300 Best X-Files Quotes: Dana Scully and Mulder

1. “Scully, you're a doctor, for God's sake. You gonna tell me you actually go along with this s---?' [said the Sheriff].

2. Dana, open yourself up to extreme possibilities, but only when they’re the truth. That goes for Boggs and your father.

3. The truth is out there, but so are lies.

4. Please explain to me the scientific nature of the whammy.

5. “Mulder, the Internet is not good for you. ” — Dana Scully

6. “Mulder, you just keep unfolding like a flower. ” — Dana Scully

7. Rugged, manly men in the full bloom of their manhood

8. Scully: It’s headline news how much this guy despised Drake.

9. It's not exactly as if you've ever tried to fit into the program.

10. Dana Scully: You lied. You have seen it before, I can tell. You lied to them.

11. “A mother never forgets.”

12. He's a jerk. He's not a jerk. He's, um... he's obsessed with his work.

13. Scully: It must be for the visually-impaired.

14. “The science that we were taught takes us but a distance towards the truth.”

15. “Scully could see that Mulder might be a nice guy. Well-meaning. Talented. With his heart in the right place.

16. I believe they have to do with unexplained phenomena.

17. “You can't protect the public by lying to them. ”

18. How can the esophagus be crushed without the neck even being touched?

19. “Triangle” follows Mulder as he boards Queen Anne – a ship that resurfaced after having disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle – and ends up traveling back in time to 1939. There he encounters familiar faces, including Spender, Cigarette Smoking Man, and Scully – only they’re not exactly themselves, of course. Meanwhile, The Lone Gunman alert Scully of Mulder’s disappearance and she rushes through the J. Edgar Hoover Building in search of someone who can help her save her reckless partner. She ends up storming into the basement office, yelling this precious line at Spender:

20. “You'll only win the war if you pick the right battles, Agent Mulder. This is a battle you can't win. ”

21. “This office was her notion of a nightmare. She had no idea how Mulder ever found anything he wanted. But he always seemed to. ”

22. “What I find fantastic is any notion that there are answers beyond the realm of science. The answers are there. You just have to know where to look. ” — Dana Scully

23. “And the. . . Sangre Viento?”

24. “I'm afraid. I'm afraid to believe. ”

25. (Mulder) "Did I not make myself clear?"

26. (David Duchovny) "The voice tells me my sister is safe. It tells me everything will be okay."

27. Cigarette Smoking Man: What is this?

28. “Some jobs keep pulling you back.”

29. It probably has to do with your reputation.

30. “You want the truth, Agent Mulder? You’ve come to the right place.”

31. (David Duchovny) "The lights aren't on."

32. “Trust no one”

33. “Your own government lies as a matter of course, as a matter of policy…”

34. “And the...' [Mulder] stumbled several times, making [Scully] smile, before he managed, 'Sangre Viento?'

35. “All we can do, Scully, is pull the thread, see what it unravels. ”

36. “I think that you appreciate that there are extraordinary men and women and extraordinary moments when history leaps forward on the backs of these individuals, that what can be imagined can be achieved, that you must dare to dream, but that there's no substitute for perseverance and hard work and teamwork because no one gets there alone; and that, while we commemorate the... the greatness of these events and the individuals who achieve them, we cannot forget the sacrifice of those who make these achievements and leaps possible.”

37. “The science that we were taught takes us but a distance towards the truth. ” — Dana Scully

38. “I know what I’m doing.”

39. “Dr. Blockhead's mocking face was solemn for once. 'Modern science is wiping out deviant strains of the human form,' he said. 'In the twenty-first century, genetic engineering will do more than merely eliminate Siamese twins and alligator-skinned people. It will make it hard to find a person with even a slight overbite or a large nose. I can see that future and it makes me shudder. The future looks like- him'

40. No matter how paranoid you are, you're not paranoid enough.

41. Luther Lee Boggs: Mr. Boggs must be made redemptive for his transgressions.

42. “What if there was only one choice and all the other ones were wrong? And there were signs along the way to pay attention to.”

43. “Scully was doing the driving, which she preferred. Mulder knew only two speeds: fast and faster. ”

44. (Gillian Anderson) "Sure, fine, whatever."

