- Maggie: So, you're going to give me this "chance". What do I got to do?
- Bob: Learn, Maggie. Learn to speak properly; learn to stand up straight for a start. Then languages, computers, and so on. Do something to help your country for a change.
Bridget Fonda - Maggie
Gabriel Byrne - Bob

“- Bob: I work, let's say, for the government. We've decided to give you another chance.
- Nikita: What do I do?
- Bob: Learn. Learn to read, walk, talk, smile and even fight. Learn to do everything.
- Nikita: What for?
- Bob: To serve your country.”
Tchéky Karyo - Bob
Anne Parillaud - Nikita

“- Carmichael: Is she turning out as well as you expected?
- Anthony Powell: She may have possibilities, but right now she's a rank amateur! About as emotional as a fish.”

Pierre Watkin - Carmichael
Adolphe Menjou - Anthony Powell

“Had he been a younger man, he probably would have made it. That's the point. Don't wait too long in life.”

W.C. Fields - Egbert Sousé

“There are a great many chances for advancement. Who knows? Within a short time, you may become my Vice President. My first and only vice.”

Pierre Watkin - Mr. Skinner