“A man chooses, a slave obeys.” — BioShock

From Andrew Ryan, the founder of Rapture, the underwater utopia gone wrong in BioShock. This is Ryan’s philosophy valuing individual freedom and rationality over collectivism and morality. I can never decide whether I agree with this or not. There’s truth in it, but it can be misguided and extreme as well.

“Number One: In 1945, corporations paid 50% of federal taxes; now they pay about 5%. Number Two: In 1900, 90% of Americans were self employed; now it’s about 2%… It’s called consolidation; strengthen governments and corporations, weaken individuals. With taxes, this can be done imperceptibly over time.” - Leo Gold in “Deus Ex”

I know there have been a lot of great meaningful quotes in games I’ve played throughout the years…

But all I can remember is shit like “this guy are sick” and “Oh no! The truck have started to move!”

My all time favorite, though, is “The president has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president?”

“Enough talk, have at you”, which is what I feel like saying every single fucking time there’s a cut scene

“Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer” Javik (Mass Effect)

“My kind weren’t always like this. We weren’t always so afraid. I did what I could to set things right, yet I am still of my kind, and you know now what they did. I cannot promise our fear won’t stain your mind. And so, a choice: Are you certain you want to remember me?”

• Roland: Few things are as dangerous and nasty as selfishness in the guise of ‘for the sake of someone else’…
• Angela: I think I know what you mean. The determination to work for the good of others can be a dreadful and loathsome weapon. They’re blinded by self-righteousness, and have no regards for their surroundings. They don’t care what happens to others. They justify themselves for pressing forward pursuing their justice, crushing everything in their way…

From Library of Ruina. The song “And Then Is Heard No More” from the OST touches on similar themes, go look up the lyrics if you’re intrigued

“I got TB.“

KotOR 2 Kreia:

To be united by hated is a fragile alliance at best.

Apathy is death. Worse than death. Because at least a rotting corpse feeds the beasts and insects

“Adopted a turtle as a pet. The average lifespan of a box turtle is fifty years. It will outlive you.”
-- Achievement description for “Love Turts” from Firewatch

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“Rise and shine Mr. Freeman. […] The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world."

“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”
-Cave Johnson

So motivational and inspiring.

I don’t trust a man that doesn’t have something strange going on about him, 'cause it means he’s hiding it from you. If a man’s wearing his pants on his head or if he says his words backwards from time to time, you know it’s all laid out there for you. But if he’s friendly to strangers and keeps his home spick-and-span, more often than not he’s done something even his own ma couldn’t forgive.

-No-bark Noonan, FNV

I have two, both from the same game and both by the same character.

It is such a quiet thing, to fall. But far more terrible is to admit it.

And

It is a far greater victory to make another see through your eyes than to close theirs forever.

Both by Kreia from Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

“Just because you fear the dark does not make the light your friend.”

-Sunless Skies