— We're pals, right?
— Right.
— And we'll always be together, right?
— Simba, let me tell you something that my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.
Watching John with the machine, it was suddenly so clear. The Terminator would never stop. lt would never leave him, never hurt him... never shout at him or get drunk and hit him...
or be too busy to spend time with him. lt would always be there... and it would die to protect him. Of all the would-be fathers who came and went over the years... this thing, this machine... was the only one who measured up. ln an insane world... it was the sanest choice.
Mary: You don't need a male. Two mothers are fine.
Isaac: Really? Because I feel very few people survive one mother.
«Statistics show» who... who cares, what statistic's showing? Look at medicine. 80% of people, with pancreatic cancer, die within 5 years, 95% of appendectomies, occur with zero complications. But... we both know pancreatic cancer patient that lived, and appendix patients that unfortunately... passed. Statistics mean nothing to the individual. You're either gonna be a good parent to that kid, or you're not. I mean, hell, your parents were divorcing, and somehow you managed to become a relatively successful doctor.
Isn't a kid alive who doesn't dream about rewarding her folks, or punishing them.
— Now be good for Grampa while we're at the parent-teacher meeting. We'll bring back dinner.
— What are we gonna have?
— Well, that depends on what your teachers say. If you've been good, pizza. If you've been bad... uh... let's see... poison.
— What if one of us has been good and one of us has been bad?
— Poison pizza.
— Oh, no. I'm not making two stops.