Golden Ticket

The Office 5×17

Michael Scott: The Willy Wonka golden-ticket promotional idea is probably the best idea I have ever had. It's probably the best idea anybody's ever had.

Michael Scott: I've written these things because it is my responsibility as manager of this branch to profiligate great ideas. And I think I have done my part with the golden-ticket promotion. Now it is your turn. I want to hear some great ideas from you that are just as good as mine.

Jim Halpert: We own our own delivery trucks. We could lease them out on the weekends...
Michael Scott: Too many words. Good ideas are simple, golden ticket.
Jim Halpert: Free paper.
Michael Scott: No, Jim. We're a business. Post-its, that is a golden-ticket idea.

Michael Scott: What will be the state of this company if I am the only one coming up with the great ideas, right?

Kevin Malone: I don't like getting advice from more than one person at a time. I'm a textbook over-thinker.

Andy Bernard: You can't let a girl feel good about herself. It will backfire on you. Every compliment has to be backhanded. "I like your dress, but I'd like it more if you had prettier hair."
Pam Beesly: That's psychotic. Do guys actually do that?
Jim Halpert: Guys with girlfriends don't.
Andy Bernard: That's low, Tuna.

Michael Scott: Hey, hey, hey. You idiot.
Darryl Philbin: Start over.

Michael Scott: Nobody panic. The good news is they can't fire all of us, right?
Pam Beesly: They can.
Michael Scott: No, they can't.
Oscar Martinez: Yes, they can.
Michael Scott: Well, Oscar, you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
Jim Halpert: Michael, what do you think shutting down a branch is?
Michael Scott: All right, then we're screwed.

Michael Scott: I am just a net that traps all of your crappy subconscious ideas and adds a little bit of my own childhood memories and whimsy so...

Michael Scott: Okay, we need a gold-ticket idea to get us out of this mess. Yes?
Pam Beesly: Does that mean an idea that blows up in our faces later?

Stanley Hudson: I've got a golden-ticket idea. Why don't you skip on up to the roof and jump off?

Michael Scott: I remember you told me that you loved the Willy Wonka movie when you were growing up.
Dwight Schrute: Impossible.
Michael Scott: Yes, you did.
Dwight Schrute: I wasn't given candy as a child, so a movie that fetishized it that much would've made no sense to me. Plus, we weren't allowed to see movies, so do the math.

Michael Scott: We think a lot alike. Sometimes you will think something, and I will say what you're thinking.
Dwight Schrute: Okay, what am I thinking right now?
Michael Scott: ... Nacho chips.
Dwight Schrute: No. I was thinking about how the skin is the largest organ of the body.

Michael Scott: Let me just cut to the chase, Dwight. I want you to fall on your sword for me.

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Heroes

The Dropout 1×7

Bill Clinton: You founded this company 12 years ago, right? Tell 'em how old you were.
Elizabeth Holmes: I was 19.
Bill Clinton: So... Don't worry about the future, we're in good hands.

Judith Baker: ... we ought to be thankful that Elizabeth Holmes wasn't running the USSR in the '80s.

John Carreyrou: I am a little bit worried, they're gonna come after my sources. They got David Boies representing them.
Judith Baker: Yeah, fuck that. Whatever they throw at us, we can handle it.

Elizabeth Holmes: We wanna sue everyone.
David Boies: Everyone?
Sunny Balwani: We want to nail this motherfucker!

David Boies: Well... I respect the integrity of journalism. I represent the New York Times. But there are tools and tactics available that we can use to try and suppress negative stories. We can remind them of the consequences of breaking their NDAs... And then, of course, we can question their credibility. "If these are the kind of people that break their NDAs, how can we trust anything they say?"

Elizabeth Holmes: Rupert Murdoch invited me to his ranch tonight. God, I am so happy.

Sunny Balwani: I'm not here to scare you. I'm simply asking you... does your practice rely on online reviews?

Elizabeth Holmes: ... you replaced Mark with a dermatologist.
Sunny Balwani: Because I don't want someone who's going to create problems.
Elizabeth Holmes: But we can't keep fighting fires by creating fires. We have to focus on the root cause of the problem.
Sunny Balwani: What is the root cause?

Judith Baker: We can't run it now.
John Carreyrou: Why not?
Judith Baker: Because it's not ready. You've lost half your sources, so we need more proof. We have to wait.
John Carreyrou: Judith, come... Come on. Obama just named her global ambassador of something. The woman is worth four and a half billion dollars. They are fucking winning here.

Judith Baker: John. In Sicily every year...
John Carreyrou: Why are we talking about Italy?
Judith Baker: No, no. We're talking about Sicily. There's a practice called La Mattanza.
John Carreyrou: Okay.
Judith Baker: Okay, so, the fishermen. They wade into the Mediterranean Sea, till the water's up to their waist. They got their clubs and spears in hand and they stand there, very still, for hours... till the fish start to gather around them. Because the men are so still and they've waited so long, the fish don't even realize they're there. They... they... they think they're part of the scenery. But then... once there are enough fish gathered, someone gives the signal and then... Bam! Bam, bam, bam! BAM! BAM!!! So, you see.
John Carreyrou: Very vivid imagery.
Judith Baker: We wait.
John Carreyrou: Until Boies responds to my questions?
Judith Baker: Until we know we've got them.

David Boies: The article is not going away. It's not moving forward, but it's not going away and I can't make it go away until I know what they have... This is the moment where you tell me everything that you've been hiding from me.

Judith Baker: Oh, you need to be prepared.
John Carreyrou: I'm prepared. F... for what?
Judith Baker: For Boies killing your story.
John Carreyrou: No.
Judith Baker: He's the one that called the meeting.

John Carreyrou: Come on. Whatever happened to "stab the fish."
Judith Baker: Sometimes the fish can take you to court, and then you have to let them go.

Judith Baker: So say it back to me, "You have to let the fish go."
John Carreyrou: Sometimes you have to let the fish go.
Judith Baker: Exactly.

David Boies: You're absolutely right, Judith. I'm not asking you to disclose your sources. I respect journalists and I am trying to protect you, there just... isn't a story here.
John Carreyrou: Then answer my questions.

David Boies: All right. This meeting's over.
Judith Baker: Well... well, it’s only been four hours. I mean...
John Carreyrou: Oh, my God. Holy shit. They admitted to using third party analyzers.
Judith Baker: They sure did.
John Carreyrou: Yeah, after months of saying they don't use third party analyzers.
Judith Baker: They sure did.
John Carreyrou: Okay, so, Judith... is this...?
Judith Baker: BAM!

Elizabeth Holmes: I spoke to Rupert and asked him to kill the story. But, uh...
George Shultz: You asked Rupert Murdoch to kill the story in The Wall Street Journal for you?
Elizabeth Holmes: Of course. He told me that his hands are tied. I don't understand why he can't just make a phone call.

