The Andromeda Strain Quotes

Dr. Jeremy Stone: [on the phone to Jack] It's lethal... Beyond comprehension.

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Dr. Jeremy Stone: Stick to established procedures.
Dr. Ruth Leavitt: Establishment gonna fall down and go boom.

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Dr. Jeremy Stone: So, you're saying they survived Andromeda because they had the same level of stomach acid? That's brilliant.

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Dr. Mark Hall: Tell us what happened, Mr Jackson.
Jackson: I don't wanna think about it.
Dr. Mark Hall: You know what people will say: "Piedmont was bad, that's why it was punished." First the town went crazy and then was destroyed...
Jackson: YOU'RE crazy! Folks at Piedmont was good, decent, normal folks.
Dr. Mark Hall: The man we found all dressed up in his doughboy's uniform, you call that normal?
Jackson: Pete Arnold, he worked at the store. It was the disease!
Dr. Mark Hall: How do you know?
Jackson: 'Cause the only thing wrong with him before that night was sugar.
Dr. Mark Hall: Diabetes? Did he take insulin?
Jackson: Couple of times a day! *Hated* the needle. *I* tried to talk him into usin' squeeze.

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Jack Nash: My name's Jack Nash. I'm a reporter with M.N.T. You probably know my face.
Leila: I just watch "Colbert". Sometimes "South Park".

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[last lines]
Senator from Vermont: You're absolutely sure it worked? You'd better be!
Dr. Jeremy Stone: All reports continue to indicate that the experiment was successful, Senator.
Senator from Vermont: Then we can feel confident your so-called "biological crisis" is over?
Dr. Jeremy Stone: As far as Andromeda is concerned, yes. We have the organism at Wildfire, and we continue to study it. We know now beyond a doubt that other forms of life exist in the universe.
Senator from Vermont: Thanks to Scoop?
Dr. Jeremy Stone: Yes. [pause]
Dr. Jeremy Stone: However, with this new knowledge, there is no guarantee that another so-called "biological crisis" won't occur again.
Senator from Vermont: Hmm. What do we do about that?
Dr. Jeremy Stone: Precisely, Senator. What do we do?

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