John Clark Quotes in The Sum of All Fears (2002)
John Clark Quotes:
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Jack Ryan: I don't go on the, you know, missions, I just write reports for the CIA.
John Clark: Then write a report about it.
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John Clark: Shoot him, Ryan. Shoot him before he figures out what I'm saying.
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[Jack's giving a quick briefing using a PDA]
John Clark: I need to get one of those. I don't even have E-mail.
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Bill Cabot: [meeting privately] How's your Russian?
John Clark: It still works. Why?
Bill Cabot: Three Russian nuclear scientists are missing. I need to know where they are.
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John Clark: Mr. Ghazi, I'm not the police. I'm a physician. I assure you that anything you say to me stays between us.
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John Clark: "Reciprocity." That's a clever name for it. Revenge is a very, very, very dangerous motivation.
Robert Ritter: Are you able to handle this operation or not? What I'm looking for here is a simple yes or no.
John Clark: What you're looking for is a political mess.
Robert Ritter: Yes or no?
John Clark: Is that what they want? Because that's what this is.
Robert Ritter: They want what every first-term administration wants - a second term.
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John Clark: The one thing I am proudest of in my whole life, is that you're happy with me. If I couldn't, if I couldn't tell you that I was unhappy sometimes, is because I didn't want to risk hurting the one person I treasure most. I'm so sorry.
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Paulina: What made you wanna dance?
John Clark: You. Looking out that window, right there. You could see it from the train. Every night, I'd come home from work & I'd look for you, your face... you looked on the outside the way I was feeling on the inside.
Paulina: I was watching you, too. From the window, I saw you practicing on the platform.
John Clark: No? Uhh.
Paulina: That night I said all those thing to you, I didn't think I'd ever see you again. But you kept coming back.
John Clark: I didn't want to. I figured if I hadn't, you would have been right about everything you accused me of. Then, I started dancing and found I really liked it. It made me happy!
Paulina: Yes, it shows.
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Bobbie: So why did you all start dancing?
Vern: I'm getting married in September. My bride said she'd like to see me lose a few pounds, thought the dancing might be good exercise. I told her it wouldn't work.
[waitress gives him a hamburger and fries]
John Clark: I think you're gonna win that bet.
Chic: I'm here for the ladies, you know what they say about guys that can dance...
Bobbie: Yeah, that they're great in bed.
Chic: Right.
Bobbie: Where do you hear this crap?
Chic: Everywhere, everywhere the guys that can dance get the pick of the litter.
Bobbie: I'm here for the big dance competition. All I need is a partner.
[to John]
Bobbie: so that leaves you.
John Clark: What?
Bobbie: You're the only one that hasn't said why you're dancing.
John Clark: I'm dancing for exercise like Vern.
Bobbie: Bull.
John Clark: Because I'm lousy in bed like Chic. There I said it.
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Bobbie: ...and stop looking at my ass.
John Clark: I'll try.
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Paulina: You... are the frame.
John Clark: I'm the frame.
Paulina: She is the picture...
John Clark: She is the picture...
Paulina: ...in your frame. - Everything that you do is to show her off.
Bobbie: You got that?.
John Clark: I didn't hear that.
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