George Shultz: Elizabeth. I've worked for two presidents... Nixon and Reagan... who made bad decisions. Nixon more so. But Reagan... got mixed up in the Iran-Contra Affair and it hurt his legacy. He was a great man. But he started listening to the wrong people... It's easy to make the mistake of listening to the wrong people. If mistakes were made, I think it might be time to consider whether you have the right people around you.
Elizabeth Holmes: If Sunny is the right person.

Sunny Balwani: I know everything that you know.
Elizabeth Holmes: What?
Sunny Balwani: You were on all of those emails.
Elizabeth Holmes: Well, I'm the CEO... and I don't always read all of my emails... I love you, tiger. I miss you already.

Elizabeth Holmes: The man who wrote it, John Carreyrou, is a spiteful man. He is a sad man. But we are a team and we will be fighting every single tiny detail.
Sunny Balwani: Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou!
— Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou! Fuck you, Carreyrou!

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The Mandalorian. Chapter 19: The Convert

The Mandalorian 3×3

The Mandalorian: I am redeemed.
Bo-Katan Kryze: I witnessed it. You bathed in the Living Waters. You are Mandalorian again. Can we leave now?

Bo-Katan Kryze: I would invite you in for a feast, but I'm guessing that helmet isn't coming off again.
The Mandalorian: This is the Way.
Bo-Katan Kryze: This is the Way.

Dr Penn Pershing: It's just, um... so many people. It's all a bit overwhelming.
Elia Kane: A trillion permanent residents.
Dr Penn Pershing: Amazing.
Elia Kane: All these people working together to make something better.
Dr Penn Pershing: It makes me feel rather insignificant.

Dr Penn Pershing: You're helping the New Republic. It's the right thing to do.

Dr Penn Pershing: Wait, uh... This is a mind flayer.
Technician: This is a Six-O-Two Mitigator. It's a non-invasive experimental treatment, recently approved for rehabilitation.
Dr Penn Pershing: No, it's a mind flayer.
Technician: It's a similar device, but we've found at low voltages it can be used to help soothe select traumatic memories. ...
Dr Penn Pershing: You're gonna wipe my mind!
Technician: Absolutely not! This isn't the Empire, son. This device is used to heal. I've been through the treatment myself, I found it quite refreshing.

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The Mandalorian. Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore

The Mandalorian 3×2

Peli Motto: Whoo-hoo! You hear that? She's purring like a nuzzle shrew.
The Mandalorian: No complaints. Still faster than I know what to do with.
Peli Motto: Well, I'll tune her up, just the same.

The Mandalorian: I need a droid part.
Peli Motto: Ugh. Boring!

Peli Motto: This R5 astromech is built for adventure... What? Of course you are! You're supposed to be piloting starfighters across the galaxy and fighting tyranny.
The Mandalorian: It's falling apart, and besides, I got no room for it on the N-1.
Peli Motto: Nonsense. R5-D4 is as good as the day it came back from serving in the Rebellion. And I'll reinstall your droid port and this little baby here can even co-pilot... Hey, if you don't settle your bolts, I'll sell you back to the Jawas! And because it's Boonta, what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna give you this for half the price and throw in a free oil bath.

Peli Motto: Oh, come on now, don't be a coward. You're an astromech, act like one.

Peli Motto: May the Force be with you!

The Mandalorian: A Mandalorian has to understand maps and know their way around. That way, you'll never be lost.

The Mandalorian: R5, you ready? I'm gonna need you to scout ahead and analyze the atmosphere... That wasn't a question.

The Mandalorian: Don't worry, kid, I'll be right back...

The Mandalorian: The charts were wrong. The atmosphere is breathable. Bo-Katan was right. Mandalore is not cursed.

Bo-Katan Kryze: Did you think your dad was the only Mandalorian?

The Mandalorian: I must continue to the Mines of Mandalore so that I may be redeemed.
Bo-Katan Kryze: I honestly think that it's adorable that you actually believe these children's stories. But there is nothing magic about the waters.
The Mandalorian: Without the Creed, what are we? What do we stand for? Our people are scattered like stars in the galaxy. The Creed is how we survived...

Bo-Katan Kryze: The Empire set out to punish us. To wipe away our memory.
The Mandalorian: It must pain you to see it like this after witnessing its beauty.
Bo-Katan Kryze: What pains me is seeing our own kind fight one another time and time again. Killing each other for reasons too confusing to explain. It made us weak.

The Mandalorian: I swear on my name. And the names of the Ancestors, that I shall walk the way of the Mand'alor... and the words of the Creed shall be forever forged in my heart--

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Plane (2023)

Daniela: Are you gonna make it?
Brodie Torrance: Yeah, I think med-checks should go quickly.
Daniela: I meant make it here before midnight. You're still in Singapore.
Brodie Torrance: Well, Hawaii is 18 hours behind. It's just over six hours to Tokyo. Another six to Honolulu. So, I'll be there with plenty of time to spare.

Samuel Dele: And you, sir? English, I'm guessing?
Brodie Torrance: Hell, no. I wouldn't lower myself. Nope. I'm Scottish.

Flight Officer: Gentlemen, let's see. One-hundred and nineteen, fourteen passengers... Everything cleared. Any questions?
Brodie Torrance: Yeah. Looks like we're pushing through some serious weather. It's converging here over the South China Sea.
Flight Officer: We're aware of it. By the time you get there, it should have moved inland.
Brodie Torrance: What if it sits there and stews? We can push out east, come north over Luzon?
Flight Officer: That adds an hour and 18K in fuel. The flight's nearly empty, so we need to shorten. Take it to 37. You'll clear that weather. Good flight. Happy New Year.

Brodie Torrance: Oh, no need to worry, folks. These planes are pretty much indestructible.

Brodie Torrance: This is one view that never gets old... Trailblazer 119 in position, ready for takeoff.

Brodie Torrance: We're on straight battery. That gives us 10 minutes to put her down before we lose power and drop into uncontrolled descent. Stopwatch.
Samuel Dele: What?
Brodie Torrance: Call it out, Dele. One minute at a time, okay?

Brodie Torrance: Can you see land anywhere?

Bonnie Lane: Captain, what do I tell the passengers?
Brodie Torrance: Never thought I would ever have to say this... Prepare to ditch.

Samuel Dele: How... How did you...
Brodie Torrance: One minute at a time. Right, Dele?

Louis Gaspare: Are you okay?
Brodie Torrance: No.
Louis Gaspare: Would you rather that be you?
Brodie Torrance: No.
Louis Gaspare: That's it, then. You bury it all. Deal with shit later.

Louis Gaspare: A priest in the Legion used to say, "Redemption can only be found in the most unusual places."
Brodie Torrance: Well, this certainly qualifies.

