- Phillips: The commissioned officers are determining the best plan of action. They know what they're doing.
- Dante: We're nothing but little pawns in the headquarters game of "Name that Alien." We all play by their rules, gambling our lives for their reputations!
- Dana Sterling: Sometimes I dream about meeting a guy and flying to the edge of the universe with him.
- Nova Satori: Hmm. Don't you think it's about time you grew up and took life a little more seriously?
- Dana Sterling: Nova, you must think I got to be a lieutenant just because of my parents!
- Dante: Women just aren't tough enough to handle these prolonged battles. We should still be out there fighting!
- Emerson: We've received information which indicates the enemy resembles humans superficially, but they may very well be micronized Zentraedi or some sort of clone. But their usage of robotechnology far surpasses our capabilities.
- Dana Sterling: I bet you'd like to go play piano at the coffee house. Playing jazz piano--that's your real passion.
- Bowie: Mm-hm. I prefer being a musician to trying to be a combat spaceman.
- Dana Sterling: I see. You still feel that way?
- Bowie: 'Fraid so.
- Dana Sterling: Then be positive! Believe in yourself and make your dreams come true!
- Bowie: [dejectedly] Becoming a military man... wasn't my decision.
- Dana Sterling: Oh, boy, now I get the picture.
- Phillips: This mission is more important than our personal safety anyway.
- Dana Sterling: Yeah, that's the right stuff!