45. “I'm sure they just felt more comfortable talking to me.'

46. “I have seen this before. You’re on fire, believing that you’re onto some truth, that you can save the world.”

47. “We overpopulate the world and create new technologies to kill each other with. Maybe we're just beasts with big brains. ”

48. Actually, I'm looking forward to working with you. I've heard a lot about you.

49. “It looks like this person was born without footprints. Which is impossible, by the way. ”

50. Please tell me you're here with severe chest pains.

51. (Gene Gogolak) "Won't that sound good in a court of law? When the judge asks you who killed the Klines, what exactly are you going to tell him?"

52. “With his bare hands Mulder dug at the loose earth. After a minute, he said, 'I've go it. I just have to pull it out and-'

53. (David Duchovny) "Please tell me you're here with severe chest pains."

54. And a lie, Mr. Mulder, is most convincingly hidden between two truths.

55. You believe it all, don't you?

56. (Gillian Anderson) "Actually, I'm looking forward to working with you. I've heard a lot about you."

57. (David Duchovny) "If coincidences are coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?"

58. “Mulder gave a crooked smile of welcome. Sorry', he said, 'nobody down here but the FBI most unwanted'. ”

59. It is a failure to recognize the limits of our own stupidity, the nascency of our science, the rudiment of our tools. ”

60. It wasn't even real cream cheese, it was light cream cheese!

61. “All we can do, Scully, is pull the thread, see what it unravels.”

62. “Maybe you're just seeing what you wanted to see.”

63. “We have a small problem. They’ve reopened the X-Files. ”

64. (Big Mike Raskin) "You have to get out of here."

65. (Big Mike Raskin) "The Ubermenscher. It's our fault. The original homeowners; we asked for it and now we can't stop it."

66. Scully: Well it’s not hard to see why they mistook you for a vagrant.

67. “Conspiracy sells…it pays for bulletproof limousines. ”

68. Scully: Just because I can’t explain it doesn’t mean I’m going to believe they’re UFOs.

69. Just because you get more votes, it doesn’t mean you win. ”

70. Baby, me and you'll be peeing through a catheter.

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72. “No matter how paranoid you are, you're not paranoid enough. ”

73. “It looks like this person was born without footprints. Which is impossible, by the way.”

74. “Notice they didn’t get a picture of it, which is odd, because everybody always has a camera on them these days.”

75. “Looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you.”

76. (David Duchovny) "What can I do about a Lie with an Official Seal on it?"

77. (Mulder) "But you didn't know exactly what you were getting into, did you? I mean, you can summon its existence, but -- You can give it life, but you can't control it. The best you can hope for is to stay out of its way."

78. (TXF: I Want To Believe)

79. “These are tricks that the mind plays. They are ingrained cliches from a thousand different horror films. When we hear a sound, we get a chill. We see a shadow and we allow ourselves to imagine something that an otherwise rational person would discount out of hand. The whole idea of a benevolent entity fits perfectly with what I'm saying. That a spirit would materialize or return for no other purpose than to show itself is silly and ridiculous.”

80. Phoebe Green: Oh come on, don’t tell me you left your sense of humor in Oxford ten years ago.

81. You got it, spooky.”

82. “A mother never forgets.”

83. “I didn’t set out to destroy the world, Mulder. People did. ”

84. “Scully, this is a classic case of demon fetal harvest. ”

85. “I just changed the timetable. Everyone still dies in the end. ”

86. “I want us to cool down for a while before we end up on horses' said Scully.

87. “I'm okay,' [Mulder] said, shifting over to make room for Scully. 'Just thinking.'

88. Dana Scully : [after tricking Mulder into the door being locked] I had you.

89. Director: The reason you’re here, Agent Scully, is we want you to assist Agent Mulder on these X-Files. You will write field reports on your activities along with your observations on the validity of the work.

90. “The X-Files have been reopened”

91. “Mulder, sometimes I think the world is going to hell and we’re the only two people who can save it.”

92. “Men can never be free because they’re weak, corrupt, worthless… and restless. ” — Cigarette Smoking Man

93. Returning Series

94. “Besides, you have to remember that the thinner air out here slows down the intellectual process, the result of less oxygen flowing to the brain.'

