“Space, you say? Space is a flop. Didn't you know that? An endless junkyard of orbiting debris. Miniaturization, Jack. That's the ticket. That's the edge everybody's been looking for. Who will have that edge Jack? What country... will control miniaturization?”

Kevin McCarthy - Victor Eugene Scrimshaw

“- Hammond: When we have control again...
- Ellie: You never had control, that's the illusion! I was overwhelmed by the power of this place. But I made a mistake, too, I didn't have enough respect for that power and it's out now. The only thing that matters now are the people we love.”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Laura Dern - Ellie

“Jerks like you sail through life, reading about people like me in the newspaper. You're in a different place now, motherfucker! $100,000 might buy you out of North Shore. Here, that means shit. This is my fucking world.”

Denis Colin Leary - Fallon

“I've seen what you can do. I know you have a power... a gift that makes you special. You better be careful. For one day it may become too big for you to control. Now maybe. Just maybe. Together we can master it and learn from it. Use it in ways you never thought of before. I'd like to be your teacher, Anthony. And your student.”
Kathleen Quinlan - Helen Foley

“The truth sinks in that no matter what justification you're selling yourself, this is not about terrorism. Terrorism is the excuse. This is about economic and social control. And the only thing you're really protecting is the supremacy of your government.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Edward Snowden