"Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out! Babylon control out... Civilians." [Looks at ceiling.] "Just kidding about that God part. No offense." -- Ivonova

"I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike, as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I want to look up into your lifeless eyes and wave, like this. Can you and your associates arrange that for me, Mr. Morden?" -- Vir

"Why is it everytime you finally get things calmed down and everything's going great life decides to kick you in the butt?"
"But what?"
"What?"
"You said that 'life decides to kick you, but'."
"No. It's um... It's a... It's a part of the body. It's um... Oh, you have the damndest gaps in your vocabulary."
"In preparing to come here, I was not taught, um, the more... colorful aspects of your language. It was considered inappropriate for one of the religious caste."
"You're missing out on a whole lot."
"So I gather. Butt... Butt. I butt. You butt. He or she butts."
"No... It's um..."
"Butt, butt, butt, butt."
"You sound like a motorboat."
"Motor butt? I do not think I like the sound of that."
"Well, I don't blame you. I'm against the whole idea."
"Then we are in agreement."
"Absofragginlutely." -- Sheridan and Delenn

"Maybe somebody actually read my report for a change."
"Don't hold your breath." -- Sheridan and Garibaldi

"Well, as answers go, short, to the point, utterly useless, and totally consistent with what I've come to expect from a Vorlon."
"Good." -- Sheridan and Kosh

"Good, I hate being cheered up. It's depressing."
"In that case, we're all going to die horrible, painful, lingering deaths."
"Thank you, I feel so much better now." -- Sheridan and Ivonova

"And what kind of head of Security would I be if I let people like me know things that I'm not supposed to know? I mean, I know what I know because I have to know it. And if I don't have to know it, I don't tell me, and I don't let anyone else me either. Now look, you've tried most of the other Ambassadors, why don't you speak with G'Kar, maybe he knows something about this ship."
"Under the terms of our recent treaty, I'm not authorized to have any official conversation with the Narn, without Centauri approval."
"So you'll ask unofficially. And I can give you reasonable assurances that the head of Security will not report you for doing so."
"Because you won't tell yourself about it?"
"I try never to get involved in my own life, too much trouble." -- Garibaldi and Mr. Endawi

"I heard a joke today. I probably should not repeat it, but who are you going to tell, hmm? How many Centauri does it take to, um, screw in a light bulb? Just one... but, in the great old days of the Republic, hundreds of servants would change a thousand lightbulbs at our slightest whim." -- Londo

"With all due respect, that was grade-A stupid. I mean, what if the guy would have gone for it? I mean, what if he would have just blown your brains all over the place? What if he... What's that?"
"Energy cap. I palmed it when I shoved the gun in his pocket."
"You are going to give me an ulcer."
"Okay, okay, next time I'll give him a live gun. You really do want that promotion, don't you?" -- Ivonova and Sheridan

"Aw, nuts."
"What's wrong? I mean, we survived."
"Right. Which means now I have to go back to that stupid Transport Association meeing." -- Sheridan and Ivonova

"If I live through this job without completely losing my mind, it will be a miracle of Biblical proportions."
"Well, there goes my faith in the Almighty." -- Ivonova and Lt. Corwin

"Tell them we'll re-convene in seven hours. If that thing blows, at least it'll save me from one more annoying conversation." -- Sheridan

"Always finding the good in every situation, eh Captain?"
"Absolutely. If I didn't, I might end up like you."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? Did anybody else hear that? Did you hear that?"
"No, Commander."
"Good. I swear, if we live through this, somebody's going to find their automatic shower preferences re-programmed for ice water." -- Ivonova, Sheridan, and Corwin

"Women like a guy who looks trim, neat. You gotta be sharp. I look like I'm wearing a circus tent. Any minute now, a little teeny car with sixteen clowns in it is gonna come flying out of my butt." -- Zack

"Good afternoon, everyone. Captain. Delenn tells me that you going to try contacting the First Ones. It is a magnificent idea. A daring and splendid idea. In doing so, you will see things no human has ever seen before. It will be... fun. Assuming you're not vaporized, dissected, or otherwise killed in an assortment of supremely horrible and painful ways. Exciting, isn't it?" -- Draal

"At least they've shown us they understand our language, they're just not willing to speak to us in it."
"Who knew they were French?" -- Ivonova and Marcus

"It's leaving. My guess is 'zog' means no."
"Like hell. I am not letting them leave without saying 'yes'."
"Really? And how do you propose stopping them? Perhaps a big red and white sign with the word 'stop' on it? I'll put a bucket on my head and pretend to be the ancient Vorlon god Boojie."
"That's it!"
"Fine, I'll get a bucket." -- Marcus and Ivonova

"Security? Hello, is anyone there?"
"Warning: Bio-genetic id comparison indicates you are not authorized for operation of this link. Please turn it in to Security."
"I'm trying to contact Security, you stupid machine!" -- Marcus and B5's computer

"... sometimes I even sing."
"I know, we got a petition."
"For or against?"
"Based on the sound, they think we're torturing you in here." -- G'Kar and Garibaldi

"And they have much to be concerned about. There's always the threat of an attack by say... a giant space dragon, the kind that eats the sun once every thirty days. It's a nussiance, but what can you expect from reptiles? Did I mention that my nose is on fire and that I have fifteen wild badgers living in my trousers? I'm sorry, would you prefer ferrets?" -- Marcus

