Mace quotes from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

I need a win, Phil. Capital W.

I believe that Inhumans deserve the same rights as anyone else in this country.

May

You're a monster.

I prefer the term... Inhuman.

Coulson

As a former director, I have a better sense than most about how precious your time is. How important it is to prioritize the critical from the trivial. Which makes me wonder why you'd waste half a day flying here on a wild goose chase.

It's not a wild goose chase if there are geese. You deny they're on board?

Coulson

Geese? I have zero geese. We are goose free.

You know what a hero is?

Coulson

Are we really going to do this?

Everybody loves Han Solo. Rebel, rule breaker, lone wolf. But to my old-fashioned sensibilities he's not a hero, he's just a guy who always puts himself first.

Coulson

I agree.

A real hero's a team player, someone who acts selflessly.

Coulson

Not sure you heard the part where I agreed. Personally I always felt that Admiral Ackbar was the unsung hero. A strategic military man who led combat ops against the Empire.

Is that how you see it Phil? S.H.I.E.L.D. is the Empire and your ragtag group is the Rebels?

Coulson

I've devoted everything to S.H.I.E.L.D. I gave my life for it. Literally.

Oh, I don't deny that you've done a lot of good in the past, but a true hero doesn't protect a brutal killer.

Coulson

What are you talking about?

[looks at a tablet] Yesterday your fiery friend killed a prisoner named Santino Noguera. Was the man a murderer with three strikes? Yes, but the legal system sentenced him to prison, not to death.

Mack

The Chinatown Crew was working with Eli when he was in prison. And now that he's out, they might know his location. Now, I figure if I find their hideouts, I find Eli, and then I can...

Slow down. We're not gonna just go cracking heads.

Mack

It's not cracking heads.

May

Let him go. Someone should.

Mack

Look, my job is to keep people safe.

Mine, too. So first we sharpen the ax, and then we chop the tree.

Mack

My ax is plenty sharp. And a shotgun.

Coulson

All cards on the table: AIDA's an android.

She's... What did you just say?

Coulson

An android.

May

Had me fooled, too.

But that's... Okay. I mean, forget about the fact that I was mildly attracted to her. That totally goes against the Sokovia Accords. Doesn't anyone remember Ultron?

Agent Coulson, I took the liberty of bringing Dr. Radcliffe up to speed.

Radcliffe

Yes, quantum cells, flaming skulls, androids - just another day at S.H.I.E.L.D., huh?

Daisy

[Angrily] I never carry a weapon.

[Angrily] You are the weapon. The public was turning against you. Now? They look up to you. You're welcome.

We're a team now, and I have this saying...

Daisy

I read the motivational poster in the bathroom.

S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't leave a man behind.

Mack

You really think this is our best move?

Coulson

You know the saying - if a jet crashes in the woods and there's no one to hear it, stick to the guy with super strength.

How you holding up? It's okay to be nervous you know.

Daisy

Me? Nah, I don't get nervous anymore.

Okay. Well, I'm just saying if you are...

Daisy

I mean it's not like my comfort zone, but I'm good. I'll just tell the truth, I'm good at that. You?

You don't talk much about your childhood, do you? The foster homes? Bouncing around. I imagine a lot of times you felt you had to perform to convince people to like you.

Daisy

Only at the places I wanted to stay. Why are you asking?

Because if you enter every room thinking you have to do a song and dance, eventually everything becomes a performance. And believe me, I know how it feels putting on an act full-time.

Daisy

Yeah, you do, don't you?

Anyway, I know it's not an act with you. Coulson's been saying since day one that you're the real deal, and I've learned to trust his read on people. So...

Daisy

He believed in me before I believed in myself. You too, you know. That's why he still wants you with us. He keeps saying you're trying to do the right thing.

Agent Simmons?

Simmons

It's not good news, I'm afraid. The serum that's been giving you your strength... it is potentially lethal.

So you're saying it's a little risky?

Simmons

I'm saying it's Russian roulette. You've been fortunate so far, but the next injection might cause cardiac arrest. And if it doesn't, the one after is even more likely to kill you, and so on and so on until...

Jeez, don't sugarcoat it doc. [pause] And by that I mean: please, go ahead and sugarcoat it.

Simmons

I'm sorry. I know General Talbot was hoping to replicate what was done to Steve Rogers, but you'll never be Captain America.

I want to be here for you Phil. Radcliffe has the Darkhold, May is missing, Nadeer and her Russians are gunning for the Inhumans. I need to do something more.

Coulson

I know, I felt the same way when I started working with the Avengers. It's not easy to find your place when you're working with heroes and gods.

So what did you do?

Coulson

I did my best to protect the team. Turns out I had a role to play. You'll make the right decision at the right time, or you'll get an Asgardian staff through the chest. I'd try to avoid that part.

Coulson

Got to say, the whole Rebel Alliance aesthetic is really working for me.

I'll take that as a compliment. I think.