Durant quotes from Black Hawk Down (2001)

Col. Matthews

Super Six-Four, you all right?

Durant

This is Super Six-Four. We're good.

Matthews

You sure? You look like you got clipped pretty good.

Durant

Instrument panels are okay. No, we're good. Got a slight vibration in the pedals, but we're good.

Matthews

All right, put her down on the airfield, Super Six-Four. Have it checked out just to be safe.

Durant

Roger. (To copilot) Ray, I'm getting a lot of movement in these pedals. Check the systems again.

Durant

We lost the tail rotor, it's gone. Six-four is going down! Six-four is going in hard! Six-four is going down! We're going down! RAY!

Get Struecker's column back out there. They need to get to Durant's crash site fast. I want 'em out of there. All of them.

C-2, we're at the 6-4 crash site. Securing a perimeter. (to Durant) You all right?

CWO Durant

Yeah, I'm good.
Shughart, (handing him a weapon): You're locked and loaded. Any Skinnies come around these corners, you watch our backs. (He turns and starts outside.)

Durant

Hey - where's the rescue squad?

We're it. (exits.)

You are the Ranger who kills my people?

CWO Durant

I'm not a Ranger. I'm a pilot.

Durant

What do you want with me?

You have taken hostages. We... have you.

Durant

My government will never negotiate for me.

Then perhaps you and I can negotiate, huh? Soldier to soldier.

Durant

I'm not in charge.

Course not. You have the power to kill, but not negotiate. In Somalia, killing is negotiation. Do you really think if you get General Aidid, we will simply put down our weapons and adopt American democracy? That the killing will stop? We know this: without victory, there can be no peace. There will always be killing, you see? This is how things are, in our world.