Probe/Quotes

"Bolt: Pride is one of the seven deadly sins, Mr. James. Or is it one of the seven dwarves?  I can never remember."

"[Answering her boss' phone.] Michelle: Austin James, master of time and space!"

"[As he sledge-hammers a malevolent computer.] Austin: Okay, pinhead, sing "Daisy"."

"[Entering a morgue.] Michelle: In a minute, I'm going to be sick. Austin: It's all in your head. Michelle: In a minute it'll be all over the floor."

"[In his workshop/laboratory.] Austin: Why do men blink three times every ten seconds, and women only twice? What part of the brain is the soul located in?  What was the blood-clotting mechanism of a tyranosaurus?  Nobody knows.  But the answers are here.  And I'm going to find them.  That's what kind of place this is.  It's the universe!"

"Austin: I'm going to take you on the greatest adventure of your life. You probably'll never even thank me.  Let's go."

"Michelle: A science groupie. I have seen everything. Austin:  She's obviously done a lot of work on this.  We have to encourage young minds, Micki.  Give them a chance to tap our brains. Michelle:  I think she may want to tap more than your brain."

"Michelle: I thought you never lied. Austin: I don't.  It's just that sometimes I withhold the qualifiers. Michelle:  For somebody who says facts are all that count, Mr. Jimmy Austin, you're the most deceitful person I know. Austin:  I once determined that there are forty-nine different ways to misrepresent the truth.  I only use six, way below the national average of thirty-two."

"Michelle: If you're so smart, how come you let a computer program chase you into a crummy laundromat?"

"Michelle: What kind of human being are you? Austin: When I was eight years old, I took off all my clothes and painted myself blue.  Then I climbed up on the roof of a house, I placed both thumbs on the base of a lightning rod, and faced the electromagnetic north pole.  Why?  Why did I do that? Michelle:  How should I know? Austin:  Well, when you figure it out, then you'll know what kind of human being I am."

"Michelle: You're not on drugs or anything, are you? Austin: I have fragmented REM cycles.  I'm slightly schizophrenic. Michelle:  Is that why you sleep in a tool cabinet? Austin:  Sensory deprivation tank.  Helps me dream."