Here are the best phrases from Doctor Who, a British science fiction television series whose main character is the Doctor who travels through time and is in charge of correcting injustices. The doctor is also a moral guide and through his words he usually leaves a series of teachings to his companions.
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-Sometimes, the less important things, my dear child, lead us to the greatest discoveries. -The doctor.
-You cannot rule the world in seclusion. You need to go out to the balcony a few times and move a tentacle. -The doctor.
-Traveling through time is like visiting Paris. You cannot just read the travel guide, you must dare to venture. Taste the food, use the wrong verbs, pay double, and end up kissing complete strangers. -The doctor.
-When you wake up, everything will be a story in your head. But it's okay. We are all stories at the end of the day. You just have to make a good story out of us. -The doctor.
-When you are little, all they tell you is: grow up, get a job, buy a house, and have a child, that's all. But the truth is, the world is much stranger. It's darker, and much crazier. But also much better. -Elton Pope.
-There's always an exit. -The doctor.
-This is who I am here and now, okay? All that counts is here and now, and this is me! -The doctor.
-It makes no sense to grow up if one cannot be childish sometimes. -The doctor.
-Amy Pond, there is something you must understand about me because it is important, and one day your life could depend on it. I am a hopelessly crazy man with a box. -The doctor.
-Imitate what I do. Go with the flow and make it seem like it's a plan. -The doctor.
-What is the meaning of the union between two hearts if you cannot forgive from time to time? -The doctor.
-Some people live longer in twenty years than others live in eighty. It is not the time that matters, it is the person. -The doctor.
-If you smash a butterfly with your shoe, you will change the future of the human race. -Martha Jones.
-The universe is big, it is vast, complicated and ridiculous, and sometimes, rarely, impossible things happen and we call them miracles. -The doctor.
-From my perspective, all life is a set of good and bad things. The good things don't always outweigh the bad, and vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them less important. -The doctor.
-Good men don't need rules. -The doctor
-In the fight for survival, there are no rules. -The doctor.
-I adore humans who always see patterns in things that don't exist.
-Even if it is small, the human brain can be quite effective operating at full capacity. -The doctor.
-Rose, before I go I just want to tell you that you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And you know what? I also. -The doctor.
-And if anyone asks if I made a material difference to the well-being of this planet, you can tell them that I came and left like a summer cloud. -The doctor.
-You know, you are the perfect example of how the sizes of the mouth and the brain are inversely proportional to each other. -The doctor.
-If I ever need help from a psychotic dwarf potato, you'll be the first to know. -The doctor.
-Higher intelligence and mindless cruelty just don't go together. -The doctor.
-There is always something to see if you open your eyes. -The doctor.
-For the rational mind, nothing is inexplicable; it's just not explained yet. -The doctor.
-Never run when you're scared. -The doctor.
-Okay, I'll confess… I'll confess that you're a bigger idiot than I thought. -The doctor.
-Never be sure of anything. It is a sign of weakness. -The doctor.
-You want weapons? We are in a library! Books are the best weapons in this world! This room is the largest arsenal we could have. Charge! -The doctor.
-Never give up, never give in. -The doctor.
-A solid hope is worth what a cart full of certainties. -The doctor.
-One can endure a world full of demons for the sake of an angel. -Reinette.
-A straight line allows us to travel the shortest distance between two points, but under no circumstances is it the most interesting route. -The doctor.
-Time will tell, it always does. -The doctor.
-Bravery is not only about not being afraid, you know. It is being afraid and still doing what you have to do. -The doctor.
"Logic, my dear Zoe, allows one to be wrong in the face of authority." -The doctor.
-We are not going to make the world a better place by yelling at it. -Wilfred Mott.
-The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common; They don't alter their perspective to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their perspective. -The doctor.
-You don't just give up. You don't let things happen. You defend your position! One says no! One must have the guts to do the right thing, even when everyone else just runs away. -Rose Tyler.
-All of us are capable of the most incredible changes. We can evolve as long as we remain true to who we are. We can honor who we have been and choose what we want to be. -The doctor.
-There are some corners of the universe that harbor the most terrible things. Things that work against everything we believe in. -The doctor.
-If you're going to sit there to drown in your self-pity, I'll bite your nose. -The doctor.
-The little human brains are curious. How are they even with those things? -The doctor.
-Rest is for those who are tired, sleep is for the dead. -The doctor.
-He is like fire and ice. He is like the night and the storm in the heart of the sun. He is ancient and perpetual. He burns in the center of time and can see the universe unfold. And he is wonderful. -The doctor.
-It's fine I understand it. You're an Idiot. -The doctor.
-Never ignore coincidences. Of course, unless you are busy. In that case, always ignore the matches. -The doctor.
-The universe must move on. Pain and loss define us as much as happiness or love. Be it a world, or a relationship, everything has its time. And everything has its end. -Sarah Jane Smith.
-You know, in 900 years of time and space, I have never before met someone who was not important. -The doctor.
-Do you know what thinking is? It's just a bombastic word used to change your mind. -The doctor.
-Almost all species in the universe have an irrational fear of the dark. But they are wrong, because it is not irrational. -The doctor.
-Every great decision creates waves, like a great stone thrown into a lake. The waves come together and bounce in unimaginable ways. The stronger the decision, the bigger the waves, and the more uncertain its consequences. -The doctor.
-I am and always will be the optimist, the one who harbors remote hopes, and the bearer of improbable dreams. -The doctor.