Quotes from The Orville

Every single one of us is shaped by the totality of our relationships. People we love and people we hate. All make their mark.

The history of moral progress can be measured by the expansion of fundamental rights to those who have been denied them.

I don't know how the food synthesizers are going to replicate enough wine for two Kellys.

Ed Mercer: "So... it's an anti-banana ray?"
Kelly Grayson: "It's really interesting."
Ed Mercer: "We need no longer fear the banana."
Kelly Grayson: "Does it work on all fruit?"
Ed Mercer: "What about salads?"

Kelly: "This is going to sound like I'm talking out of my ass."
Isaac: "Then, please try to enunciate."

The universe is not governed by individual perception. It matters what's true.

In the middle of this nightmare universe, I felt this weird sense of comfort, being with you.

Real is relative. Goals change. Things become more beautifully complicated. So we have to stop every so often and reassess. What is it you really want?

If we are not willing to stand up for the values that this union was founded on, what exactly are we defending?

You paint some flames on the side, maybe, like, a rainbow unicorn, you got something.

Malloy: "I thought we'd be safe here. At least for a while."
Mercer: "There's no such thing as safe anymore."

Keyali: "According to the chronometers, two full days have passed!"
Malloy: "Man! How was your weekend?"

Mercer: "You want the top or the bottom?"
Grayson: "I like to be on top."

Mercer: "What was I like in the other timeline?"
Grayson: "You were a perfect gentleman."
Mercer: "Well, that's boring."

The young always dismiss the old. It's a way of pushing away the truth.

Every mature person has to make peace with the fact that they used to be dumber.

It was always inevitable that Fate would beckon us from the shadows. Every revolution begins with a single act of defiance.

Mercer: "We'd have to learn how to farm. How to cook."
Grayson: "Look at the sunset every night."
Mercer: "Look at you every morning."

Don't panic? They're going to cut off our skin and wear it like a suit.