“Ever since we dispensed with God we've got nothing but ourselves to explain this meaninglesshorror of life. That first self is real... and I'm going to find the fucker.”
William Hurt - Eddie Jessup

“There is so little beauty in this world, and so much suffering. Do you suppose that is what God had in mind? That is to say if there is a God at all. Perhaps there is nothing in this universe but ourselves. And our thoughts.”
Geoffrey Rush - Sir Francis Walsingham

“Violence is in us. It's what we are. We wage war, we burn sacrifices, and pillage and plunder and tear at the flesh of our brothers. And why? Because God gave us violence to wage in his honor.”

Ted Levine - Warden

“- Ben: It's a human life. You don't think God sees?
- Judah Rosenthal: God is a luxury I can't afford.”
Sam Waterston - Ben
Martin Landau - Judah Rosenthal

“Follow the lead of nature - or of God, if you like your Bible stories. Male and female created to them. Be fruitful and multiply. Create a race. A manmade race upon the face of the earth.”
Ernest Thesiger - Doctor Pretorius