“- Gavin Lamb: My mum says she's worth her weight in gold.
- Jenny: Oh, in that case, she must be very valuable indeed.”
Jesse Birdsall - Gavin Lamb
Jane Horrocks - Jenny

“- Princess Aura: My father has never kept a vow in his life!
- Dale Arden: I can't help that, Aura. Keeping our word is one of the things that make us... better than you.”
Ornella Muti - Princess Aura
Melody Anderson - Dale Arden

“- Williamson: The South Vietnamese want to establish a country with values similar to our own. I think we ought to help.
- Shipboard Journalist: And what values are those?
- Williamson: Freedom, the right to think for yourself, follow your own faith - you know, individual freedom.”
Michael Moriarty - Williamson
D. Paul Thomas - Shipboard Journalist

“- Philindros: Mr. Hale, we only try to do what's right.
- Patrick Hale: Even when it's wrong?
- Philindros: If it's good for America, it can't be wrong. Right?”
G.D. Spradlin - Philindros
Sir Sean Connery - Patrick Hale
George Grizzard - President Lockwood

“A heart is the only thing that has value. If you have one, get rid of it.”
Benicio del Toro - Harold Longbaugh