I'm not trained for this kind of thing. I've never fired a gun in my life.
SDSpecialist Diana Seelix
I haven't fired one since basic.
You?
I just joined to pay for dental school.
S2 E3Fragged
[to the Quorum of Twelve] Thank you all for coming. I have a statement I would like to make. The attempted military coup against the lawful government of the Colonies is illegal, ill-advised, and clearly doomed to failure. I have not resigned the Presidency, and I will fight this action with everything at my command.
She's crazy. She's nuts! She thinks she's a prophet or some such nonsense. Go ahead and ask her, she'll tell you. Just listen to her! What was it, the...Arrow Of Apollo will open the Tomb of...Artemis, or some such nonsense.
Everything I have done is consistent and logical. We have found Kobol, we have found the City of the Gods, and when we retrieve the Arrow, we will open the tomb of Athena, and we will find the road to Earth.
Its all so pointless. We kill them, and they kill us, so we kill more of them, so they kill more of us. What's the point anymore?
You, your race, invented murder. Invented killing for sport, greed, envy. Its man's one true art form.
I am so proud of you Gaius.
Why? 'Cause I've taken a life?
It is what makes you human.
Is it? Not conscious thought? Not poetry, or art, or music, literature? Murder. Murder is my heritage...
S2 E4Resistance
[Tyrol, under suspicion because of his relationship with sleeper Cylon Boomer, is interrogated by Tigh]
You're sweating.
SCSenior Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol
It's hot in here.
How long have you known that Lieutenant Valerii was planning to assassinate Commander Adama?
I had no idea she was planning anything of the kind.
[reaching for a flask in his boot] You were frakking her.
I ended that weeks ago, on your orders-
You covered for her, you lied for her...
I admit, I used bad judgment-
...you protected her at every turn...
Colonel, I had no idea she was a Cylon! [sees that Tigh clearly disbelieves him] I would like to exercise my Article 21 rights at this time.
[chuckles darkly] I'm sure you would. I guess you haven't heard: Cylons don't have rights.
(surprised) Cylon?! Wait a minute-!
You know what we do with Cylons, Chief?
I'm not a Cylon!
Roslin came up with the execution method.
I'm Galen Tyrol!
She put a Cylon out of the airlock.
My father was a priest! My mother was an oracle! I've served on Battlestars since I was eighteen years old! Pegasus, Columbia, Atlantia, Galac-
[Tigh backhands Tyrol, sending him to the floor]
[shouting] Don't talk to me like you're a soldier! You are not a soldier! [more quietly] The old man always had a soft spot for you. Let him decide what to do with you.
Colonel, you've gotta believe me. I'm not a Cylon. I'd never do anything to hurt Adama. I love the old man!
That's what your girlfriend said. [to the nearby guard] Get him the hell out of here!
But I've known the Chief for years. He's no toaster!
He was involved with Lieutenant Valerii, who most certainly is a toaster.
That word is racist. I don't like it.
Sure, he showed some bad judgment getting involved with her, but that doesn't mean he's a toaster! You've got to help him.
Say something, Gaius. Tell her you won't have racial epithets used in your presence.
I'm very sorry. I was going to tell the Colonel there's nothing I can do. The Cylon detector I developed doesn't work. Clearly.
No. You've got to help him.
Your child's gonna be half toaster. How does that make you feel?
Nothing would make me happier.
Doctor, I need your help, but it's illegal, dangerous, and a violation of your oath as an officer.
You're a lousy salesman.
Didn't see any shiny silver out there. I think we're dealing with the human variety.
HHelo
Hope so. They're not as tough as mechanicals.
Yeah, they do bleed good, though. You gotta like that.
Love is a strange and wonderful thing chief -- you be happy you experienced it all -- even if it was with a machine.
S2 E5The Farm
She was a Cylon, a machine. Is that what Boomer was, a machine? A thing?
That's what she turned out to be.
She was more than that to us. She was more than that to me. She was a vital, living person aboard my ship for almost two years. She couldn't have been just a machine. Could you love a machine?
[Cylons discussing the surgical testing they are performing on Starbuck.]
NFNumber Four/Simon
: ...pending lab test results on [sample for] ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow. They've lab tested positive and subject will be removed to processing facility for final disposition.
Is that regret I hear in your voice, Simon?
NFNumber Four/Simon
If it is, it certainly is none of your concern.
Did you love her Chief?
I thought I did.
Well, when you think you love somebody, you love them. That's what love is. Thoughts…
S2 E6Home, Part 1
[Apollo's talking to Starbuck]
Hmm. It must have been hard, being back on Caprica. Being home. Probably saw some tough things back there. Anyway, tomorrow this whole thing is gonna end, one way or another. We find the tomb or we don't. We find a way to earth or we don't. I just want you to know, Kara, that I am your friend. I love you. If there is anything you wanna talk about, anything you wanna get off your chest then... I am here for you. [Starbuck starts throwing a ball towards the wall once more]
Anyway... whenever you wanna talk, just let me know. [walks away]
What was that middle part again?
Hm? What do you mean?
Did you say you love me?
[laughs] Well... ahm...
Lee Adama loves me.
No, all I meant was-
No seriously! Very sweet. You love me! [Apollo walks away] No, you love me. You can't take it back. There are no take backs.
You're dreaming it Kara.
You love me.
You're dreaming it.
You love me.
Dreamer... [disappears around the corner]
Hmhm... okay.
[Roslin and the representatives of the breakaway fleet are discussing whether Galactica can become a threat to them.]
: We're not entirely defenseless. Some of our ships are armed. We should take steps to arm the others just in case.
Just in case we want to commit suicide. If Galactica wants to take us down there's nothing we can do about it. Nothing. And nobody in this room should be under any illusions on that count.
For once, Gaius, you can stop manipulating the world and let destiny take its course. If there's one thing we know about human beings with certainty: they are masters of self-destruction.
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