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Chapter Five: The Nina Project

Stranger Things 4×5

Dr. Sam Owens: You'll have to forgive the staring. You're a bit of a celebrity down here.
Eleven: I am?
Dr. Sam Owens: Oh yeah. You kidding? You… You're bigger than Madonna to them.

Dr. Sam Owens: We call her Nina.
Eleven: What is it?
Dr. Sam Owens: If we told you, it would ruin the surprise.
Dr. Martin Brenner: Hello, Eleven...

Dr. Martin Brenner: Let us work together again. You and I. Daughter and Papa.

Warden Melnikov: What I tell you, American? No run. You don't listen. Now is going to be much pain. Much.

Yuri: Why the long faces? Are you not excited for your journey across the Iron Curtain?

Mike Wheeler: I didn't… I didn't know what to say.
Will Byers: Sometimes I think it's just scary to open up like that. To say how you really feel. Especially to people you care about the most. Because, what if… What if they don't like the truth?

Argyle: I'm making him a headstone.
Jonathan Byers: You do realize we spent all morning hiding the body.
Argyle: Well, I'll just write, uh, "Here Lies Unknown Hero Agent Man." Yeah. "Saved Argyle, Jonathan, Will, and Mike from certain death."
Will Byers: You… You're gonna write our names on the pizza box? Argyle: They're pretty common names.

Steve Harrington: Where'd everyone get those?
Dustin Henderson: Do you need to be told everything? You're not a child.

Joyce Byers: Just get his gun and make him turn us around.
Murray Bauman: Get his gun. Just like that, huh?
Joyce Byers: Is black not the highest color?
Murray Bauman: Yes. It's just…
Joyce Byers: Just what?
Murray Bauman: I've never fought in a real-world scenario, okay? I've only sparred with the other students.
Joyce Byers: How old?
Murray Bauman: It doesn't go younger than 13.
Joyce Byers: Thirteen?
Murray Bauman: But Jeremiah is 16. Almost. His birthday is next month.

Eleven: This… This isn't real.
Dr. Martin Brenner: No. But it once was.

Steve Harrington: Hey, uh, Henderson? Could you maybe, uh, clarify what sort of clues we're supposed to be looking for here?
Dustin Henderson: "The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes..." Sherlock Holmes.
Steve Harrington: That's great. Thanks. That's great. Really helpful.

Murray Bauman: My fingers are like arrows. My arms, like iron. My feet, like spears. Resist, and I will end you. But turn this plane around, and I will spare your life. Kiai!

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The Mandalorian. Chapter 17: The Apostate

The Mandalorian 3×1

The Mandalorian: If I visit the planet and I can bring you proof that I have bathed in the Living Waters beneath the mines of Mandalore, then by Creed, the decree of exile will be lifted and I would be redeemed.
The Armorer: ... This is the Way.

Greef Karga: I can set you up with a prime tract right over by the hot springs. You and the little one, you can settle down, you can hang up your blaster. Live off the fat of the land.
The Mandalorian: Grogu.
Greef Karga: Come again?
The Mandalorian: His name is Grogu.

Greef Karga: I'm confused. I thought you had completed your mission, but you're still running around here with the same little critter.
The Mandalorian: It's complicated... I completed my quest. He returned to me. I removed my helmet, and now I'm an apostate.

Greef Karga: I gotta level with you, Mando. I need a marshal.
The Mandalorian: What about Marshal Dune?
Greef Karga: After she brought in Moff Gideon, she was recruited by Special Forces.

The Mandalorian: Why not request one from the New Republic?
Greef Karga: The last thing we intend is to bow down to yet another far-off bureaucracy. No. Under my watch, Nevarro will become the first truly independent trade anchor in this entire sector.

The Anzellan: No. Can't fix. No. No, no. The broken. The broken. It broke.
The Mandalorian: I don't understand. Do you speak Huttese?
Greef Karga: Mando, he said he can't fix it.
The Anzellan: That's no good, I need this one. This one is my friend. It not friend anymore. Memory circuit broken.
Greef Karga: He says the memory circuit is shot.
The Anzellan: No more.

The Anzellan: Buy new droid. This one poodoo.
Greef Karga: He says you should get a new one.

The Anzellan: No! No! No! No! No! No, down, down!
The Mandalorian: No, Grogu. He's not a pet.
The Anzellan: No squeezie. Not squeeze.

The Mandalorian: Being a Mandalorian's not just learning about how to fight, you also have to know how to navigate the galaxy, because you never know where you might be headed next...

The Mandalorian: Kid... Never trust a pirate.

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Star on the Wall

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 3×8

Mike November: You want my professional opinion?
Jim Greer: Any way I could stop you from giving it?
Mike November: This is fucking insane.

Alexei Petrov: I firmly believe that the time for stalemate is over, sir. Meeting the Americans with half measures only invites their dominance over us.

Daniil Kagansky: I follow orders, sir.
Luka Gocharov: Funny. Old men give the orders. The young men die.

Alexei Petrov: Stalemate. That is not victory. It's the inertia of the grave.

Alexei Petrov: We are not a dead country. We were once the most feared nation on Earth. The monster that kept the rest of the world up at night. Today... we become so again.

Captain Bennett: Well, as you can see, Dr. Ryan, we are currently engaged, so my standing orders are to respond to any aggression with equal and overwhelming force.

Luka Gocharov: Funny thing about Russia, we stand on what other men made and then... then we forget.
Daniil Kagansky: I think everywhere's like that.
Luka Gocharov: But here now, in Russia, we've forgotten so much. We don't build things anymore. We build lies.

Alexei Petrov: Patriots cannot be bought, Mr. Greer.
Jim Greer: What about traitors, comrade?

President Surikov: "We must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies."
Mike November: Thomas Jefferson.

Luka Gocharov: Orders? I have carried out orders that you would not believe. And now I know some orders are wrong. You cannot absolve yourself by simply saying, "I have my orders."

Captain Antonov: The penalty for mutiny is death.
Daniil Kagansky: Same with treason.

Luka Gocharov: So... here we are again, huh? Preparing to do an act of great evil in the name of righteousness...

Jack Ryan: You and I both know this starts with missiles, but that is not where it ends.

President Surikov: ...you were never here. Understood?
Jim Greer: With all respect, this isn't the first time I wasn't in Moscow.

Jim Greer: Did you just pitch her for business? Un-fucking-believable.

Luka Gocharov: Jack, we have done our jobs, and done them well. This fight was passed down to us and will continue on with or without us. But we will always be better than the institutions we serve. And that is what matters when it matters most.      There are no heroes in our profession. But, occasionally, there are good men. Men who act on what is right. Not simply doing what they're told...

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Caliphate #1.2

Sulle: Swedish politics is just bullshit! You know that, too. How do you vote?
Suleiman: That's top secret.
Sulle: It doesn't matter how you vote, all those parties want the same things. They don't give a shit about you!

