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"She's a groupie, all the hacking into S.H.I.E.L.D., tracking powers. She might as well be one of those sweaty Cosplay characters crowding around Stark Tower."
"What does S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for, agent Ward?" "Strategic Homeland Enforcement and Logistics Division." "And what does that mean to you?" "It means someone really wanted our initials to spell out "S.H.I.E.L.D."."
"Have you ever killed anyone?" "Yes, a few. High-risk targets. But they were terrible people who were trying to murder nice people. And I didn't feel good afterwards."
"I don't ever want to do another pull-up again." "You ever find yourself hanging off the edge of a building twenty stories up, you're gonna want to do at least one."
"We're gonna have this new 'Night-Night' pistol working in no time, okay?" "Great. One thing. We're not calling it that." "Told you." "Yes, we-- Yes, we are."
"How long can you hold your breath underwater?" "I-I don't know." "Are you familiar with the term 'Slam and Cram'?" "No, and I do- I don't think I want to be." "How attatched are you to your pinky?" "Very, very attached, and before you ask another terrifyingly vague question, let me be clear. Any plan that involves even one of those scenarios isn't going to work for me."
"Checking for alien spectrographic signatures one teeny rock at a time." "Necessary precaution. We don't want anything alien getting into the wrong hands." "Still, this is definitely the type of work a monkey could easily do." "You're our little monkey."
"The memory... Was it about your brother?" "Drop it." "Ward, if you ever need me, I am here-" "-To talk. Because that's what you do. You talk, and talk. Don't you ever get tired of hearing your own voice?!"
"It's not funny. I was sleeping peacefully. Very clever, Simmons." "I-I didn't do it!" "Oh, well Ward. I don't appreciate-" "Don't look at me!" "Ok, then Skye." "No!" "Well who then? The bunks should be off limits! No, don't laugh! Because I know it was one of you!"
"You know, I never gave you enough credit for this whole zen-warrior thing. But I got to admit, it'd be nice to feel nothing right now." "You think I don't feel anything?" "Look at you. You're a statue. And you and Ward had a thing. So if anyone should be furious..." "I'm furious. But I'm sure as hell not gonna waste it on a tantrum. I'm gonna mine it, save it... and when we find Ward, I'm gonna use every bit of it to take him down." "Wish I knew how to use that hate-fu." "I'm up most mornings at five."
"It can't be that interesting." "Why do you say that?" "Because you were on page 117 when you were waiting outside. And you're still on page 117. So either you're a really slow reader, or you're working for Coulson." "Who?" "I am impressed. And you can tell him I said that. I almost missed you." "What are you talking about?" "I'm sure they told you about this. If you try or say anything, everyone in this bus will be flying. So just keep reading your book, and hope for a happy ending."
"You're welcome. Now let's get out of here." "Yeah, me too! Come on!" "It's safer here. And I'm about to do something to Whitehall. I don't want you to see me like that." "I don't mind... seeing. Hell, I'm happy to help." "No. I get to do this myself."
"Three men, heavily armed - bet there's more where they came from." "Does it matter? They got a cyborg on board with rockets in his arm." "He's not a cyborg - he's a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent... with rockets in his arm."
"Can we just address the elephant on the plane? I know. This is weird. Mistakes were made." "By you." "And people got hurt." "By you." "And I could stand here and explain again how myparents - and brother left me vulnerable..." "We've all had our traumas, Ward. Didn't turn any of us into psychopaths." "Well, we all have our own ways of coping, don't we? For example, I was yours." "Watch it, Ward!" "Look, I'm just saying we all made mistakes. Coulson handed me over to my abuser, thank you. Skye shot me." "After you killed how many people?" "Yeah, and we were a team and a family, and you betrayed us!" "I know. It's what I regret the most. Not the lying, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents I had to put down, and I'm sorry not even dropping you two in the ocean. It's this. My actions destroyed this. I'll regret that forever. 'Cause there were good times. Right? Before? I mean, for a while there, we were a good team. Weren't we?" "(after a dramatic pause) I'm still happy I shot you." "Yeah, me too." "Should've aimed for the face."
"You're Werner von Strucker. Your father was Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. One of HYDRA's greatest leaders. Powerful family name doesn't mean you deserve respect. You earn that. I wondered if you had it in you. Your old man would be proud. Come on. Brought tacos!"
"Revenge only provides a temporary pleasure." "But a pleasure nonetheless." "You should think on a grander scale." "Oh, it'll be grand. I'm going to cut off the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., because without Phil Coulson, S.H.I.E.L.D. won't grow back."
"So Malick wanted me slaughtered, which means I'm on the right track. See I know where the vault is, just don't know how to get in, which creates a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone who has accompanied him there." "We're not helping you!" "Well then... Whose on the bottom of the food-chain now?"
"You've kept quiet, I admire that. These babies burn up to 2,600 degrees, I was a bit of a pyro when I was a kid, got me into some real trouble, but damn if I don't love the sound that gas igniting. You have to incorporate what you love into your work. You see the trick is you want them to know it's gonna hurt, build anticipation. But you have to let them imagine a better world. You could walk into Strucker's vault with me, you just have to show me how, we could walk in there together, share what we find."
"You know, everyone had this place wrong. It isn't death. It's a new beginning. Malick was right. This is all meant to be. And the fact that you followed me here, that we're in this together, that just confirms the fact that I am part of a grand plan. I see that now."
"I'm not looking for mercy or absolution. I just want you to know, I've been where you are right now. Filled with rage, wanting revenge... I chose HYDRA for petty, personal, selfish reasons... for a father figure, for vengeance... for closure. But what I saw today gave my life meaning. For the first time ever, I have a sense of satisfaction that I never experienced when I was seeking revenge."
"You're not a criminal" "That's exactly what I am. So you can keep your forgiveness in your pity because I shouldn't have either... Or your friendship." "Daisy... you were brainwashed." "So was Ward. We make the perfect pair."
"We all have programming. It may be more obvious in my case, but what is a human if not a function of programming? You've been programmed by betrayal, abandonment. Ward, who you thought was your friend, Daisy who left you all, your father--"
―Holden Radcliffe (Life-Model Decoy) to Leo Fitz[src]