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“The X-Files” is a popular American science fiction television series that originally aired from 1993 to 2002. Created by Chris Carter, the show follows FBI agents Fox Mulder (played by David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (played by Gillian Anderson) as they investigate unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena, government conspiracies, and extraterrestrial encounters. Known for its blend of supernatural elements, conspiracy theories, and character-driven storytelling, “The X-Files” has garnered a dedicated fan base and is often considered a cult classic. The show has also spawned spin-off series, movies, and comic books.

The X-Files Quotes

1- Fox Mulder : “You want to know aboutanarchy? You don’t tell me where that other bomb is, and I’ll make sure you spend your prison time on your bigoted hands and knees putting a big smile on some convict’s face.”

2- Fox Mulder : “Alien technology being used against us, not by aliens, not with aliens, but by a venal conspiracy of men against humanity.”

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

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4-Jose Chung : “Though we may not be alone in the universe, in our own separate ways, on this planet we are all alone.”

5- Scully: “The science that we were taught takes us but a distance towards the truth.”

6- Scully: “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.”

7- Fox Mulder : “Did you really think you could call up the Devil and ask him to behave?”

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8- Fox Mulder : “Scully, I gave up profiling before I gave up monsters. You’ve seen one serial killer, you’ve seen ’em all.”

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

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

11- Man: “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.”

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12-Fox Mulder : “Your own government lies as a matter of course, as a matter of policy…”


13- Scully : “Maybefaithis a type of insanity.”

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

15- Fox Mulder : “This is my problem with modern-day monsters, Scully. There’s no chance for emotional investment.”

16- Fox Mulder : “It’s been said thatfearof the unknown is an irrational response to the excesses of theimagination. 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.”

17- Fox Mulder : “The road ofexcessleads to the palace ofwisdom”

18- Fox Mulder : “This isAmerica. Just because you get more votes, it doesn’t mean you win.”

MORE QUOTES

“The truth is out there.” – Fox Mulder

“I want to believe.” – Fox Mulder

“Trust no one.” – Fox Mulder

“I’m not saying it was aliens, but it was aliens.” – Internet meme inspired by The X-Files

“Mulder, it’s me.” – Dana Scully

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

“I’ve seen things that I cannot explain.” – Fox Mulder

“Conspiracy sells…it pays for bulletproof limousines.” – Fox Mulder

“The answers are there. You just have to know where to look.” – Fox Mulder

“The only lies worth telling are the ones that have a shred of truth.” – Smoking Man

“I’m not a skeptic. I’m a scientist.” – Dana Scully

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

“Mulder, if you’re dead, give me a sign.” – Dana Scully

“Agent Mulder, I’m Dana Scully. I’ve been assigned to work with you.” – Dana Scully

“I’m more interested in the journey than the destination.” – Fox Mulder

“The world is full of monsters with friendly faces.” – Fox Mulder

“The truth will save you, Scully.” – Fox Mulder

“This isn’t the end, but the beginning.” – Fox Mulder

“In my experience, there’s no such thing as luck.” – Fox Mulder

“I have to trust my instincts, just as you have to trust yours.” – Dana Scully

“The darkness of the human heart knows no bounds.” – Smoking Man

“The answers are there, you just have to ask the right questions.” – Fox Mulder

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

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