Sulle: Thanks for the links. I've been looking at them every night.
Ibbe: Me, too.
Sulle: I learnt a lot about Palestine. Didn't know it was so bad.
Ibbe: I know, it's terrible.

Sulle: Thanks for the links you sent.
Ibbe: You read them? What did you think?
Sulle: I get so mad. Everyone's so fucking duped. They think the police are heroes. But they persecute Muslims.
Ibbe: People in Sweden are afraid of religion.
Sulle: Yes.
Ibbe: Are you Muslim?
Sulle: Of course.
Ibbe: A believer?
Sulle: Yes.
Ibbe: So am I.

Omar: Husam! Are you afraid to die?
Husam: Omar, I can't. We must go to the shelter!
Omar: Trust in Allah.

Kerima: Get a hijab, too. You'd look great!
Sulle: Sure. Dad would kill me if I covered myself.

Pervin: Then it says "C4."
Fatima: C4?
Pervin: Or is it "L4"?
Fatima: Did you say C4?
Pervin: Yes.
Fatima: Okay, C4. Go up to the first line. Could it be "artificial fertilizer"?
Pervin: Yes, it's exactly that. "400 kilos artificial fertilizer."
Fatima: Okay. Yes. This is a bomb.
Pervin: What kind of bomb?
Fatima: A really big bomb.

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Iron Sisters

The Dropout 1×6

Moderator: What do you dream will be true by 2025?
Elizabeth Holmes: That less people have to say goodbye too soon to the people they love.

Richard Fuisz: What do you know about Theranos?
John Carreyrou: Healthcare startup with products at Walgreens, impressive board. A unicorn worth billions. Why?
Richard Fuisz: It's all fake.

Erika Cheung: Sorry, what... what are these that I have to initial?
Mark Roessler: The words you're not allowed to use when talking about Theranos.
Erika Cheung: "Research, biology, pipette..."

Tyler Shultz: Here.
Erika Cheung: What?
Tyler Shultz: Put it on the camera on your computer.
Erika Cheung: Why?
Tyler Shultz: So they can't watch you.

Moderator: You know, a lot of successful women experience something called imposter syndrome.
Elizabeth Holmes: Right.
Moderator: Where they feel that none of their success is actually earned, that it's all a fraud, and they will eventually be found out. Have you ever experienced that?
Elizabeth Holmes: Yeah. Sure. There are always moments of doubt. But as women, we have to start believing in ourselves and we have to start today.

Dr. Phyllis Gardner: Oh, for fuck's sake. You know how many times I've been told "You can't do it"? The sexism I've faced has been so naked and ugly, it's just taken my breath away. But she thinks I didn't support her idea because she's had it easier than me, because I'm, what? Because I'm jealous of her?
Richard Fuisz: Are you?
Dr. Phyllis Gardner: Fuck, no! I'm mad!

Dr. Phyllis Gardner: I've supported women my whole career. And how many chances are women going to get to do what she's doing? To be the CEO of a major startup. She screws this up, and we all look bad. That's the ugly truth and that is unforgivable.
Richard Fuisz: Well, it must be hard to be a woman...
Dr. Phyllis Gardner: I can't believe you're the person I have to talk to about any of this.

Tyler Shultz: There's a secret lab. And they call it Normandy because the tech that they're using down there is gonna storm the beaches. And then this lab is Jurassic Park because we've got all the old tech up here.

Dr. Phyllis Gardner: Um... I think we're the only people in the world who believe that it's all a fraud. But, hey, if this is a bad time...
Rochelle Gibbons: I wanna burn that company to the ground. Come in.

Mark Roessler: Erika, can you redo these, please, for the syphilis validation studies?
Erika Cheung: Yeah. W... Was there something wrong or...
Mark Roessler: No, uh... just delete the outliers there. I marked 'em out for you. Thanks.

Erika Cheung: I'm sorry, but what exactly is an outlier? Because it seems to me like it's just a data point that isn't doing what you want it to do and I can't just...
Daniel Young: We consider that an outlier.
Erika Cheung: Okay, but then there would be outliers in every data run we've generated so far.
Daniel Young: Right. And we delete outliers.

Daniel Young: We delete outliers. That's what we do.

Erika Cheung: Why... why do you think she doesn't know what's going on at her own company? Because she's a woman? Because she's friends with your grandfather? Because she's rich like you and she comes over for brunch? Or because you're going to her fucking birthday party tonight? That's so...
Tyler Shultz: Why the fuck would you say that?
Erika Cheung: It was a real person. I gave inaccurate test results to a real person.
Tyler Shultz: Yeah, but...
Erika Cheung: The numbers and facts exist. Everything else is irrelevant, all right? We gather evidence and we follow it until we get to the truth. Because there is truth. There is truth.

Tyler Shultz: Are you running the Edison proficiency test on Siemens machines?
Elizabeth Holmes: I don't know anything about that. Are... Are you running patient samples on Siemens machines? You have no idea... what you're talking about. Okay?... Did I answer all of your questions?

George Shultz: I appreciate you coming here. But I resent you implying that I'm so old that I have lost my ability to judge another person's character.

Elizabeth Holmes: George told him he didn't believe him.
Sunny Balwani: George loves you. Errol Morris liked the commercial. They want to do a hashtag. #IronSisters.

Rochelle Gibbons: I mean, why? Why does everybody wanna believe in this girl so badly?
Richard Fuisz: Because she's pretty and blonde.
Dr. Phyllis Gardner: She's a symbol of feminist progress. She makes the men in tech and business feel good without challenging them.
Richard Fuisz: Yeah. And she's pretty and blonde.

Richard Fuisz: Out of curiosity, what made you decide to talk to me? Was it something I wrote on my LinkedIn message?
Mark Roessler: It was your signature. Dr. Fuisz... We're both physicians. We took the Hippocratic Oath.
Richard Fuisz: Do no harm.
Mark Roessler: Yeah.

Elizabeth Holmes: You know, when people talk about glass ceilings, I always say, "Next to every glass ceiling, there's an iron lady."

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Caliphate #1.1

Sulle: I don't get it.
Ibbe: Well... If you appeal--
Sulle: No, why should we study this?
Ibbe: Because if you live in Sweden, it's good to know this.
Sulle: I don't want to be in a whitewash country.
Ibbe: Where do you want to live?
Sulle: Somewhere else.

Fatima: We're not fucking travel agents! You want my help, you have to help me. You have to work for me.
Pervin: But what do you mean? What do you want me to do? You want me to spy?
Fatima: Yes, I do.

Teacher: Each group must choose one of the three articles... Israel/Palestine. For or against the sugar tax? Or for or against the death penalty? Then write a summary of the article.