95. “Scully,' [Mulder] said, his voice quiet and serious, 'with the... unorthodox explanations I often find when studying the evidence, I know you're always skeptical-but every time you're at least fair to me. You respect my opinion, even when you don't agree with it.' He looked at his hands. 'I don't know if I've ever told you, but I really appreciate that.'

96. “Mulder… listen to me. As your friend and as a physician, you are on dangerous ground here.”

97. “Have you checked everywhere?”

98. “I have to admit, this place gives me the creeps.' [said Scully].

99. (Gene Gogolak) "It's important that people fit in."

100. (David Duchovny) "I guess their parachutes didn't open."

101. “Whatever happened to playing a hunch? The element of surprise, random acts of unpredictability? If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.”

102. “If this thing looks like those drawings, I’m emptying my clip into it. Even if it is in its underwear.”

103. “You and I both know that if it looks bad, it's bad for the FBI. Blame has to be assigned somewhere.”

104. (Unnamed) "Sometimes we must come full circle to find the truth. Why does that surprise you?"

105. “Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes.”

106. Dana Scully: Mulder, toads just fell from the sky!

107. “Mulder, the Internet is not good for you.”

108. “How many times have we been here before, Scully? Right here. So close to the truth and now with what we've seen and what we know to be right back at the beginning with nothing.”

109. “Mulder, I want you to meet your new assistant. Special Agent Dana Scully, Fox Mulder.'

110. (Dana Scully) "Why? What are you talking about? Who's downstairs?"

111. (Therapist) "Do you believe the voice?"

112. “Really?' [Scully said]... 'And you think that makes sense?'

113. “Tell me, have you done much circus work in your life?' [asked Mulder].

114. (Mulder) "Come on, Laura. We're married now."

115. “I'm afraid. I'm afraid to believe.”

116. “Sometimes the only sane answer to an insane world is insanity. ”

117. “If this thing looks like those drawings, I’m emptying my clip into it. Even if it is in its underwear. ”

118. “All we can do, Scully, is pull the thread, see what it unravels. ” — Fox Mulder

119. “Alien technology being used against us, not by aliens, not with aliens, but by a venal conspiracy of men against humanity.”

120. (Gillian Anderson) "Mostly, it just makes me afraid."

121. Fox Productions

122. “The science that we were taught takes us but a distance towards the truth.”

123. Dana Scully: You’re saying that time disappeared? Time can’t just disappear. It’s a universal invariant!

124. (David Duchovny) "I would never lie. I willfully participated in a campaign of misinformation."

125. (David Duchovny) "Where is she?"

126. “- Agent Dana Scully: Are you drunk, Mulder?

127. “Scully could see that Mulder might be a nice guy. . . With his heart in the right place. But his head was definitely screwed on wrong. ”

128. (Gillian Anderson) "Stop or I'll shoot."

129. “Who needs Google when you got Scully?” — Fox Mulder

130. “I'm afraid that God is speaking and no one is listening.”

131. “You see a man lying here, a seemingly weak man, but I’m the most powerful man in the world.”

132. (Gillian Anderson) "Afraid that God is speaking -- but that no one's listening."

133. There’s no chance for emotional investment. ”

134. “So, Mulder,' Colton spoke in a mocking tone. 'What do you think? Look like the work of Little Green Men?'

135. (Dana Scully) "That's right, poopy head."

136. “Notice they didn’t get a picture of it, which is odd, because everybody always has a camera on them these days. ”

137. “It's hot,' [Mulder] said, dropping on the bench beside [Scully].

138. You’ve seen one serial killer, you’ve seen ’em all. ”

139. “That which makes miracles can also make great evil. ” — Cigarette Smoking Man

140. (Big Mike Raskin) "It's come for you, Laura. You can't make a noise. Shh. Shh."

141. “What do you want? Coke, Pepsi, saline IV?”

142. “I just changed the timetable. Everyone still dies in the end. ” — Cigarette Smoking Man

143. (Pat Verlander) "What in God's name are you doing?"

144. (Dana Scully) "Mike. What happened to you?"

