When I was on Earth, I used to sit outside on the front porch before a thunderstorm and smell the ozone in the air. And then the rain would come crashing down in big, dark curtains and it was exciting and beautiful and humbling and wonderful and I always thought to myself,'This is what being alive is all about.'

Dr. Finn

Sometimes, it's electrifying being afraid. It means you're out of your comfort zone.

Dr. Finn

Grayson: Guys, it's perfect. Thank you.
Cassius: You really captured her essence. Deep down, She truly is a cartoon.

Mikkal: The Celestial Advisory has confirmed, Prefect. It's a star.
Prefect: Call an emergency session.
Mikkal: What does it mean?
Prefect: Change.

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Warden: Y'know, you have my pity.
Grayson: Your wife has mine.

We look for patterns in the natural world around us. It's in our blood. We're desperate to find meaning. But sometimes, a star is just a star.

Mercer

Your world is no longer just this planet. When you sent that message, you invited yourselves into a galaxy packed with thousands of different cultures. You might want to start being a little more open-minded.

Keyali

We actually have this crazy system where we judge people by their actions not their birthdates. It's kind of wacky, I know.

Keyali

Murderous instincts reside within every Giliac, either deeply buried or on the surface. Stars don't lie.

Rokal

We all do better when we all do better.

Mercer

Dr. Finn: We decided a long time ago that forcing people to toil relentlessly in the pursuit of material wealth was an unnatural state for our species to exist in.
Physicist: So, it really is a utopia. No societal burdens.
Mercer: I mean, we still have, like, in-laws and things like that but we've come a long way. We believe that everyone deserves a fair chance at happiness.

Our currency is reputation. An individual's wealth is determined by their individual achievements, not their monetary value.

Grayson

The Orville Season 2 Quotes

Mercer: Y'know what the worst days are, Olix? The days when you can't stay busy. No Krill confrontations. No spatial anomalies. Just nothing going on. And all your thoughts just march inward.
Olix: So most days.

Mercer: How long you had that thing?
Bartender: I had the computer replicate it last week. I'm trying to warm the place up a little bit, y'know? Get a nice vibe going.
Mercer: The late-night-jazz-depressed-guy-at-the-bar vibe? I can help you with that.