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Alien Quotes

Words on what feels foreign, and what never really is.

Rather than science fiction alone, this set uses "alien" mostly as a way to talk about human nature: a science-fiction warning about how easily division could be exploited by an outside force, a note that intolerance has no place in a particular faith tradition, and an old philosophical claim that nothing human should feel foreign to us. See related lines in Life.

Everyone's quick to blame the alien.

Quotes by Aeschylus

I'm 100 percent convinced that Pablo Escobar was a human being. And he was a very interesting one. For sure, he was a very, very, very mean and awful human being in many senses, but he wasn't an alien. He...

Quotes by Wagner Moura

I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me.

Quotes by Terence

I have always loved octopuses. No sci-fi alien is so startlingly strange.

Quotes by Sy Montgomery

About Quotes

It's hilarious, because my guitar has what's known as a tremolo bar or a whammy bar. And the whammy bar is probably the most alien thing on my guitar that could possibly relate to a classical guitar.

Quotes by Steve Vai

It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian.

Quotes by Simon Conway Morris

With Alien, because we always use a different director, each one kind of stands on its own. So I guess it's possible for them to make another one, but we have no plans.

Quotes by Sigourney Weaver

Honey, I beat down an alien with my purse in the 'X Files.'

Quotes by Shangela

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien life out there? It's also about politics.

Quotes by Sarah Zettel

Always Quotes

Playing an alien gave me plenty of scope, and I was able to develop it once I became a member of the team.

Quotes by Sarah Sutton

Western music is alien to my ears.

Quotes by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

The murder of Robert Krentz - whose family had been ranching in Arizona since 1907 - by illegal alien drug dealers was the final straw for many Arizonans. But there are dozens and dozens of other citizens of our state...

Quotes by Russell Pearce

In a land of immigrants, one was not an alien but simply the latest arrival.

Quotes by Rudolf Arnheim

Science fiction has always used metaphors and disguises, talking about alien civilizations or the future.

Quotes by Robert J. Sawyer

American Quotes

Never the less, it is no light thing to enter into a profession absolutely foreign and alien to the people among which one's lot is cast; a profession which seems as dim and faraway and unreal as the shores of...

Quotes by Robert E. Howard

I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny.

Quotes by Ridley Scott

How do you live with one person for 13 years and another for eight and find both as alien as strangers?

Quotes by Richard Burton

When I was taught Shakespeare in school, it was such an alien, sanitized puzzle, it made no sense.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

Crime, to the man of the forties, was an alien monstrous terror.

Quotes by Rebecca Harding Davis

Life Quotes

I've been stealing from the Alien films throughout my entire career.

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Alien quotes page really about?
Despite the name, most of these quotes use "alien" to explore human nature and belonging rather than science fiction alone.
Why do people search for alien quotes?
The word works as both a literal and figurative idea, so people find quotes here about otherness, division, and shared humanity.
Is there a quote referencing classic science fiction?
Yes, one line references a well-known television episode to warn how easily human divisions could be exploited by an outside force.
Does this page touch on religion or intolerance?
One entry states plainly that intolerance has no place within a particular faith tradition, using "alien" to mean fundamentally foreign to its values.
What related pages should I look at?
See Life for broader reflection, or American for a related identity angle.

Read this way, the theme is less about outer space and more about how people define insiders and outsiders. Continue with About or American.