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"[During a show at the Planetarium] Space... a universe of mystery. Well, today, the mystery will be unveiled. Thanks to science, we know the universe is nearly 500 miles long, and it contains—you're not going to believe this—over 1,000 stars."
"[To a panicked crowd] Okay, everyone, everyone, please, listen up. We're not getting eaten, or harvested, or having our brains barbecued. The universe isn't scary. It's really amazing. [Crowd stares] And don't forget to pick up your planetary yo-yos! [picks out a yo-yo and does a trick] We've got one for each of you. [crowd cheers]"
"[To Skiff and Eckle after the show] You are looking at the new Junior Assistant Curator! High four! [Lem and Skiff does a "high four"]"
"[After getting his job] Hey, I can see my whole life! A house, a car, two kids, they'll grow up and have kids. They'll come home to visit on holidays."
"[Watching Neera and Glar walk in the park with a protesting group; mimicking Glar] "Oooh, the cause, man!" [Normal voice] I'd like to cause him some PAIN! [Hits the telescope, which hits his face; To his three fish] I don't want to hear a single bubble. [The fish hold it in and one of them fails] Especially you, Bubbles."
"[After Chuck's landing] Mom, Dad! There is a ship in the-- [sees Chuck]"
"Neera, you have to choose. It's either me or Glar. [Mimicking Neera] Oh, Lem, There is no question. It's you, of course."
"[To Chuck as they hide in his bedroom] Look, I said I will take you to your flying saucer, okay? Well, there it is! Now leave! [looks out the window; sighs] I'll get you a blanket and a pillow for the night."
"[After several knocks on his door] Oh, great. let's just have a party!"
"[After Neera rejects him] Oh, great. This day just keeps getting better and better."
"[Sees Chuck on TV, quoting Darth Vader] SKIFF!!!!!!!"
"We got to get out of here, now!"
"[After getting fired] Oh, great! Just great! Fired! Say, why don't you harvest my organs, and GET IT OVER WITH!! [Slams door]"
"No! You're making a mistake; he's friendly!"
"[Sighs] No."
"[To the crowd] Space isn't 500 miles. It's not. It's so much bigger than we could imagine. There is billions of galaxies, and each galaxy has billions of stars! Next to that, our planet is just -- [Pause] Excuse me. [Leaves the Planetarium]"
"[To Grawl] I know what you are afraid of... and it is not Chuck. It's not monsters or, or aliens. it's the unknown. I spent my whole life running from it. And I think, maybe, you have, too. But, I'm telling you. The unknown isn't something to be afraid of. It can be your best friend. And just when you think that it means the end of everything you know, it's really... just the beginning."
"[To soldiers & Kipple as Base 9 is about to blow] Wh-Wh-What are you looking at?! RUUUUUUN!!"
"[He steps on a rubber duck] What the...? A duck? [sees Neera and Lem's parents staring at him, and gulps]"
"[Taking off his helmet] I can breathe, [realizes the air is breathable] I can breathe!"
"[Thinking of a lie to convince Lem to help] But I suppose you could leave me stranded. My wife will have to support the kids. 11. We have eleven kids, always hungry. Yeah, yeah, but hey, they'll get by without a father. The important thing here is for you to avoid a little trouble."
"[To Rover] Hey! A planet full of aliens, and you sent back pictures of rocks?! Bad boy! Bad boy!"
"[Giving advice on love] Why do chicks dig me? Because I'm handsome? Because I'm an astronaut? Yes and yes. But, it's also because of Chuck Baker's three steps to romance: Spot your prey. Make your move. Show no mercy. [suavely] Hey, baby. I saw you across the bar. Are sparks flying or is this place on fire."
"[A tank pointing at him and Lem] We better RUN!!"
"[In a room with elderly women holding a tea party; to Lem] Let the doctor handle this. [Clears throat] Ladies, who wants to meet an astronaut? [Ladies throws cups at him] Ladies, one at a time! I'm on Facebook."
"[About the universe] There's billions of galaxies, and in each galaxy there's billions of stars. Next to that, kid, our planets are just... dust in the wind."
"[To Lem, while after pretending to release him from his control] Kid, I'm going down, anyway. There's no need for you to come with me. Thanks... for everything."
"[To Grawl after the chain reaction] You're not thinking all of this is my fault, right?"
"[The teens come to rescue him] Guys! This is so Luke Skywalker! [Noticing Neera standing next to Lem] Uh, by the way. You're not brother and sister, right?"
"[Last line] You're a great planet and your 50s are fine, but gimme a call when you get to the 60s… 'cause that's gonna be fun!"
"Totally ridiculous. Brains for dinner? Come on. Brains are for breakfast with cereal and milk. Dinner's organs and eyeballs."
"I love fake-alien-poop day."
"[Enters Lem's room] I saw the alien last night. I am so in. I got this guy wrapped around my little finger. Let me tell you, this alien's not so scary. [Sees Chuck] AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!"
"[Rover curls up on him] Awww. It's kind of cute, the way he does that."
"[To Chuck] If you have to do a number one... [places newspapers down on the floor] use these papers. If it's a number two, go outside... and if it's number three... I can't help you."
"[To Rover, after he ran away] Don't you ever run off like that! What if they took you to the pound? Where can I find you?"
"[Rover gets caught] Rover? NOOOOOOOO!"
"[Rover's taken into the Comic Book Store; sobbing] Why did he do it? I was going to teach him to beg and everything!"
"My little Rovie! [Sobs] I can still hear his wagging little antenna! [Rover wags his antenna and makes a sound] Rover? [Turns around] Rover?! ROVER, ROVER!! YOU'RE ALIVE!!"
"[Discovering Base 9] This is amazing! I was right again! Woo-hoo!!"
"[Sees a naked Chuck] That is a funny place for his antenna."
"[Repeated line] Diabolical!"
"[Interrogating Rover] Where's your MASTER?! TALK!! [Rover leaks oil out]"
"All right, lets get these aliens to Base 9. [Crowd gasps] Not that it exists. [Clears throat]"
"HOLD YOUR FIRREEEEE!!!"
"Sick, young lady is helping the enemy of your world! Sick is befriending a creature that's so completely... different! Sick is... WELL, LOOK! IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!! I'm sorry, Professor. It is too dangerous to let the alien live another minute."
"Aliens are quite like us, except they have two sets of teeth, hyperdermic fingertips, and hypnotic eyes to control our brains and turn us into zombies and destroy our world."
"Remember, anyone caught helping the aliens will go to jail!"
"[Investigating Chuck's head] What a remarkable brain you must have. An incision here and here, it should pop right out!"
"This boy is free!"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.