Plio Quotes in Dinosaur (2000)

[first lines]

Plio: Some things start out big, and some things start out small, very small. But sometimes the smallest thing can make the biggest changes of all.

Bruton: Why is he doing this? Pushing them on with false hope?

Plio: It's hope that's gotten us this far.

Bruton: But why doesn't he let them accept their fate? I've accepted mine.

Plio: And what is your fate?

Bruton: To die here. It's the way things are.

Plio: Only if you give up, Bruton. It's your choice, not your fate.

Zini: [about Aladar as a baby] This "monster"'s got no teeth! What's he gonna do? Gum us to death?

Plio: Zini, come on: look at that sweet little face. Does that look like a monster to you?

Plio: [Bruton is found wounded] We can't just leave him here!

Eema: We can if we move fast enough.

[the group reaches the Nesting Grounds, featuring a large lake]

Plio: Our new home...

Zini: AND IT COMES WITH A POOL!

Yar: It's a cold-blooded monster from across the sea: vicious, flesh-eating!

[baby Aladar burps]

Yar: Eurgh...

Plio: Looks like a baby to me.

Yar: Babies grow up! You keep that thing, one day, we'll turn our backs, it'll be picking us out of its teeth! Things like THAT eat things like US as snacks!

[last lines]

Plio: None of knows what changes, big or small, lie ahead. One thing is certain - our journey's not over. We can only hope that in some small way our time here will be remembered.

Yar: Oh, well. Poor Zini. The clan still has one bachelor.

[Plio looks at Aladar]

Plio: No, we have two.

[after the lemur children hop away after playing with Aladar]

Plio: [sarcastically] Heh. It's a shame you don't like kids.

Aladar: [sarcastically] Ugh. Nasty little vermin.

[Frantically after the asteroid strikes]

Plio: Run, Aladar! Run! Run!

Yar: [both are giving mating advice, Yar to the males, Plio to the females] Okay boys, gather round: listen and learn from the Master.

Plio: Now girls, don't jump into the trees after the first boy with a cute back-flip: it's more fun if you keep them guessing.

Yar: And if a cute back-flip doesn't work, guess.

Plio: You're never going to forget this day, so make it one to remember.

Yar: But if you mess up, don't worry: they'll never remember.