“- Dr. Kate McCrae: I had a professor who predicted that eventually black holes would devour the entire universe.
- Dr. Alex Durant: Why not? When you can see giant suns sucked in and disappear without a trace.”
Yvette Mimieux - Dr. Kate McCrae
Anthony Perkins - Dr. Alex Durant

“You know what the funny thing about earthquakes is? After an earthquake you see people pulling other people out of broken down buildings and people hugging and junk because they saw a little girl's shoe in the middle of the road and no little girl around. Then a couple days later they forget all about it.”
Ryan Gosling - Leland P. Fitzgerald

“- Jason Evans: What do you think's going to happen to us?
- Jack Hall: What do you mean?
- Jason Evans: I mean us? Civilization? Everyone?
- Jack Hall: Mankind survived the last ice age. We're certainly capable of surviving this one. All depends on whether or not we're able to learn from our mistakes.”
Dash Mihok - Jason Evans
Dennis Quaid - Jack Hall

“Everything I've ever cared about, everything I've worked for... has all been preparation for a future that no longer exists. I know you always thought I took the competition too seriously. You were right. It was all for nothing.”

Emmy Rossum - Laura Chapman

“What I do know, is that if we do not act soon, it is our children and our grandchildren who will have to pay the price.”

Dennis Quaid - Jack Hall