A strange game the only move is not to play

The game itself is pointless! But back at the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war. That there can be "acceptable losses. Stephen Falken : I loved it when you nuked Las Vegas. Suitably biblical ending to the place, don't you think? Stephen Falken : Now, children, come on over here.

I'm going to tell you a bedtime story. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Once upon a time, there lived a magnificent race of animals that dominated the world through age after age. They ran, they swam, and they fought and they flew, until suddenly, quite recently, they disappeared.

Nature just gave up and started again. We weren't even apes then. We were just these smart little rodents hiding in the rocks. And when we go, nature will start over. With the bees, probably. Nature knows when to give up, David. Stephen Falken : [suddenly noticing] John! Good to see you. I see the wife still picks your ties. McKittrick : What is- What has this kid been telling you? Stephen Falken : [looking at screens] How far's he gone?

McKittrick : Well the President about ready to order a counterstrike. That's what we're recommending he do. Stephen Falken : It's a bluff, John, call it off. McKittrick : No, it's not a bluff. It's real. Stephen Falken : [raising his voice from stairs] Hello, General Beringer!

Stephen Falken! General Beringer : [standing] Mr. Falken you picked a hell of a day for a visit! Stephen Falken : Uh, uh, General, what you see on these screens up here is a fantasy; a computer-enhanced hallucination. Those blips are not real missiles. They're phantoms. Falken: Did you ever play tic-tac-toe?

Jennifer: Yeah, of course. Falken: But you don't anymore. Jennifer: No. Falken: Why? Jennifer: Because it's a boring game. It's always a tie. Falken: Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless! But back at the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war. That there can be "acceptable losses. That there can be 'acceptable losses. Falken: General, you are listening to a machine.

Do the world a favor and don't act like one. Falken: Open gate, walk through gate, close gate. David: [typing] People sometimes make mistakes. Joshua: Yes, they do. Joshua: "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play". Joshua: A strange game. Joshua: Would you like to play a game? A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess? Back to all quotes. See All Quotes. Logging out…. Logging out