Babylon 5 Quotes

Timov: You knew about this you knew!!!
Daggair: I was caught completely unawares, I assure you! [To Londo] Petulant isn't she? Well, breeding will tell.
Timov: Ha! A bitch like you would know about breeding. [Daggair barely chokes down her drink, then stares daggers at Timov]
Londo: [Smiling widely] Ladies, ladies, please…Continue!

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[Londo warns Captain Sheridan about Mariel.]
Londo: On Earth you have these creatures–insects attracted to flames?
Sheridan: Uh, yes. Moths. They're drawn to flames and bright lights and get burned.
Londo: Mariel is drawn to men of power in that same way. But trust me. She burns them!

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Daggair: Let's let Londo decide that.
Mariel: [Referring to Daggair and herself] The both of us? Together???
Daggair: If it pleases Londo, it pleases me.
Londo: No, this isn't right. Timov should be here too!
Timov: Did you seriously expect me to become involved in your sexual Olympics?
Londo: They're merely expressing their feelings for me.
Timov: I can do that. [She slaps Londo on the face…hard]
Londo: You haven't changed.
Timov: You have. You've devolved!

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[Londo awakes from a coma.]
Stephen Franklin: Are you okay? Londo, do you know where you are?
Londo: [looks around and sees his wives] Either in Medlab, or in Hell. Either way, the decor needs work.
Daggair: Oh, Doctor Franklin! Thank you for saving our husband! You've done the Centauri a great service!
Mariel: I agree. It's so good to see you with us again, Londo!
Londo: Well, that settles it, Doctor! I am in hell! And what, not a word from you, Timov? Not an insincere word of relief? Not a blink of false concern for my well-being?
Timov: No. If you'll excuse me, I'll be in my quarters. I'm suddenly feeling…quite fatigued. [She leaves.]
Mariel: Yes, I think I will do the same. [She leaves, followed by Daggair.]
Londo: Augh. Nightmares, all of them! And Timov, the worst of the lot!
Franklin: Ambassador Mollari, do you mind if I make one personal observation?
Londo: No, not at all.
Franklin: Stick it. [He walks off.]
Londo: [to himself] How odd. And I didn't even know we were married.

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[G'Kar and Mariel just discussed Mariel's part in the attempted assassination of Mollari.]
G'Kar: I warn you Mariel, do not be overconfident. If I was married to Londo Mollari I'd be concerned.
Mariel: G'Kar, if you were married to Londo, we'd all be concerned.

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[Londo chooses to keep Timov as his wife and divorce the two others.]
Timov: Why did you choose to keep me as your wife and not them? I've made no pretense of affection for you, I find your recent actions contemptible, I'll never love you, at best I'll tolerate you, and I'll never be what you want me to be. Why me?
Londo: Because with you, I will always know where I stand.

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Delenn: Taking on human characteristics has been something of an education for both of us!
Ivanova: Well, if you have any other problems, any other questions at all, just ask! [They step into a transport tube.]
Delenn: Well…now that you mention it…do you have any idea why I suddenly started getting these…odd cramps?

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[Sheridan complains to a bemused Franklin about the "bean counters" trying to charge him rent for his quarters.]
John Sheridan: They nibble a little bit here, a little bit there—next thing you know, you're not even in charge of your own command anymore!
Stephen Franklin: No taxation without representation. Give me liberty or give me death!
Sheridan: Abso-fraggin'-lutely!

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[Sheridan has been invited to dinner by Delenn.]
Sheridan: One day they're shooting at you, the next day they're taking you out to dinner. Ha! What a universe!

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[Delenn meets Sheridan for dinner, dressed in a stylish little black dress.]
Delenn: I apologize for being late, Captain. I decided that as part of learning more about humans, I would try to dress like one tonight. I hope it does not offend you.
Sheridan: No, no, not at all! It's…very attractive! Uh, please! [He helps her to her seat, but as he does, he notices a diner at the next table staring rudely.] Something I can do for you? [The man turns back to his meal.]
Delenn: It appears my choice was successful. The woman who sold me this told me that I would definitely…"turn heads"?
Sheridan: [laughing] Yeah, well, if they turned much further, you'd be sued for whiplash!

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[Sheridan and Ivanova are camping in his office due to being locked out of their quarters]
Sheridan: How many Minbari does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Susan Ivanova: I don't know, sir. How many Minbari does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Sheridan: None. They always surrender right before they finish the job and they never tell you why.
[Ivanova groans, Sheridan smiles.]
Sheridan: Knock, knock.
Ivanova: Who's there?
Sheridan: Kosh.
Ivanova: Kosh who?
Sheridan: Gesundheit. [snickers] I thought that was a good one.
Ivanova: Were you like this when you were married?
Sheridan: Huh? Yeah.
Ivanova: The woman was a saint.
. . .
[the next night]
Ivanova: Captain, I'd like to note two things for the record.
Sheridan: Yes, Commander?
Ivanova: Item One: I don't think this protest is gonna work. Earth Central never gives in when it comes to money. But if you're determined to keep at it, I'm prepared to do the same. Item Two: You snore.
Sheridan: No, I don't!
Ivanova: Yes, you do!
Sheridan: No, I don't!
Ivanova: Captain, either you snore, or last night we had a hell of a breach in the hull. I get dibs on the couch.

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[Bester addresses the command staff after an attempt on his life by rogue telepaths.]
Alfred Bester: They must be getting desperate to try something like this. They know we're onto them. Why else would they try to kill me?
Ivanova: Is this a multiple-choice question?

