Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)

Escape Velocity (2008)

Edward James Olmos: Admiral William Adama

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• President Laura Roslin : Lee has no idea. He really has no idea.

  Admiral William Adama : Have you anything I've said?

  President Laura Roslin : There are pragmatic realities he refuses to face.

  Admiral William Adama : Well, that's a problem of course; he saying what he thinks is right.

  President Laura Roslin : Well yeah, he's Lee. Thing is, it probably is the right thing. But sometimes the right thing is a luxury. And it can have profoundly dangerous consequences. And it's almost as if he doesn't want that to be true. Ok, I've got to stop this. I'm not supposed to get upset during treatment. Will you read the next chapter?

  Admiral William Adama : I must warn you that I'm getting into the part I haven't read yet.

  President Laura Roslin : Oh dear, are you going to be able to continue?

  Admiral William Adama : Chapter Seven. The raft was not as seaworthy as I'd hoped. The waves repeatedly threatened to swamp it. I wasn't afraid to die. I was afraid of the emptiness that I felt inside. I couldn't feel anything, and that's what scared me. You came into my thoughts; you filled them. It felt good.

• President Laura Roslin : [At Cally's funeral]  I like this service.

  Admiral William Adama : It's not for me, I'll tell you that.

  President Laura Roslin : I know, but I want you to know what I like.