Benjamin Kapanay Quotes in Blood Diamond (2006)

Danny Archer: So you think because your intentions are good, they'll spare you, huh?

Benjamin Kapanay: My heart always told me that people are inherently good. My experience suggests otherwise. But what about you, Mr. Archer? In your long career as a journalist, would you say that people are mostly good?

Danny Archer: No. I'd say they're just people.

Benjamin Kapanay: Exactly. It is what they do that makes them good or bad. A moment of love, even in a bad man, can give meaning to a life. None of us knows whose path will lead us to God.

[as they were encountering some child soldiers while driving]

Danny Archer: Drive right at them, they'll panic.

Benjamin Kapanay: No, do you know where the word "infantry" comes from, it means: Child Soldier. They're just children.