145. If coincidences are coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?

146. “An assistant? Nice to know I'm suddenly so highly regarded

147. “It smells like... I think it's bile. Tooms must have taken it from his victims' livers.'

148. Dana Scully: I think Howard Graves fabricated his own death.

149. (Dana Scully) "Scully. Mulder, good night."

150. (David Duchovny) "You have to be willing to see."

151. Dana Scully: What do you think it is?

152. (David Duchovny) "I want to believe."

153. “‘Back in the day.’ Scully, ‘back in the day’ is now.”

154. (David Duchovny) "Scully, should we be picking out china patterns or what?"

155. “Scully nodded. Of course. It made sense. Complete sense. No question about it. Mulder was perfectly sane in telling her all this. And she was perfectly sane in listening to it and nodding and urging him to tell her more. It was the rest of the world that was-

156. Fox Mulder : Scully, you gotta see this. Scully

157. “I finally know why I’m not a Christian, Scully. My parents never got me a puppy. ” — Fox Mulder

158. “There’s a lot of money to be made in scaring people.”

159. “The world will go on. Just in my image instead of God’s. ”

160. (Mulder) "Yeah, whirligig. It's tacky enough to break your rules and your CCRs; tacky enough to mark the Klines for death."

161. “- Agent Fox Mulder: After what you saw last night, after all you've seen, you can just walk away?

162. (Gillian Anderson) "And you are mine."

163. “Back in the day.” Scully, “back in the day” is now.

164. “That which makes miracles can also make great evil. ”

165. (David Duchovny) "Oh, really? I was under the impression that you were sent to spy on me."

166. “You see a man lying here, a seemingly weak man, but I’m the most powerful man in the world. ”

167. “Sometimes they need to mess with their heads. It outweighs the millstone of humiliation. ”

168. (David Duchovny) "Scully, you have to believe me. Nobody else on this whole damn planet does or ever will. You're my one in five billion."

169. (David Duchovny) "I have a theory. Do you want to hear it?"

170. “Let's just say this case has a. . . distinct smell to it. A certain. . . Paranormal bouquet. ”

171. (Gene Gogolak) "Whirligig."

172. “There’s a lot of money to be made in scaring people. ” — Dana Scully

173. “We must ask ourselves…are they really a hoax? Are we truly alone? Or are we being lied to?”

174. “A smile spread over Dr. Blockhead's face. 'But where are my manners?' he said. 'What a bad host I am. Let me offer you a little refreshment.'

175. Dana Scully: Mulder, look, Colton plays by the book and you don't. They feel your methods, your theories are...

176. “We do our work. The truth still lies in the X-Files, Mulder. ” — Dana Scully

177. (David Duchovny) "Oh, isn't it nice to be suddenly so highly regarded. So, who did you tick off to get stuck with this detail, Scully?"

178. “Whatever you're feeling, you did the right thing.”

179. (Unnamed) "Afraid?"

180. “Mulder gave a crooked smile of welcome. 'Sorry,' he said, 'Nobody down here but the F.B.I.'s most unwanted.”

181. (Mulder) "You wanna make that honeymoon video now?"

182. “I’m old-school, Mulder. Pre-Google. ”

183. “Your own government lies as a matter of course, as a matter of policy. ” — Fox Mulder

184. (Dana Scully) "Stop what, Mike?"

185. “Some jobs keep pulling you back.”

186. “‘Back in the day. ’ Scully, ‘back in the day’ is now. ”

187. Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery

188. (Gene Gogolak) "Son, my lawyers are going to make you sound so stupid that not only will I never see the inside of a jail cell, but you'll be signing all your paychecks straight to me."

189. I'm asking you to trust my judgment. To trust me.

190. “I have seen this before. You’re on fire, believing that you’re onto some truth, that you can save the world.”

191. I don’t have time for your convenient ignorance.

192. (Big Mike Raskin) "I tried to give it Shroeder. You know, tit-for-tat. Just like Shroeder did for me."

193. (Big Mike Raskin) "Shh, shh, shh."

194. Must be nice not having someone question your every move, poking holes in all your theories.

195. “How they police us and spy on us, tell us that makes us safer? We’ve never been in more danger. ” — Fox Mulder

196. “I want to remember how it was. I want to remember how it all was.”

