Quotes tagged ‘the system’

“Nathanial: You acted like nothing happened. Bodhi: Relax, Nathanial. Nathanial: [shouting] Don’t tell me to relax, Bodhi! He’s a fuckin’ federal agent! Roach: I should’ve shot him when I had a chance. Grommet: I feel like running. Rosie: You do and you die. Bodhi: Did you know that we’ve hit thirty…”

— Kurt Wimmer, W. Peter Iliff, Rick King, Bodhi, Edgar Ramirez, imdb.com

“The Fight: What does it mean and where does it come from? An Essay: Homo sapien. A man. He is alone in the universe. A punker. Still a man. He is alone in the universe, but he connects. How? They hit each other. No clearer way to evaluate whether or not you're alive. Now. Complications. A reason to…”

— James Merendino, Stevo, Matthew Lillard, imdb.com

“Timmy boy believes he can save every one of us, from each other, from ourselves, from the system that dumped us in here. Only thing he don't get is, you gotta want to be saved.”

— Tom Fontana, Augustus Hill, Harold Perrineau, imdb.com

“Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race—the individual's distrust of his neighbor, and his desire, for safety's or comfort's sake, to stand well in his neighbor's eye. These institutions will always remain, and always flourish, and always oppress yo…”

— Mark Twain, amazon.com

“The world is made wrong; kings should go to school to their own laws, at times, and so learn mercy.”

— Mark Twain, amazon.com