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Bester: Would it interest you to know that I'm married, Mr. Garibaldi? That I have a five-year-old daughter? That on Sundays when I'm back home, we pack a picnic lunch and go out under the dome on Syria Planum and watch the stars come out? Hardly the description of a monster.
Michael Garibaldi: [applauds sarcastically] Smooth! You're getting good at this. Keep working on it, and one of these days I might even be convinced that you're human.

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[after tricking Bester into thinking he's killed the rogue telepaths, Talia speaks with the rogues' leader]
Leader: You know you can't go back again.
Talia Winters: I can't leave the Corps. They'll come after me.
Leader: No, I mean in here! [points to his head] You know too much. If Bester scans you, he'll…Can you keep him out?
Talia: I think so. Jason's little gift.
Leader: He gave you more than you know. What we did back there, it shouldn't have worked. Not with that Psi Cop. You tipped the balance. I felt it when we were joined. You're more than you think you are.
Talia: Then what am I?
Leader: The future.

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[G'Kar is outraged that Sheridan is allowing the Centauri Emperor to visit Babylon 5.]
John Sheridan: Now, if this bothers you, I suggest you stay in your quarters, stick your fingers in your ears, and hum real loud until it's over! Unless you'd like to try something as breathtakingly rational as trying to open up a dialog?

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[Centauri Emperor Turhan talks to John Sheridan about life.]
Centauri Emperor Turhan: No regrets then?
Sheridan: A few. But just a few. You?
Emperor Turhan: Oh, enough to fill a lifetime. So much has been lost, so much forgotten. So much pain, so much blood. And for what? I wonder…The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible in-between. But there is still time to seize that one last, fragile moment. To choose something better, to make a difference, as you say. And I intend to do just that.

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Emperor Turhan: I would very much like to have seen a Vorlon.
[he closes his eyes; when he reopens them, Kosh is standing over him]
Emperor Turhan: How will this end?
Kosh: In fire.[N]

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Londo Mollari: [relaying the Emperor's "last words"] He said…"Continue. Take my people back…to the stars."
. . .
[outside Medlab, after the Emperor's death]
Lord Refa: Mollari, what did he say? Really?
Londo: He said…"You are both damned."
Lord Refa: Well, it's a small enough price to pay for immortality.

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General Richard Franklin: [meeting Garibaldi] I had an Alfredo Garibaldi under my command during the Dilgar invasion. Excellent soldier!
Michael Garibaldi: [smiles proudly] That was my dad.
Gen. Franklin: [unimpressed] So much for genetics.

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Dr. Stephen Franklin: I'm a doctor! My duty is to heal!
Gen. Franklin: Then heal humans! Stephen, I know you're fascinated by these alien creatures, but they're a threat to humanity. And they always will be. Help your own kind!
Dr. Franklin: Life is life, whether it's wrapped in skin, scales, or feathers! Now if you respected these beings instead of constantly trying to murder them, you'd appreciate that!

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Delenn: We are all slaves to our histories. If there is to be a…bright future, we must learn to break those chains.

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John Sheridan: There's only one truth about war: people die. Killing is part of a soldier's job—we can't deny it. We can only live with it and hope the reasons for doing it are justified.

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Lennier: Being asked to serve on the Council is a matter of soul, not of flesh. The change you've gone through, it shouldn't matter.
Delenn: But it does, Lennier. I made a decision, and now I must face the consequences.

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[New Grey Council member Neroon confronts Delenn.]
Neroon: You are an affront to the purity of our race!

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[On the Strieb ship, Sheridan has a strange dream about Babylon 5 and some of its denizens.]
Dream Ivanova #1: Do you know who I am?
Dream Garibaldi: The man in-between is searching for you.
Dream Ivanova #2: You are the hand.
[Sheridan turns to see Kosh.]
John Sheridan: Why are you here?
Dream Kosh: We were never away. For the first time, your mind is quiet enough to hear me.
Sheridan: Why am I here?
Dream Kosh: You have always been here.

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[Back on Babylon 5, Sheridan encounters Kosh.]
Kosh: You have always been here.

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[Sheridan asks Hague why he trusts him with his secret effort to investigate the new Earth government.]
General Hague: …you have an uncommon failing for someone in your position, Captain. You're a patriot. You believe as I do that when we put on this uniform, we took a solemn vow to protect Earth against threats from outside and from within. […] Your cooperation is essential, if we're going to take back our government.

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[Sheridan asks his staff if they want in on the conspiracy.]
Ivanova: Wherever this goes, however it ends, we're with you.

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Delenn: I was there when our war against Earth began, when our ship encountered an Earth vessel for the first time. Afraid of us, of the unknown, they fired. I saw our leader dying. I heard the cries for revenge, for blood, for death. In return we nearly exterminated an entire species. My people are tired of war, G'Kar!

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[Dr. Franklin takes exception to the Lumati's disdain for medical treatment of the infirm.]
Correlilmerzon [through Taq]: It does not serve evolution.
Stephen Franklin: Well, my job isn't serving evolution — it's serving humanity, even when the patient isn't human.
Correlilmerzon [through Taq]: Yes, but what happens when the inferior, saved from the process of natural selection, begin to outnumber the superior?
Susan Ivanova: You know, I think we should all be moving on by now…
Franklin: I don't believe that any form of sentient life is inferior to any other.
Correlilmerzon [through Taq]: Yes. We often hear that argument from inferior species and their sympathizers.

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