197. “Well, I didn’t burst into flames when I crossed the threshold, so I guess they really do forgive a lot. ” — Fox Mulder

198. “Scully-'

199. Dana Scully: Is that your profile?

200. “I have never met anyone so passionate and dedicated to a belief as you. It’s so intense that sometimes it’s blinding.”

201. But our fear of the everyday, of the lurking stranger and the sound of footfalls on the stairs, the fear of violent death and the primitive impulse to survive, are as frightening as any X-File, as real as the acceptance that it could happen to you. ”

202. “I’m old-school, Mulder. Pre-Google.”

203. “The X Files” quotes (1998)

204. (David Duchovny) "Sorry, nobody down here but the FBI's most unwanted."

205. “I have never met anyone so passionate and dedicated to a belief as you. It’s so intense that sometimes it’s blinding. ” — Dana Scully

206. “Time has a way of shedding light on injustices. ” — Dana Scully

207. Nothing happens in contradiction to nature.

208. “The world will go on. Just in my image instead of God’s.”

209. (Gillian Anderson) "The Truth is out there, Mulder. But so are lies."

210. “They vanished in the same forest without a trace. Not one of them was ever found or heard from again.'

211. “I’ve often felt that dreams are answers to questions we haven’t yet figured out how to ask. ” — Fox Mulder

212. “You saved me. As difficult and as frustrating as it's been sometimes, your goddamned strict rationalism and science have saved me a thousand times over. You kept me honest. You made me a whole person. I owe you everything and you owe me nothing. I don't know if I wanna do this alone. I don't even know if I can. And if I quit now, they win.”

213. “I didn't know you were a techie, Mulder.' said Scully...

214. Mulder: They’re here, aren’t they.

215. Mulder: This woman claims to have been taken aboard a spaceship and held in an anti-gravity chamber without food and water for three days.

216. (Gillian Anderson) "I wish it were that simple."

217. (Gillian Anderson) "Mulder, even if --"

218. (Mulder) "Come on Laura -- were married now"

219. (David Duchovny) "Sometimes the only sane answer to an insane world is insanity."

220. “My name is Fox Mulder. Since my childhood, I have been obsessed by a controversial global phenomenon. Since my sister disappeared when I was 12 years old… in what I believe was an alien abduction. My obsession took me to the FBI, where I investigated paranormal science cases through the auspices of a unit known as the X-Files. Through this unit, I could continue my work on the alien phenomenon, and the search for my missing sister. In 1993, the FBI sought to impugn my work, bringing in a scientist and medical doctor to debunk it… which only deepened my obsession for the better part of a decade, during which time that agent, Dana Scully, had her own faith tested. In 2002, in a change of direction and policy, the FBI closed the X-Files, and our investigation ceased. But my personal obsession did not.”

221. “[Mulder] slowed as he approached the front walk, slipping his left hand into his pocket to wrap around his gun. Front or back? Wait for Scully, or do the stupid thing and go in on his own?

222. (Mulder) "A tulpa. It's a Tibetan thought-form. It's a living, breathing creature willed into existence by someone who possesses that ability; an ability I think you picked up on your whirligig-buying excursions to the Far East. Why'd you do it? I mean, is it so damn important for everybody to have the same color mailbox?"

223. “What if there was only one choice and all the other ones were wrong? And there were signs along the way to pay attention to. ” — Dana Scully

224. “Scully and I will be back to relieve you in eight hours if Tooms doesn't show,' Mulder promised. 'Right here.'

225. Alien technology being used against us, not by aliens, not with aliens, but by a venal conspiracy of men against humanity.

226. “Children aren't born liking sunflower seeds. Environments shape them; behavior patterns are taught.”

227. “I didn’t set out to destroy the world, Mulder. People did.”

228. (Gillian Anderson) "But Mulder --"

229. “Cutler’s eye-line is trained above the door, about Tim Duncan height. We can eliminate any 76ers, ’cause those guys can’t find the rim.”

230. (Gillian Anderson) "Last time you were so engrossed, it turned out you were reading the "Adult Video News.""

