30 quotes
Justifying Conflict to Achieve Goals
Jake Sully
This is how it's done. When people are sittin on shit that you want, you make em your enemy. Then you justify taking it.
Questioning Loyalty and Identity
Colonel Miles Quaritch
Hey, Sully, how does it feel to betray your own race? You think you're one of them? Time to wake up.
[last words before Neytiri kills him with two arrows]
Awakening from a Dreamlike Freedom
Jake Sully
When I was lying there in the VA hospital, with a big hole blown through the middle of my life, I started having these ] of ]. I was free. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.
[''first lines''; [dreams; [flying]
The Connection Between Avatar and Identity
Jake Sully
You don't choose your Avatar... your Avatar chooses you.
[in cool & understanding voice]
Survival Requires Strong Mental Attitude and Obedience
Colonel Miles Quaritch
As head of security it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed. Not with all of you. If you wish to survive, you have to cultivate a strong mental attitude. You have to obey the ]. Pandora rules.
[[rules]
A Strong Heart with Childlike Ignorance
Neytiri
You have a strong heart. No fear – but stupid! Ignorant, like a child.
[to Jake]
Preemptive Attack for Security Strategy
Colonel Miles Quaritch
Our only security lies in pre-emptive attack. We will fight terror with terror. Now, the hostiles believe that this mountain stronghold of theirs is well protected by their – their deity. And when we destroy it, we will blast a crater in their racial memory so deep that they won't come within a thousand klicks of this place ever again.
Advice on Relaxation and Letting Go
Dr. Grace Augustine
Just relax and let your ] go blank. That shouldn't be hard for you.
[to Jake; [mind]
Dreams and Reality in Avatar's World
Jake Sully
] is backwards now, like out there is the ] ] and this is the dream.
[[Everything; [true; [world]
Direct Command to Focus on Task
Jake Sully
SHUT UP AND FLY STRAIGHT!
[after his Ikran shouts]
Survival Realities on Pandora
Colonel Miles Quaritch
You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every second of every day. If there is a ], you might wanna go there for a little R&R after a tour on Pandora. Beyond that fence, every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for ].
[[Hell; [w:Jujube (confectionery)|Jujubes]
The Enduring Spirit of a Marine
Jake Sully
There's no such thing as an ex-Marine. You may be out, but you never lose the attitude. I told myself I could pass any test a man can pass.
Consequences of Violent Actions on Nature
Dr. Grace Augustine
Yeah, that tends to happen when you use machine guns on them.
Betrayal of loyalty and team allegiance
Colonel Miles Quaritch
You let me down, son. So, what – you, you found yourself some local tail, and you just completely forget what team you're playin for?
A Single Move Can Define Everything
Jake Sully
Sometimes your whole ] boils down to one insane move.
[[life]
Cycle of Life and Transformation
Jake Sully
One life ends... another begins.
[''watching his brother's dead body burn while at the morgue with his employers'']
Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Colonel Miles Quaritch
Nothin's over while I'm breathin'!
Defending Our Land Against the Sky-People
Jake Sully
The Sky-People have sent us a message, that they can take whatever they want and no one can stop them. Well, we will send them a message. You ride out as fast as the wind can carry you. You tell the other clans to come. You tell them Toruk Makto calls to them! You fly now, with me, my brothers, sisters! And we will show the Sky-People that they cannot take whatever they want! And that this...THIS IS OUR LAND!
Understanding the Power of Toruk
Jake Sully
Way I had it figured, Toruk is the baddest cat in the ]. Nothing attacks him. So why would he ever look up? But that was just a ].
[explaining his attempt to tame the legendary Toruk; [sky; [theory]
Sacrifice for Scientific Discovery
Dr. Grace Augustine
I would die to get samples...
[about the Tree of Souls]
Questioning Team Loyalty in Challenging Situations
Colonel Miles Quaritch
You haven't got lost in the woods, have you? You still remember what team you're playin for?
Jake Sully's Farewell Video Log
Jake Sully
Well, uh, I guess this is my last video log. Because whatever happens tonight, either way, I'm not gonna be comin back to this place. Well, I guess I better go. I don't wanna be late for my own party. Yeah, it's my birthday, after all. This is Jake Sully signin off.
[closing narration]
Support for a Cause
Dr. Grace Augustine
I'm with her, Jake. She's ].
[last words about the Navi' goddess, Eywa; [real]
Questioning Sanity in a Critical Moment
Jake Sully
Are you out of your goddamn mind?!
[To Quaritch; Quaritch: You crossed the line.]
The Awakening of a Dreaming Warrior
Jake Sully
I was a warrior who dreamed he could bring ]. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.
[as Selfridge is furiously disabling the Avatars to place them under arrest by Quaritch's force; [peace]
Disruption of Daily Plans
Dr. Grace Augustine
This is gonna ruin my whole day.
[after getting shot by Quaritch]
A Moment of Realization and Reflection
Trudy Chacon
You should see your faces.
[while flying past the floating Hallelujah Mountains]