone gets an instant
           promotion. You got the gun. Go for it, I'll wait for you."
%%
   "You have been promoted. You will earn more money, receive more attention.
             Women may even come to find you attractive...in time."
%%
           "Always finding the good in every situation, eh Captain?"
               'Absolutely. If I didn't I might end up like you.'
%% 048
    "Gambling is one of the lesser sins. I've always thought that if you're
       going to sin you might as well go for one of the really big ones."
%%
    "Fine! And keep your threats to yourself. Nightmares...hmm...the way my
                   life has been going lately, who'd notice."
%%
    "We do not believe in any individual god or gods, but rather, we believe
   that the soul is...uh...what is a good term...a non-localized phenomenon."
%% 049
   "I look like I'm wearing a circus tent. Any minute now a little tiny car,
          with sixteen clowns in it is gonna come flying out my butt."
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                       "Garibaldi's fashion express, go."
%%
                    "And when exactly did all this happen?"
                       'When we rewrote the dictionary.'
%%
         "I can't leave without an explanation, she'll be all over me."
               'It looks to me like she's already all over you.'
%%
     "Good luck Captain, I think you're about to go where everyone has gone
                                    before."