New Amsterdam (TV Series)
Legacy (2008)
Stephen McKinley Henderson: Omar
Quotes
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John Amsterdam : DNA work. Pronounced similarity in genetic markers. Alex Spoor was family.
Omar : Not like you didn't suspect it.
[raises a glass]
Omar : To Alex.
John Amsterdam : [raises his glass] to Alex.
Omar : A descendant of my wayward father. Sorry we never knew you... Your wife and your son, why didn't you go after them, John? Try to see them.
John Amsterdam : And say what? I knew I had to leave them sooner or later. Better they left me.
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Omar : [to John] People are people. If I took responsibility for everything you did, I'd never get out of bed in the morning.
John Amsterdam : Well, it's like 200 years ago you beat up somebody in a bar and today one of his descendants blows up a building. Now you can say it's not your fault, but you're connected to it.
Omar : It's the butterfly effect. A butterfly flaps it's wings in India and you don't get your wine shipment.
John Amsterdam : With me it happens over time. Most people don't live long enough to see it.
Omar : Because we only live one life.
John Amsterdam : One life, it's... it's just a blink of an eye.