231. “- Agent Dana Scully: I saw your face, Mulder. There was a definite moment of panic.

232. This looks like an X-File

233. “I’m old-school, Mulder. Pre-Google. ” — Dana Scully

234. “There’s a lot of money to be made in scaring people. ”

235. I want to remember how it was. I want to remember how it all was.

236. “The truth is out there”

237. “I have to be in Washington, D.C. in 11 hours for a hearing, the outcome of which might affect one of the biggest decisions of my life and here I am in the middle of nowhere, Texas, chasingphantom tanker trucks.”

238. “Survival is the ultimate ideology.”

239. “What if there was only one choice and all the other ones were wrong? And there were signs along the way to pay attention to.”

240. (Gillian Anderson) "Agent Mulder? I'm Dana Scully. I've been assigned to work with you."

241. “I have never met anyone so passionate and dedicated to a belief as you. It’s so intense that sometimes it’s blinding. ”

242. “- The Cigarette Smoking Man: He's seen more than he should.

243. (Gordy) "So, how was your first night? Peaceful?"

244. “...she kept hoping Mulder and Scully would kiss each other well and good. Having a relationship vicariously through fantasy and excellent scripting was all Aggie had at the moment - and to be honest, it wasn't all that bad. Her imagination was always better than reality...”

245. (David Duchovny) "Oh no."

246. “Scully, I gave up profiling before I gave up monsters. You’ve seen one serial killer, you’ve seen ’em all.”

247. Why do I get the feeling they'd be happy if we never found him at all?

248. (Mulder after finding and touching Tooms' nest) Is there anyway I can get it off my fingers quickly without betraying my cool exterior?

249. “We do our work. The truth still lies in the X-Files, Mulder.”

250. “The science that we were taught takes us but a distance towards the truth. ”

251. “Scully liked neatness and order. This office was her notion of a nightmare. She had no idea how Mulder ever found anything he wanted. But he always seemed to.”

252. Dana Scully: Did Boggs confess?

253. “We send those men up into space to unlock the doors of the universe, and we don’t even know what’s behind them. ”

254. (Gillian Anderson) "Mulder, toads just fell from the sky."

255. Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only in contradiction to what we know of it. And that's a place to start. That's where the hope is.

256. “Conspiracy sells…it pays for bulletproof limousines.”

257. (Edited for typos)

258. “Mulder' she said gently. 'They don't want you involved. They don't want to hear your theories. That's why Section Chief Blevins has you hidden away down here in the basement.'

259. “- Agent Dana Scully: Any thoughts as to why anybody would be growing corn in the middle of the desert?

260. (Mulder) "Let's start with the Klines. You're responsible for them being in little pieces in my front yard. You gave them that lawn ornament. The guy with the axe."

261. “We have a small problem. They’ve reopened the X-Files.”

262. (Mulder) "The thrill is gone"

263. To doubt it is a failure of more than the imagination. It is a failure to recognize the limits of our own stupidity, the nascency of our science, the rudiment of our tools.

264. “Time passes in moments... moments which, rushing past define the path of a life just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen, to consider whether the path we take in life is our own making or simply one into which we drift with eyes closed. But what if we could stop, pause to take stock of each precious moment before it passes? Might we then see the endless forks in the road that have shaped a life? And, seeing those choices, choose another path?”

265. (Gene Gogolak) "FBI? What did I do?"

266. “Syzygy” is not an episode you’ll find on many people’s all-time-favorites list, though we believe it’s a bit underrated. Sure, it’s silly and portrays our beloved duo in a bad light, but it does have some pretty good comedic moments. And besides, the reason Mulder and Scully behaved the way they did is the effect of the eponymous Syzygy. But even if you can’t find it within yourself to enjoy this episode, you have to admit that the line Scully utters a couple of times in the episode:

267. (Melissa Scully) "Why is it so dark in here?"

268. “I've often felt that dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask. ”

269. “- Agent Fox Mulder: This is what you've been conspiring to conceal? A disease?

270. “We’ve been given another case, Mulder. It has a monster in it.”

271. “- DC Cop: The Feds are looking for him, too. Real nice business he's got?

