John Locke quotes from Lost

Locke

[talking about Backgammon, a game he is playing with Walt] Two players, two sides. One is light, one is dark.

Locke

Hey, hey! Don't you walk away from me! You don't know who you're dealing with! Don't ever tell me what I can't do, ever! This is destiny. This is destiny. This is my destiny. This is -- I'm supposed to do this dammit! Don't tell me what I can't do. DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T...

Locke

But I've looked into the eye of this island, and what I saw... was beautiful.

Locke

I'm not a big believer in... magic. But this place is different. It's special. The others don't wanna talk about it because it scares them, but we all know it, we all feel it.

Locke

A Leader can't lead unless He knows where He's going.

Locke

Crazy people don't know they're going crazy. They think they're getting saner.

Locke

Nice work, Charlie. You make excellent bait!

Locke

[Talking to Charlie about a moth cocoon] You see this little hole? This moth's just about to emerge. It's in there right now, struggling. It's digging it's way through the thick hide of the cocoon. Now, I could help it - take my knife, gently widen the opening, and the moth would be free - but it would be too weak to survive. Struggle is nature's way of strengthening it.

Locke

[to Jack] You be the doctor, let me be the hunter.

Locke

They've attacked us, sabotaged us, abducted us, murdered us... We're not the only people on this island and we all know it!

John Locke

We're so intent on pointing the finger at one another that we're ignoring the simple undeniable truth that the problem isn't here, it's there! [pointing to the jungle] They've attacked us! Sabotaged us, abducted us. Murdered us! Maybe it's time we stop blaming us and start worrying about them! We're not the only people on this island and we all know it!

Locke

[after viewing Dharma Initiative orientation film] We're gonna need to watch that again.

Locke

I'm sorry Hugo. You don't get to quit.

Locke

[to Jack] Who are we to tell anyone what they can or cannot do?

Locke

You've given up the right to be believed!

Locke

[to Helen] Will you marry me?