Explore a curated collection of the most powerful and iconic quotes from Babylon 5. From thought-provoking monologues to memorable one-liners, these quotes capture the essence of this beloved science fiction series.
Babylon 5 Quotes
1. “Understanding one three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.”
– J. Michael Straczynski.
2. “The molecules of your body are the same molecules that make up this station, and the nebula outside, that burn inside the stars themselves. We are star stuff.”
– Delenn, ‘Babylon 5’.
3. “The sky was full of stars, and every star an exploding ship. One of ours.”
– Commander Jeffrey Sinclair, ‘Babylon 5’.
4. “Sooner or later, everyone comes to Babylon 5.”
– Commander Jeffrey Sinclair, ‘Babylon 5’.
5. “I was there when our war against Earth began when our ship encountered an Earth vessel for the first time. Afraid of us, of the unknown, they fired. I saw our leader dying. I heard the cries for revenge, for blood, for death. In return, we nearly exterminated an entire species.”
– Delenn, ‘Babylon 5’.
6. “Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal .. all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it’s our last, best hope for peace.”
– Ambassador Londo Mollari, ‘Babylon 5’.
7. “We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile, and nothing can grow there. Too much, the best of us is washed away.”
-G Kar, ‘Babylon 5’.
8. “It was the Dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It’s a port of call, home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers.”
– Commander Jeffrey Sinclair, ‘Babylon 5’.
9. “Let me pass on to you the one thing I’ve learned about this place: No one here is exactly what he appears. Not Mollari, not Delenn, not Sinclair and not me.”
– G Kar, ‘Babylon 5’.
10. “Mr. Garibaldi, you’re sitting at my station, using my equipment. Is there a reason for this, or to save time should I just snap your hand off at the wrist?”
– Ivanova, ‘Babylon 5.’
11. “Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations.”
– Commander Jeffrey Sinclair, ‘Babylon 5’.
12. “Under the leadership of its final commander, Babylon 5 was a dream given form, a dream of a galaxy without war, when species from different worlds could live side-by-side in mutual respect, a dream that was endangered as never before by the arrival of one man on a mission of destruction.”
– Ambassador Londo Mollari, ‘Babylon 5: The Gathering’.
13. “Because I have asked you; because your sense of duty to our people should override any personal ambition; and because I have poisoned your drink.”
– Ambassador Londo Mollari, ‘Babylon 5: The Gathering’.
14. “I believe that when we leave a place, part of it goes with us and part of us remains.”
-G Kar, ‘Babylon 5’.
15. “Besides, we don’t want co-operation. We want conversion. We want repentance.”
– Franklin, ‘Babylon 5’