I built the machine to save lives. But how could I be certain that it wouldn't one day determine that all of humanity was irrelevant?

Finch

How often alliances shift in times of war. Not that there's alliances ever truly exist. They're an illusion, like seeing a sunset in a sky of flames.

Greer

Boys, meet Samaritan.

Root

Court is now in session.

Collier

You took the wrong information, you twisted it. You're supposed to lock up the criminals, not create them.

Collier

Why do these Decima guys keep killing themselves?

Reese

Welcome to the 8th.

Fusco

You have to pick a side. Because this is war.

Root

Person of Interest Quotes

Knowledge is not my problem. Doing something with that knowledge is where you come in. You can call me Mr. Finch.

Finch

When you find that one person who connects you to the world, you become someone different, someone better. When that person is taken from you, what do you become then?

Reese