Sulle: I'm suffering. I'm doing a fucking article on Israel. It's just lies. Just lies.
Ibbe: How do you know?
Sulle: Because I read about it. I found loads online. You don't know how it is there. It's a genocide on the Palestinians. Israel is worse than the Nazis.
Ibbe: Lucky you live here, then.
Sulle: No, it's not.
Ibbe: Why?
Sulle: Because I live in the world's most racist country... I do! Well, like, after the USA.
Ibbe: Racist how?
Sulle: No one in this school will get a job. Maybe as a cleaner, but no one will be, like, a lawyer. Because then we have to change our names to, like, Erik or Caroline. Don't you believe me?
Ibbe: No, it's not that.
Sulle: You ever seen a cop called Mustafa?
Ibbe: No.
Sulle: No, you haven't. Because Muslims don't get to be cops in Sweden. They all think that Muslims are terrorists.
Ibbe: But aren't there any cops that are Muslims?
Sulle: Yes, but they're no longer Muslims. They're like domestic Muslims. They've been forced to give up their faith to be policemen... It's true!
Ibbe: You're really brave, daring to talk about these things.
Sulle: Thanks.
Ibbe: Most kids your age...

Husam: You don't think I can take war?
Pervin: No, it's not that. I don't want you to kill more people. Do you want to?
Husam: Why wouldn't I want to? There's no question. We'll kill them here, we'll kill them in Sweden. They will fear Allah. They must know that you don't turn your back on Him. They'll be scared to go on a plane. They'll never feel safe on their streets.

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Moscow Rules

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 3×7

Elizabeth Wright: They're gearing up for war... The Russians have escalated their defense to Increased Readiness.

Luka Gocharov: You know what amuses me, Jack, hmm? No matter how much research you do on Russia, they will never know how Moscow works.

Luka Gocharov: You must be new... Experienced people don't talk to me like that.

Luka Gocharov: Let me guess. Straight out of the Conservatory, hmm?... You know you will be the one they will choose to kill me.

Alexei Petrov: Mr. President, the Americans are at DEFCON 3.
President Surikov: In response to Povyshennaya.
Alexei Petrov: We need to deploy Su-57s, troops to Ukraine, the Baltic Fleet...
President Surikov: Stop. We are at Povyshennaya. They are DEFCON 3. Stalemate.
Alexei Petrov: Sir, I must disagree. There can be no stalemate when we are never evenly matched.

Alexei Petrov: Sir, the U.S. Navy is Goliath to our David.
President Surikov: Put Su-57s on the runways. So their cameras can see.

Alexei Petrov: You've spent too long playing the middle. Things are changing here in Russia. It's time for you to make a decision. If you truly want to lead your country, I suggest you step away from NATO, like so many of your neighbors are doing.

Jim Greer: You don't take orders anymore, Vova. They kicked you out.
Vova Litishenko: Chief, we all take orders.

Elizabeth Wright: You were West Point, right? Class of '83?... Then I'm sure they taught you that no enemy is worse than bad advice. I'm simply trying to give you my best and take at least one enemy off the board.

President Alena Kovac: ... when you hear what I have to say, I think you'll understand. Unfortunately, it won't be pleasant to hear.
Natalya Popova: I've lived long enough and learned that the unpleasant is often necessary.

Natalya Popova: That little yuppie shit!

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Fatherhood (2021)

Matt: Well, this fucking sucks.

Liz: Well, this fucking sucks.Are you really ready for this?
Matt: Well, this fucking sucks.No. Who is really ready? What does that mean when you say, "are you really ready for this?"

Matt: I would trade everything to spend one more day with you...

Marion: You think you can do this, but you can't. Raising a child, that's a nonstop, all-day, all-night affair.
Matt: I understand. And I'll... I'll think about it.
Marion: You think you can do this, but you can't. Raising a child, that's a nonstop, all-day, all-night affair.Okay.
Matt: I thought about it. Yeah, I just thought about it. You're right. Marion, you're right. I can't. I can't do it. But you know what? I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna bring Maddy up.

Mike: If there's one piece of advice that I can give you about bringing up a kid... Let go. Look, as a parent, we do all this shit. Right? Trying to make everything perfect. But we don't have any control. You just have to accept that fact.

Matt: You don't think I can do it.
Howard: It's not that I don't think you can do it.
Matt: Because I'm a man?
Howard: No.
Matt: What does a woman have that a man doesn't?
Howard: Patience. Emotional vulnerability. Breasts.
Matt: Some men have breasts.
Howard: I'll let that go, because you're grieving.

Mike: Welcome to not knowing the right thing to do. That's a dad specialty.

Swan: What are your favorite flavors of ice cream?
Maddy: Hmm... Strawberry.
Swan: I like strawberry.
Maddy: Vanilla. Coffee.
Swan: Hold up. Coffee? Seriously? You actually like coffee ice cream?
Maddy: Huh.
Swan: You don't like actual coffee, do you?
Maddy: Mm, no, that's gross.

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Back Burners

The Wire 3×7

Lt. Cedric Daniels: You went to Colvin behind my back.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: I'd have gone to the devil himself. Which way you were standing had nothing to do with it.
Lt. Cedric Daniels: You piece of shit.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: I did it 'cause it had to be done.

Theresa D'Agostino: Better if you go to Royce, confront him, not angrily, give him a chance to explain or maybe take action. If he does do something, then a problem got fixed and you can feel special for helping. If he doesn't, you sit tight. I don't know. Maybe you document your meeting in a letter expressing your concern and regret. Then you're set if the next witness gets killed.
Councilman Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti: Win-win.
Jen Carcetti: Unless you're the witness.
Theresa D'Agostino: I know, you're right. But he's taking on a two-term incumbent. It's all gonna be ugly from here.

Det. Ellis Carver: Too many damn children.
Det. Thomas 'Herc' Hauk: Why do you need lookouts and runners if it's legal?
Det. Ellis Carver: A lot of them have been cut loose by the dealers.
Det. Thomas 'Herc' Hauk: It's like one of those nature shows. Mess with the environment, some species get fucked out of their habitat.
Det. Ellis Carver: Did you just use the word "habitat"?

Butchie: He working you with guilt, boy.
Omar Little: Yeah, but that fat man gave me a itch I can't scratch.
Butchie: Everybody in this world does what they going to. Me, you, the police. Everybody in this world got their own place. And a man in your line of work start worrying about how other people see you, playing to other people instead of to hisself, he gonna get dead.

Omar Little: I ain't gonna pay till it proves itself.
Butchie: I told him that already. He say 1500 for his troubles.
Omar Little: Damn.
Butchie: Conscience do cost.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: It's not legal.
Maj. Howard 'Bunny' Colvin: We just look the other way is all.
Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: How can you?
Maj. Howard 'Bunny' Colvin: I know it hurts your head to think about but before you decide to lose your mind, take a moment, ride around to my corners, my worst drug corners.

Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland: You the man who called?
Butchie: Mm-hm. I did.
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland: You witnessing or what?
Butchie: Uh-uh. I'm afraid I'm blind. Legally. Something you need to see, though.

Det. Lester Freamon: Now, this is the best part. Prez discovered it when he was playing with it.
Det. Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski: It has a speed dial feature!... Meaning, someone took the time to program the phone.

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A Frat Party, a Sleepover and the Mother of All Blisters

Young Sheldon 6×13

Sheldon: What are you doing here?
Paige: Would you believe me if I told you I was working on a femtosecond laser in the engineering department?
Sheldon: Yes.
Paige: Then that.

Paige: I'm trying to have fun, and I don't want them to know how old I am.
Sheldon: Why?
Paige: Because I want them to think that I'm cool.
Sheldon: But you're smart. What's cooler than that?

Connie: Please tell me you brought some movies home.
Mandy: Tootsie.
Connie: Ooh, thank you!
Dale: Really? We're supposed to believe Dustin Hoffman is a woman?
Connie: But we believe talking dinosaurs?

Dale: Little late to start a movie.
Connie: It's 8:00.
Dale: We're saying the same thing.

Sheldon: Are you still inebriated, or can we have an intelligent conversation?
Paige: Both.
Sheldon: You do realize that alcohol kills brain cells.
Paige: Ah, but it also makes life tolerable.
Sheldon: What do you mean?
Paige: Well, talking to you is usually annoying.
Sheldon: So you're what's called a mean drunk. Noted.

Dale: Well, how do they not see that's Dustin Hoffman?
Connie: I buy it.
Dale: So if I put on a wig and lipstick, you'd think I was a chick?
Connie: Only one way to find out...

Adult Sheldon: There I stood, the classic hero outside the dragon's cave. Should I risk life and limb to save the maiden? My every instinct said no. But I drank a lot of root beer and really had to go pee-pee.

Adult Sheldon: This night of depravity had reduced me to urinating on a tree like a forest animal...

Sheldon: We're running again? We just ran.

Georgie: I'll tell you what. My daughter's never gonna put me through this.
George: Oh, really? How you figure?
Georgie: I'm gonna run a tight ship. Set some rules, some boundaries. If she breaks them, then she faces the... Oh, what do you call it? Repercussions. Why you smiling?
George: I just can't wait till you're a dad.
Georgie: Thank you.
George: "Repercussions..."

Paige: He was cute...
Missy: What's wrong with you? You're smarter than Sheldon. Why don't you act like it?
Sheldon: Um...
Paige: I am.
Sheldon: If that was true, then how come my pizza's still in my stomach and yours is in the fountain?

Paige: What good is being smart if you're all alone?

Georgie: I'll tell you another idea I have for keeping my kid in line.
George: Oh, can't wait.
Georgie: I seen this show where they put these electric trackers on these dolphins. And with satellites, they can tell exactly where they are.
George: Dolphins? Go on.
Georgie: I'm gonna stick one of them things in my kid so I always know where she is.
George: So you're gonna keep track of your daughter like she's an animal.
Georgie: Damn straight.
George: Actually a really good idea...

Mary: You just want your children to have an easier time of it.
Mandy: Easier... My baby's gonna have a broke single mom and a teenage dad.
Mary: Mm-hmm. Let me get you some more tea.

Georgie: You know what else is nice?
George: Hmm?
Georgie: I get to learn from all your parenting mistakes.
George: I'm starting to think letting you live this long was one of 'em.
Georgie: Like that. I'd never say something so awful to my kid. Thanks, big guy.

Mary: What happened to killing her?
George: I'll get to it. Just so relieved she's okay... Okay, I'm good. MISSY!
Mary: Wait for me!...

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Flower of Life

The Dropout 1×5

Dr. Jay Rosan: So, um... I just wanted to get a sense of how much longer you guys are going to need before we can launch the wellness centers. Obviously, we had agreed on February. That passed. Last month.
Elizabeth Holmes: What is this?
Dr. Jay Rosan: That's where the device will go. But we don't have dimensions, or any details yet.

Dr. Jay Rosan: I hate to be the bad guy here, but... I'm going to need a firm date.
Elizabeth Holmes: I... I thought you understood that this process was gonna be long.
Dr. Jay Rosan: Absolutely. But it has been three years, and we have put in about 140 million dollars, so, ....

Wade Miquelon: Elizabeth, we're building these wellness centers in our stores. Two in Arizona, one in Palo Alto...
Elizabeth Holmes: Well, I... I explained that... that this...
Wade Miquelon: Yeah, you've explained.
Elizabeth Holmes: ...devices...
Wade Miquelon: Except there's nothing to explain because... we don't have this. So, here's my question. When do we get it?
Elizabeth Holmes: Wade, we care deeply about our partnership, and we're anxious to put our best foot forward.
Wade Miquelon: And what's the timeline for, "We are anxious to put our best foot forward?" Because I've got one. You wanna hear it? Hmm? September.

Wade Miquelon: September. Six months from now... No more breaks, no more extensions.
Elizabeth Holmes: We'll be ready in September. Sunny is spearheading operations.

Sunny Balwani: When are you coming back?
Elizabeth Holmes: I'm on my way to L.A. I have that marketing meeting with Chiat Day.
Sunny Balwani: We don't need to focus on marketing, right now.
Elizabeth Holmes: I had an idea, for a new logo.
Sunny Balwani: A logo?
Elizabeth Holmes: The flower of life. It's an ancient symbol from alchemy. Intersecting circles that form a sacred geometry connecting all of life. The... the shape is found in blood cells, and the Mona Lisa...
Sunny Balwani: We're in trouble! I need you back.
Elizabeth Holmes: Oh, I... I have to go. I'm getting another call.

Christian Holmes: Hi, Brendan. We've met many times. I'm Elizabeth's brother, Christian.
Brendan Morris: Oh.
Christian Holmes: Yeah, I may not understand all the, you know, science or whatever--
Brendan Morris: Yeah... the science stuff, right.
Christian Holmes: But I did graduate from Duke. Plus, I'm the Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, so...
Brendan Morris: Ooh! Why the fuck is he here?
Sunny Balwani: He's the guy who comes to these fucking meetings, okay?

Patrick: This really is the way to sell this company. Your face, your dream, your story. People will trust this technology because they'll trust you. Elizabeth, Theranos is you.

Ian Gibbons: ...eventually I'll have to speak.
Rochelle Gibbons: Well, I don't understand what's wrong with that.
Ian Gibbons: I... Just tell the truth.
Rochelle Gibbons: The truth?
Ian Gibbons: If I tell the truth, I... I... I violate my non-disclosure agreement and Theranos sues me. And if I lie... I'll be committing perjury.

