Root quotes from Person of Interest

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So nice to finally meet you, Harold. You can call me Root.

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One day, I realized all the dumb, selfish things people do... it's not our fault. No one designed us. We're just an accident, Harold. We're just bad code. But the thing you built... It's perfect. Rational. Beautiful. By design.

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I don't want to control the machine, Harold. I just want to set it free.

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Amazing. We've managed to perfect the apple—a genetically modified version that never goes brown. And yet, we still haven't upgraded human beings. The human race has stalled out, Harold. And from what I've seen, most of it is rotten to the core.

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Truth is a vast thing.

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[to her doctor] The truth is that you fantasize on online forums about having sex with some of your patients. But not me, yet. I guess I'm not your type.

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Well, there's no shortage of reading material. That's for sure, Harold.

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That's the problem with humans... they just sit around, hoping that someone will fix things. But no one will. No one cares. The universe is infinite and chaotic and cold. And there has never been a plan. At least not till now.

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Well, if anyone would know about hubris, it would be the man who built God.

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Either you are planning to bring Samaritan online, or you're the world's most ambitious gamer.

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You're in a situation you can't control that's larger than you can imagine. Sit tight and we'll keep you alive.

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The Machine asked me to tell you something before we part. You once told John the whole point of Pandora’s box was that once you’ve opened it, you can’t close it again. She wanted me to remind you of how the story ends. When everything is over, when the worst has happened, there’s still one thing left in Pandora’s box: hope.

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Sorry, you have to pick a side, because this is war. And the thing we're up against, it has virtually unlimited resources. Governments working unwittingly at its behest. Operatives around the globe protecting it. You know how many we have? Five...six if we count the dog.

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[to Finch] Every life matters. You taught me that.

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[about the machine] She was supposed to remake the world. Now, God's on the run.