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"I don't know if you appreciate how messy this situation can get."
        -- Captain Ellis Pierce, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"This isn't a backwater outpost or Bronze tech world where you can come
 in, bare your teeth and expect everyone to fall in line. This is a
 diplomatic station and your kind of heavy-handedness is just going to
 make our job harder. This kind of help we don't need."
        -- Sinclair (to Captain Pierce), "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"I don't know if you appreciate how messy this situation can get."
"I appreciate the fact that we had this situation under control and quiet
until you blew in here with a heavy cruiser.  Now everybody's going to
wonder what's going on."
  -- Capt. Pierce and Sinclair, "A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II"
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"Nuke 'em 'till they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark".
  -- a guy at the bar, "A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II"
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"I'll need complete silence or I'll have to ask for another volunteer from
 the audience. Now, let's see. What was that magic word again? Shazam?
 No, that's not it. I'll tell you what. I'll go home and look in my books,
 then I'll come back. If you're still talking trash about killing Marsies,
 we'll try it again and again until we get it right, huh?"
        -- Garibaldi, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Ever since the war, Earthforce Command has been obsessed with getting
 their hands on new technology."
        -- Senator Hidoshi, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"An Earth war cruiser parked alongside the station.  Mysterious trips to
the planet beneath us.  Rumors that you have found someone down there and
brought him back here.  This to you is status quo, yes?  You must lead a very
interesting life."
  -- Londo, to Ivanova, "A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II"
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"So, if we go down there, it blows. If we don't, it blows anyway, just a
 little later. It's a good thing I'm Russian. We're used to hopeless
 situations."
        -- Ivanova, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Ambassador, do you *really* want to know what's going on down there
    right now?"
'Yes. Absolutely.'
"Boom. Boom boom boom. Boom boom. Boom! Have a nice day."
'Fah. You can never get a straight answer from anyone around here.'
        -- Ivanova and Londo, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Dammit Jeff, what the hell am I supposed to do.  I've never felt this,
this helpless before.  The one woman in my whole life who meant anything to me
and she's back on Mars somewhere.  Maybe she's alive, maybe she's dead, either
way I can't do a thing.  The planet we're parked next to is about to go up
like a Roman candle.  What am I supposed to do, huh?  Arrest it?"
  -- Garibaldi, "A Voice in the Wilderness Part II"
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"One last thing: a favor. If we have to evacuate, you know we'll never get
    everyone off the station. Ambassadors, women and children, civilians go
    first. Some of the command staff will have to stay on board, until...
    I'd appreciate it if you could make sure Ivanova gets on the last ship
    out. She'll want to stay, but she's got her whole career ahead of her."
'Understood. She'll be on it if I have to drug her and toss her in before
    the doors close.'
        -- Sinclair and Garibaldi, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Commander, it's not your decision. We're going. What are you going to do,
    shoot us down?"
'If that's what's required to protect this station, yes.'
"Excuse me?"
        -- Captain Pierce and Sinclair, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Commander, if you order your ships to fire on my fighters, you can kiss
 your career good-bye."
        -- Captain Ellis Pierce, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Worst case of testosterone poisoning I've ever seen."
        -- Ivanova, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Please. Do not let them take the machine. It's not for them. It's not
 for this time."
        -- Varn, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Of everyone on this station, I never thought *you* would hold out on me."
        -- Londo (to Delenn), "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Commander, we have a situation here. Where the hell have you been?"
'Trying to solve it!'
        -- Capt. Pierce and Cdr. Sinclair, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Strange. I wonder why he appeared just to you [Londo], Draal and the
    Commander."
'Perhaps because we are most familiar with the third principle of sentient
    life."
        -- Delenn and Draal, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"You can be of great service, Ambassador, if you are willing to dare
    greatly."
'You are talking to the Centauri that led the raid on Fralus XII. Granted,
    it was a long time ago, but perhaps it is time to return to old habits.'
        -- Draal and Londo, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"As a young and foolish Centauri, I swore that I would die on my feet,
 doing something noble and brave and futile. Perhaps it was not so wild
 a dream as I thought...or as foolish. It is better than waiting for
 the inevitable."
        -- Londo, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"My God. Whoever's piloting that shuttle's a madman!"
        -- Ivanova (about Londo), "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Who said the good old days are gone, eh?"
        -- Londo, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Now, uh, landing thrusters. Landing thrusters. If I were a landing
 thruster, which one of these would I be?"
        -- Londo, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"All my life, I have searched for a way to serve others. To me, there is
 no higher calling, no greater destiny than to live for another and, if
 necessary, to die for another, to somehow make the world a better place.
 I had done all I could on my world. I came looking for a reason, a way
 to live out my remaining years with direction and purpose. Here I have
 found it! I will save lives. The wonders of this place will take
 centuries to explore. Let my life have meaning. Help me to do what we
 both know must be done."
        -- Draal, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"I am sending this message to all three parties involved in the struggle
 for control of this planet. It belongs to none of you. It belongs
 only to itself and to the future. Commander Sinclair, the secrets buried
 here must *remain* secret. They would give any race an advantage over
 all others, thus it is in the interest of all races that none should
 gain exclusive control of it. We entrust the safekeeping of this place
 to the Babylon 5 Advisory Council. We will rely upon your guidance,
 Commander, and the enlightened self-interest of the Council to make sure
 this world is left alone *until the time is right*. If enlightened
 self-interest should prove insufficient to the cause, understand this:
 the defensive systems on this world are now fully operational. Do not
 attempt to come here again. Any approach will be met with resistance. Any
 ship attempting to land will be destroyed. When the time is right, we
 will be here waiting for you, but not until then. Good-bye."
        -- Draal, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Tell me it's a wonder, so that I may sleep when all I can see in the
    night is this place."
'It *is* a wonder. The machine will extend his life as it did for me.
    He will see all the tomorrows, hear all the songs, touch the edge
    of the Universe with this thoughts."
        -- Delenn and Varn, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"It's quiet. I like quiet."
        -- Garibaldi, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"When you figured out that someone was going to have to take Varn's place
    down there, why didn't you come to us and let us handle it?"
'Because if I had, I know in my heart that Commander Sinclair would be the
    one down there right now. He's looking for a purpose, but his destiny
    lies elsewhere.'
        -- Garibaldi and Delenn, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"And Londo? How'd you get him to go along with this?"
'An exchange of promises. I now owe him a great favor. He will come to
    collect, sooner or later, but I think he enjoyed it. He discovered
    something inside him that he had thought was buried long, long ago.'
"Yeah, well, one thing I've discovered is that some things are better
    *left* buried."
        -- Garibaldi and Delenn, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"
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"Franz? What in the hell kind of a name is Franz?"
        -- Garibaldi, "A Voice in the Wilderness II"