Rochelle Gibbons: What do you know that could be so bad for her?
Ian Gibbons: Well... Patents.
Rochelle Gibbons: What about them?
Ian Gibbons: Her name is on them, but she didn't do any of the scientific work.
Rochelle Gibbons: She lied on the patent applications, and if you say that in a deposition, it could void all of Theranos' patents. You could stop her.
Ian Gibbons: No, because they'll come after us, they'll sue us and destroy us, and... and they have... the money, and... and the time.

David Boies: Why don't you give up the lawsuit? Just one man, one patent. You're about to launch into Walgreens...
Elizabeth Holmes: I don't want him to win.
David Boies: It's important to remember, it's just business, right? Can't take it too personally. We're about to depose Richard, so...
Elizabeth Holmes: Do you have a strategy? Because you need a strategy with him.
David Boies: I think I can handle him.
Elizabeth Holmes: If you want him on record, sounding crazy... get him to talk about me.

Elizabeth Holmes: We're gonna launch in September with the Edison.
Sunny Balwani: How? How are we...
Elizabeth Holmes: Because... I put you in charge of operations, and you're gonna figure it out.

Sunny Balwani: We're going to lose 92 million dollars this year. We lost 57 million last year. What if we... what if we just stopped?
Elizabeth Holmes: What? Like... like quit?

Elizabeth Holmes: What would happen if I stopped?
Noel Holmes: Working at your own company? But then what... would happen to the company? What would you do?
Elizabeth Holmes: Well, it's just a company. It's not who I am.
Noel Holmes: Of course, it's who you are.
Elizabeth Holmes: What do you mean?
Noel Holmes: You can't stop. Why would you stop? Elizabeth... I am so proud of who you've become. Wow! You are the CEO of Theranos!
Elizabeth Holmes: That's what I am.

Sunny Balwani: I know how important he was to you. He was there at the beginning and... You can feel sad... if you want to feel sad.
Elizabeth Holmes: .... We won.
Sunny Balwani: What?
Elizabeth Holmes: Ian can't testify now. And Richard has to settle. We won.

Tyler Shultz: Hey, do you know what's going on? Sorry, it's just my first day and I don't really know what I'm supposed to do.
Brendan Morris: Get out.

Elizabeth Holmes: Our new logo is based on the Flower of Life. Intersecting circles, connecting us all. Alchemy. Dark becomes light. Death becomes life. We can take something terrible and pointless and make it into something perfect.

Elizabeth Holmes: This isn't just my company. This isn't just my job. This is my religion. This is who I am. And anyone who doubts my company, doubts me. Does anyone here doubt me? Does anybody here doubt me?!

David Boies: And speaking of winning... here's what we're offering. You withdraw the patent, and we'll drop the lawsuit against you.
Richard Fuisz: Oh, sure. Okay, fine.
David Boies: Good. Good. We're going to get the paperwork sorted out.
Richard Fuisz: But, um, I'm not done with this. I'm gonna figure it out. Everything you're not telling me, I'm gonna figure it out.

Dr. Phyllis Gardner: There's only one thing you need to know about Elizabeth Holmes. She's a fraud, Richard. She's always been a fraud.

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Port in a Storm

The Wire 2×1

The Greek: Everywhere we go these days, we seem to be walking into police. This is telling us something.
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos: You're going to leave 15 million dolaria to rot on the pier?
The Greek: Lambs go to slaughter. A man, he learns when to walk away. No, we go.

FBI Supervisor Amanda Reese: With *** dead, the case now is limited to a subordinate or two but the important thing for us is the union. Either they jettison their current leadership, or we have enough to get that local de-certified.
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls: Leaving only me and my 14 bodies. When do we get to that bit of business?

Russell 'Stringer' Bell: Man, every market-based business runs in cycles and we going through a down cycle.
Avon Barksdale: String, this ain't about your motherfucking business class either. It ain't that part of it. It's that other thing. The street is the street. Always.

Det. Lester Freamon: You want a coffee? Soda?
Sergei 'Serge' Malatov: Vodka.
Det. Lester Freamon: Mm-mm.
Sergei 'Serge' Malatov: Coffee.

Airline employee: Business or pleasure for you?
The Greek: Business. Always business.

Off. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell: World just keeps turning, right? You guys move on to something new. No one looks back...

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Ghosts

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 3×6

Jack Ryan: Sure you don't want to come in, see what you're missing?
Mike November: Yeah, no, I'd rather see the bottom of a Pilsner.

Mike November: Oh, come on, man...
Jack Ryan: You actually ordered?!?!
Mike November: You're so fucking early-- Shit!

Jack Ryan: You're a lot faster than I thought.
Mike November: You're a lot less fun than I thought.

Jana Breza: How do you know, even now, that your choices are your own?

Jana Breza: When you have purpose, you don't need friends.

Jack Ryan: We've been assuming that the plan is to launch, to make us look responsible. But what if we've been thinking too far ahead?
President Alena Kovac: Meaning?
Jack Ryan: Small wars theory. One escalation after another in order to provoke a specific retaliatory response.

General Ramos: What do you need from me?
Elizabeth Wright: I need someone to back my play. And you'll be in the room.
General Ramos: Well, I was hoping when you called in the favor it'd be something small... Like a kidney.

Jack Ryan: Well, sir, I don't think there's any good way to say it, so I'm just gonna say it. We believe there is nuclear cargo on a truck heading to intercept your position.

Luka Gocharov: A man does not preside over his successes. Just his failures.

Jack Ryan: I know this is very difficult to understand. But there's only one way to stop him, so I'm gonna need you to trust me...

Petr Kovac: I have only lit the match. Others... will stoke the flame. Russia has become a small country ruled by small men. But the fire is growing.

Jim Greer: For a second there, I thought we lost you.
Jack Ryan: I'm sorry to disappoint. ...
Jim Greer: So what are the odds this is a one-way trip?
Jack Ryan: 80... 90%?

Jack Ryan: Are you talking about a full-scale war?
Luka Gocharov: Now you know what the Russians' response will be.
Jack Ryan: And what's our response? 'Cause I don't have anything. No plans, no leads, nothing.
Luka Gocharov: You have me.

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Old White Men

The Dropout 1×4

Dr. Jay Rosan: Look, Walgreens tried in-store clinics in 2007, and it was a bust.
Elizabeth Holmes: In-store clinics makes me think of sick people waiting for a flu shot. You're thinking too small. What we want to offer, are wellness centers. Here the customer waits for his painless, efficient, low-cost Theranos blood test in America's favorite drugstore.
Dr. Jay Rosan: He looks really relaxed... Strong messaging. And it's been approved by the FDA?
Elizabeth Holmes: We are looking to make strategic relationships to move that along. But I kind of agree with Mark Zuckerberg when he said, "Move fast and break things."

