Quotes from the Movie Fail-Safe

Don't joke.

Ilsa Woolfe

Floesti. That was the rough one. We lost half our group.

Billy Flynn

I never flew the B-17. Only 24s.

Billy Flynn

Eh, you still have to fly the vindicator, Grady.

Billy Flynn

You'll be too old, anyway.

Billy Flynn

Nah, they're good kids, I tell you.

Billy Flynn

That's policy, Grady. Eliminates the personal factor. Everything's more complicated now. Reaction time's faster. You can't depend on people the same way.

Billy Flynn

Who do you depend on?

Colonel Jack Grady, USAF

You know something, Billy? I like the personal factor.

Colonel Jack Grady, USAF

Alright, gentleman. The sky awaits.

Officer

You're justifying murder.

General Black

I can hear the sound of explosions from the northeast! The sky is very bright, all lit up(cut off by high shrill sound of the Ambassador's phone melting from the nuclear blast)

U.S. Ambassador to Moscow

Moscow's been destroyed. Drop your bombs according to plan.

The President

Mr. Knapp here knows as much about electronic gear as anyone. He'd like to say something.

General Bogan

The more complex an electronic system gets, the more accident prone it is. Sooner or later it breaks down.

Gordon Knapp