"Vir, intelligence has nothing to do with politics!" -- Londo

"Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of a kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts." -- Londo

"You've been nervous about this ever since I mentioned it. What are you afriad of?"
"Nothing. Well, spiders." -- Delenn and Marcus

"Marcus, the Rebirth Ceremony was part of your training on Minbar."
"I missed it, overslept."
"It lasts all day."
"Oh, that's right, I was ill. Wanted to go, couldn't. Same as now, love to, can't really, next time." -- Delenn and Marcus

"I see they trained you well back home."
"Yeah, well, they said I was carrying around a lot of repressed anger."
"And?"
"I'm not repressed anymore." -- Lennier and Marcus

"You see? It's like I've always said: 'You can get more with a kind word and a two-by-four than you can with just a kind word.'" -- Marcus

"Oh, I'm an eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth kind of guy, Ambassador."
"So you support a system that would leave everyone blind and toothless?"
"Not everyone. Just the bad guys." -- Garibaldi and Delenn

"Lyta Alexander! As I live and breathe!"
"I suggest you remove your hand, Ambassador, or you won't be doing either for much longer." -- Londo and Lyta

"I dreamt that I walked into C&C totally… unprepared for my work."
"Huh. You interested in a little dime-store psychoanalysis?"
"Nah, I'm just baring my soul as a preface to asking you to get me some silverware."-- Ivonova and Sheridan

"I'd like to see you tonight."
"Are you not seeing me now? I would think that you see me every time we meet, unless I have become translucent or insubstantial and nobody has thought to inform me until now." -- Sheridan and Delenn

"Tomorrow we may be involved in another crisis, another battle. This may be the last chance we'll get for a while. You know, back home we have an old saying: 'Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.'"
"Humans can be a very depressing people." -- Sheridan and Delenn

"If you see anything this big with eight legs coming your way, let me know. I have to kill it before it develops language skills." -- Londo

"Do you think I'm pretty?"
"Oh, yes, delieriously. But, I always associated delerium with fevers. So, there you are." -- Lyndisty and Vir

"I'm not sure that actually made sense, but I'm afraid that if I try to go back and try to figure it out, I will start bleeding from my ears." -- Londo

"Perhaps I have not made myself sufficiently clear. There is no telling when help will come."
G'Kar smiles
"Unless we get ourselves out of here, on our own, we will probably die here."
G'Kar laughs
"So, we must work together."
"No."
"What do you mean 'no'?"
"No."
"You want to live as much as I, hmm?"
"Oh, yes, but… I would much rather see you dead."
"Ah, I see. Well, here I am. Kill me, huh? Kill me!"
"But, you forget the terms of our surrender. The penalty for the killing of any Centauri by any Narn will be the death of five hundred Narns, including the perpatrator's own family! But I don't have to kill you. I don't have to do anything. And I still get to watch you die. I find this most appealing." -- Londo and G'Kar

"We must work together!"
"No. As the humans say: 'Up yours!'" -- Londo and G'Kar

"Not many fishes left in the sea. Not many fishes, just Londo and me. Not many fishes left in the sea. Not many fishes, just Londo and me." -- G'Kar

"I just spoke with Ambassador Mollari a little while ago. He's most grateful for what you did. The Centaurum will probably want to give you a medal for this."
"Uh, I should have stayed in the coma." -- Delenn and Lennier

"There, you see. I'm going to live."
"So it would seem. Well, it is an imperfect universe." -- Londo and G'Kar

"'Go be the Ambassador to Babylon 5' they say. 'It will be an easy assignment.' I hate my life."
"So do I."
"Shut up!" -- Londo and G'Kar

"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers. We study the mysteries of laser and circuit, crystal and scanner, holographic demons and invocations of equations. These are the tools we employ and we know many things." -- Elric

"You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else." -- Delenn

'What are you so nervous about? We went up against the entire Earth Alliance, and two carrier groups.'
'Yeah, but this is the post office. This could get us in real trouble.' - Garibaldi to Security Officer, Babylon 5

"Lennier, get us the hell out of here!"
"Initiating the 'getting the hell out of here' maneuver" -- B5 person and Lennier

"Well, if you're going to *have* delusions, you may as well go for the really *satisfying* ones." -- Marcus Cole

"You laughin' at my duck?" -- Garibaldi

"Thin air? Why is it always thin air? Never fat air, chubby air, mostly-fit-could-stand-to-lose-a-few-pounds air?" -- Garibaldi, "Grey 17 Is Missing"

"There comes a time when you look into the mirror and realize that what you see is all that you will ever be. Then you accept it, or you kill yourself. Or you stop looking into mirrors." -- Londo, Chrysalis

"Ivanova, does anyone know what would happen if you opened a jumpgate within a jumpgate?"
"Earth forces experimented with that in the Earth-Minbari war. They called it "The Bonehead Maneuver".
Lennier looks up.
Ivanova to Lennier:
"No offense."
Lennier: "None taken." -- Sheridan, Ivonova and Lennier

"Now I go to spread happiness to the rest of the station. It's a terrible responsibility, but I have learned to live with it" -- Londo to Garibaldi, A Voice in the Wildnerness, Part I.