Dr. Jay Rosan: Wade, 192 tests off a single drop of blood.
Wade Miquelon: No.
Dr. Jay Rosan: Come on! Let's bypass the review committees!
Wade Miquelon: I don't know, maybe...
Dr. Jay Rosan: Walgreens still sends faxes to physicians.
Wade Miquelon: Technically secure faxes, which I...
Dr. Jay Rosan: Yeah. Well, we're in a recession and Facebook is valued at 23 billion dollars, Wade!

Dr. Jay Rosan: While they're waiting for the FDA to come around, they've found a way to move forward without them.
Kevin Hunter: It's a workaround. And it's a legal grey area.
Dr. Jay Rosan: If you say that the tests are lab developed then you can just bypass FDA approval.

Brendan Morris: Where are the rest of the tests?
Ian Gibbons: Well, I told you yesterday, the assays aren't ready. They're not reproducible in the device. Huge CVs!
Brendan Morris: Okay. Well h... h... have you tried approaching the problem systematically like with a staggered nested design? Or are you having more fun just complaining and making tea and being so fucking British?
Ian Gibbons: I'm having more fun being so fucking British.
Brendan Morris: Do you have another mug?

Ian Gibbons: "Project Beta"? What's Project Beta?
Sunny Balwani: You are on a need-to-know basis.
Ian Gibbons: I'm the head of chemistry!
Sunny Balwani: Go! Now. You don't need Francis. Hire a new chemist. Everyone is replaceable.

Dr. Jay Rosan: "Vidi, Vici." I came, I saw, I conquered.
Kevin Hunter: It's just "I saw, I conquered." There's no Veni.
Dr. Jay Rosan: The "came" is implied. Sir Kevin.

Dr. Jay Rosan: Open floor plan. Very cool. Do you have an open floor plan?
Kevin Hunter: I have a pharmacy consulting company in Florida, Jay.
Dr. Jay Rosan: You should try it. An open floor plan means people can share, connect. No hierarchy. Best idea wins.
Kevin Hunter: Lot of security for a place with an open floor plan...
Dr. Jay Rosan: Yeah, and I tell you what, you don't have security like this if you're not working on something big.

Dr. Jay Rosan: Isn't the fact that they have such tight security proof that they are legitimate?
Kevin Hunter: If they were to administer a test and show us the labs, that would prove that they're legitimate.
Dr. Jay Rosan: You don't know how these startups work.
Kevin Hunter: No, I know how labs work, and something is going on here.

Dr. Jay Rosan: Look, it's a risk, but everything is risky right now. The economy is tanking, startups are the only thing making money. Look around this hotel. Twitter is worth 3.6 billion dollars.
Kevin Hunter: Twitter's not taking blood...
Dr. Jay Rosan: Uber Cab was valued last year at...
Wade Miquelon: What's Uber Cab?
Roland: I believe it... it's where it lets you pay for a cab on your phone. Right? Is that right?
Dr. Jay Rosan: That's right.
Wade Miquelon: Jesus! I mean, I could have thought of that?
Dr. Jay Rosan: You could use that, right, Wade?
Wade Miquelon: What do you mean?
Dr. Jay Rosan: Because of that DUI you just got... Come on! We can laugh about that, right?

Elizabeth Holmes: Hello, Wade. We are so happy you could join us here.
Wade Miquelon: It's great. Thanks. But I wanna talk to you about why my guys...
Elizabeth Holmes: Actually, we... we'd like to present to you something very special. In World War II, Walgreens put up a nonprofit pharmacy in the Pentagon to give servicemen the medicine they needed. And in the same spirit of patriotism, on behalf of all of us here at Theranos, we would like you to have this. This flag was just flown over the battlefields of Afghanistan.
Roland: Wow.
Sunny Balwani: General Mattis has joined our board. As you can see, Elizabeth has signed the flag, especially for you, Wade.
Kevin Hunter: You autographed a flag?

Dr. Jay Rosan: They gave us a codename for the reservation.
Wade Miquelon: Oh, Jesus, what?
Dr. Jay Rosan: Project Beta.

Ian Gibbons: Things... things have changed so much. She has changed so much. The voice, the turtleneck, her whole demeanor. And... Sunny... problematic.
Channing Robertson: He's not everyone's cup of tea.

Ian Gibbons: She's planning to put the machines into stores... with actual patients. Patients, Channing!

Ian Gibbons: "What's the problem"? The technology doesn't work. It's years away. People will be at risk. Actual people, Channing. Actual people.

Elizabeth Holmes: What... what do you want me to do? I'm trying to keep your research funded.
Ian Gibbons: It's not about my research.
Elizabeth Holmes: We need a long-term contract...
Ian Gibbons: No, no.
Elizabeth Holmes: ...which we couldn't get from pharmaceuticals companies...
Ian Gibbons: No!
Elizabeth Holmes: ...so now we're trying with retail.
Ian Gibbons: You must get your money from somewhere else, you've done it before.
Elizabeth Holmes: I don't need your advice on this, Ian. You don't understand the business.
Ian Gibbons: And you don't understand the science! You don't understand the implications of what you're doing.

Elizabeth Holmes: I understand exactly what I'm doing... You're fired.

Ian Gibbons: We built this together. I'm... I'm part of this.
Elizabeth Holmes: No. We don't share the same vision anymore.

Elizabeth Holmes: I wanted to deliver the news to you in person. I don't think that this is going to work out.
Wade Miquelon: What do you mean? What's... what's not gonna work out?
Elizabeth Holmes: The partnership.
Wade Miquelon: What?!
Elizabeth Holmes: I think that Walgreens is a little old-fashioned in culture. Which I absolutely respect. But we need synergy and I'm not feeling a synergy here.

Wade Miquelon: ...she's bluffing.
Dr. Jay Rosan: Maybe she is bluffing, maybe she's not.
Wade Miquelon: I still haven't seen the labs.
Dr. Jay Rosan: We'll see the labs, I'll make sure of it. But that's not what's going on here, I think. I think that you're scared.
Wade Miquelon: I'm not spending millions on this just because you called me chicken shit.
Dr. Jay Rosan: No. I'm saying, I'm chicken shit too. There's kids here running billion-dollar companies. It's all change and everything's changing. It's a new world. These kids, they don't overthink, they don't get bogged down in the way things always used to be done, they don't want review committees, bureaucracy, they wanna get things done now.

Dr. Jay Rosan: We're old, Wade... we're dinosaurs. It's just like that song. "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?"
Wade Miquelon: What?

Dr. Jay Rosan: The truth is, they're coming for us. And if you walk away now... they'll run right over you.

Kevin Hunter: You know, we're still waiting to get those sample tests on the device. When do you think we'll get those?
Sunny Balwani: Come on, Elizabeth.

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