- Abdul: What is your name?
- Father O'Malley: William O'Malley.
- Abdul: I did not call you.
- Father O'Malley: You called for all the Jews. I'm Jewish, just like Jesus Christ. You take one, you gotta take us all.
- Jaffer: Here are some blankets for the night.
- Capt. Campbell: How about some beds?
- Jaffer: You don't need beds, you're gonna die tomorrow.
- Harry Goldman: I was in Beirut 20 years ago. You should've been here then. It was beautiful! Beirut had casinos, dances, parties, concerts. It was the Las Vegas of the Middle East.
- Father O'Malley: [Pete has succumbed to his wounds] Greater love than no man hath he gives up his life for a friend. Heavenly father, we humbly ask you that you cherish this most loving soul in the palm of your hand for all eternity. In the name of the father, of the son and of the holy ghost.
- [closes Pete's eyes]
- Ben Kaplan: [to his wife, Edie, after his name is called by Ingrid, the purser] We survived once, we can do it again.
- Nick Alexander: Did anyone ever tell you that you have beautiful legs?
- Bartender: Oh, Nick! You can't see them from here.
- Nick Alexander: No, but I do have a good imagination. Well, actually I'm just trying to be nice.
- Nick Alexander: [Dashing into Cockpit after McCoy gets on through the back of the plane] Come on, let's go! Goose this bird and let's get out of here!
- Capt. Campbell: I don't know that we have enough room.
- Nick Alexander: We won't have a second chance, give it all you got.
- Capt. Campbell: All right, here we go.
- [wrestles plane into the air]
- Nick Alexander: [Coronel Alexander to Major McCoy] General Woodbridge is waiting for the 'Go Ahead' from the president, Im waiting for the 'Go Ahead' from General Woodbridge, and you are waiting for the 'Go Ahead' from me.
- Maj. Scott McCoy: Better hurry, Nick... I think there's gonna be reinforcements on the way.
- Nick Alexander: How do you know?
- Maj. Scott McCoy: Something I heard on the radio.
- Nick Alexander: I didn't know you spoke Arabic?
- Maj. Scott McCoy: If we don't get outta here, we're all gonna be speaking it!
- Bobby: [after bandaging Jay's injured leg] All right, this will hold you till you get to a hospital.
- Jay Bilicki: Not a local hospital, I hope?
- Capt. Campbell: [to the Beirut air traffic control] Beirut, this is American Travelways Flight 282. We want to thank you for an interesting stay in Beirut. Hope you all have a nice day. ATW 282, out.
- Nick Alexander: [McCoy fires a bazooka from the roof] McCoy, what are you doing up there?... Drop that thing and get down here, QUICK!
- Maj. Scott McCoy: What do you want me to do... JUMP?
- Nick Alexander: I don't care what you do, get down here... FAST!
- Nick Alexander: Now, Ms. Harding, this will only take a few minutes.
- Ingrid: What's happening?
- Nick Alexander: The Algerian Commandos are going to break into the plane.
- Ingrid: Oh no, don't. All the hostages in Beirut, they'll kill them all.
- Nick Alexander: What hostages?
- Ingrid: The guys from the navy and all the Jews they took off the plane when the other hijackers came on.
- Nick Alexander: [panicked] What other hijackers?
- Ingrid: All those men who came on board, 10 or 12 of them.
- Nick Alexander: God! All sections! All sections!
- Nick Alexander: [Storms into the cockpit after killing the terrorist guards] Good morning, Gentlemen. Colonel Alexander, Delta Force.
- Capt. Campbell: It's about time.
- Nick Alexander: You got enough fuel?
- Capt. Campbell: For what?
- Nick Alexander: To fly to Israel.
- Capt. Campbell: [with a determined look] You bet.
- Nick Alexander: You need anything else to get this thing off the ground?
- Capt. Campbell: Yeah, a clear runway.
- Jaffer: If you try to be clever with me, Captain, I will kill you.
- Capt. Campbell: That would make you a real hero, wouldn't it?
- Jaffer: Yes, yes. Now, you go back to the press, but you watch what you say, huh?
- Capt. Campbell: Now, ask your questions please, one at a time.
- Robert Levine: [to Mustafa after he is called to first class with the other Jewish passengers] You just keep your hands off of my daughter.