The Terminator

Movie · 5 characters · 1978 quotes

Quotes from The Terminator

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"Power without purpose is destruction."
Kyle Reese Power
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"Music is memory. Never forget."
Kyle Reese Music
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"Politics will destroy you if you let them. Focus on what matters: survival."
Kyle Reese Politics
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"Literature keeps history alive. History keeps mistakes from repeating."
Kyle Reese Literature
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"Your philosophy means nothing if you're not alive to practice it."
Kyle Reese Philosophy
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"The truth is harder to accept than any lie."
Kyle Reese Truth
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"Education teaches you to think. But survival teaches you to act."
Kyle Reese Education
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"Family isn't always blood. It's who stands beside you when it matters."
Kyle Reese Family
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"Friendship in the darkness is worth more than wealth in the light."
Kyle Reese Friendship
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"Success is surviving another day and giving someone else the chance to do the same."
Kyle Reese Success
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"Happiness is a moment of peace. Treasure each one."
Kyle Reese Happiness
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"Death comes for everyone. The question is: what did you accomplish before it arrived?"
Kyle Reese Death
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"Beauty exists even in apocalypse. Look for it. Hold to it."
Kyle Reese Beauty
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"Work isn't labor when it's for your own future."
Kyle Reese Work
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"Money is meaningless when survival is at stake."
Kyle Reese Money
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"The machines don't understand creativity. That's why we'll win."
Kyle Reese Creativity
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"Your life has value because you choose to fight for it."
Kyle Reese Life
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"Gratitude keeps you human when everything is trying to make you a machine."
Kyle Reese Gratitude
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"Science gave us power. Wisdom would have taught us restraint."
Kyle Reese Science
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"Imagination is what separates us from the machines. Never lose it."
Kyle Reese Imagination
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"Adventure isn't what you seek. It's what happens when you survive the unseekable."
Kyle Reese Adventure
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"Health is strength. A weakened body is a defeated mind."
Kyle Reese Health
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"Art and music and beauty—these are what we're fighting to preserve."
Kyle Reese Art
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"Remember: they want you afraid. Don't give them the satisfaction."
Kyle Reese Courage
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"Kindness is a luxury we can't afford. But cruelty will destroy us faster."
Kyle Reese Kindness
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"The world you know is about to end. The world you'll build is up to you."
Kyle Reese Dreams
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"Patience is the difference between survival and death."
Kyle Reese Patience
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"You have to trust me, even when it doesn't make sense. Especially then."
Kyle Reese Faith
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"There are no spectators in war. Everyone fights, or everyone falls."
Kyle Reese Justice
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"Machines can be programmed. Humans can choose. That's what makes us dangerous."
Kyle Reese Freedom