"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar." - Wash

[to River] "If there's any fighting, drop to the floor or run away."
[pause; regarding the rest of the crew]
" It's okay to leave them to die." - Simon Tam

"This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and then - explode." - Mal

"Hell, I'll kill a man in a fair fight... or if I think he's gonna start a fair fight, or if he bothers me, or if there's a woman, or if I'm gettin' paid - mostly only when I'm gettin' paid." - Jayne