President Thomas Whitmore: What do you want us to do?
Captured Alien: Die. Die.

Mr. President! Wow! This is... what a pleasure. As you can imagine, they... they don't let us out much.

Dr. Okun

Ha ha ha! Hello, boys! I'm baaaaack!

Russel Casse

Russel Casse: In the words of my generation: Up yours!

All you need is love, John Lennon, smart man, shot in the back, very sad.

Julius Levinson

The only mistake I ever made was to appoint a sniveling little weasel like you Secretary of Defense. However, that is a mistake, I am happy to say, that I don't have to live with. Mr. Nimzicki... you're fired.

President Thomas Whitmore

I picked a helluva day to quit drinkin'.

Russel Casse

David Levinson: They're chasing us!
Captain Steven Hiller: Really, you think?

David Levinson: You really think you can fly that thing?
Captain Steven Hiller: You really think you can do all that bullshit you just said?

Captain Steven Hiller: I ain't heard no fat lady!
David Levinson: Forget the fat lady. You're obsessed with fat lady. Just get us out of here!

Constance: Haven't you ever wanted to be part of something special?
David Levinson: I was part of something special.

Captain Steven Hiller: Oops.
David Levinson: What do you mean, oops?
Captain Steven Hiller: Some jerk put this...
David Levinson: Don't say "oops" ...
Captain Steven Hiller: What do you say we try that again?
David Levinson: Yes, yes. Yes. Without the "oops." Thataway.

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Independence Day Quotes

Captain Steven Hiller: Oops.
David Levinson: What do you mean, oops?
Captain Steven Hiller: Some jerk put this...
David Levinson: Don't say "oops" ...
Captain Steven Hiller: What do you say we try that again?
David Levinson: Yes, yes. Yes. Without the "oops." Thataway.

Let's kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy!

Capt. Jimmy Wilder