272. “To doubt it is a failure of more than the imagination. It is a failure to recognize the limits of our own stupidity, the nascency of our science, the rudiment of our tools. ” — Cigarette Smoking Man

273. (David Duchovny) "You know, they say when you talk to God it's prayer, but when God talks to you, it's schizophrenia."

274. “Some jobs keep pulling you back. ”

275. “Mulder, the Internet is not good for you. ”

276. “I’ve controlled you since before you knew I existed.”

277. (Mulder) "It was wonderful. We just spooned up and fell asleep like little baby cats. Isn't that right, honey bunch?"

278. “When convention and science offer us no answers, might we not finally turn to the fantastic as a plausibility?” — Fox Mulder

279. “The people believe in authority. They’ve grown tired of waiting for miracle or mystery. Science is their religion. ” — Cigarette Smoking Man

280. “The truth is out there. But so are lies.”

281. “We’ve been given another case, Mulder. It has a monster in it.”

282. “We must ask ourselves… are they really a hoax? Are we truly alone? Or are we being lied to?” — Fox Mulder

283. “Scully was doing the driving, which she preferred. Mulder knew only two speeds: fast and faster.”

284. (Gillian Anderson) "You have seen this before, I can tell. You lied to them."

285. I’m not gonna ask you if you just said what I think you just said

286. “Mulder: It's hot

287. (David Duchovny) "Scully, I was like you once. I didn't know who to trust. Then I -- I chose another path -- another life, another fate, where I found my sister. The end of my world was unrecognizable and upside down. There was one thing that remained the same. You were my friend, and you told me the truth. Even when the world was falling apart, you were my constant. My touchstone."

288. “Mulder, the Internet is not good for you.”

289. “We must ask ourselves…are they really a hoax? Are we truly alone? Or are we being lied to?”

290. Oh my god, Mulder. It smells like... I think it's bile.

291. I want you to do me a favor. it’s not negotiable.

292. (Mulder) "Wow. Admit it, you just want to play house. Woman. Get back in here and make me a sandwich."

293. (Gillian Anderson) "Van Blundht somehow physically transformed into his captor and walked out the door, leaving no one the wiser?"

294. (Dana Scully) "It's Scully -- Mulder -- Good night"

295. (Dana Scully) "Mike -- Who did this to you?"

296. “Scully, I gave up profiling before I gave up monsters. You’ve seen one serial killer, you’ve seen ’em all. ”

297. Sure. Fine. Whatever.

298. “- Agent Fox Mulder: You told me you had answers.

299. “I’ve controlled you since before you knew I existed. ”

300. “- Agent Fox Mulder: I think they went left.

301. “Do you think there's any way I can quickly get it off my finger without betraying my cool exterior?”

302. “Sometimes the only sane answer to an insane world is insanity. ” — Fox Mulder

303. Dreams are the answers to questions that we haven't yet figured out how to ask.

304. “- Agent Dana Scully: I need this building evacuated and cleared out in ten minutes! I want you to call the fire department and have them block off the city center in a one mile radius around the building.

305. “Did you really think you could call up the Devil and ask him to behave?”

306. Fox Mulder: Max could tell them. Do you know why you collapsed don’t you, Max?

307. “I have never met anyone so passionate and dedicated to a belief as you. It’s so intense that sometimes it’s blinding.”

308. “I’m old-school, Mulder. Pre-Google.”

309. “Spooky? Do you think I'm spooky?”

310. Chris Carter

311. (Gillian Anderson) "I have never met anyone so passionate and dedicated to a belief as you. It's so intense that sometimes it's blinding."

312. “What is a virus but a colonizing force that cannot be defeated, living in a cave underground until it mutates and attacks.”

313. “Mulder… listen to me. As your friend and as a physician, you are on dangerous ground here.”

314. “Cutler’s eye-line is trained above the door, about Tim Duncan height. We can eliminate any 76ers, ’cause those guys can’t find the rim. ”

315. I was hoping you could help me solve the mystery of the beast.

316. (David Duchovny) "The truth will save you, Scully. I think it'll save both of us."

317. (Mulder) "Putting in a pool."

There you go! Quotes from the FBI agent in science fiction. A show about paranormal phenomena which has some of the best quotes in a long time.