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Up in the Air
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Steve: [on the verge of tears] Who the fuck are you, man?
Ryan: [voiceover] Excellent question. Who the fuck am I? Poor Steve has worked here for seven years. He's never had a meeting with me before, or passed me in the…
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Female flight attendant: Do you want the can, sir?
Ryan: The what?
Female flight attendant: Do you want the can, sir?
Ryan: The cancer?…
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Alex: [going through each others wallets] Oh, my God. I wasn't sure this actually existed. This is the American Airlines...
Ryan: It's a Concierge Key, yeah.
Alex: What is that, carbon fibre?
Ryan: Graphite.…
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Ryan: [on getting through airport security] Never get behind people traveling with infants. I've never seen a stroller collapse in less than 20 minutes. Old people are worse. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal…
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Ryan: Natalie, what is it you think we do here?
Natalie: We prepare the newly unemployed for the emotional and physical hurdles of job hunting, while minimizing legal blow-back.
Ryan: That's what we're selling. It's not…
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Bob: [Shows them a picture of his children, after having been informed he's been let go] What do you suggest I tell them?
Natalie: Perhaps you're overlooking the positive effects your career transition will have on your…
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Natalie: Never?
Ryan: No.
Natalie: Ever?
Ryan: No.…
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Alex: He broke up with you by text message?
Ryan: Wow. That's kind of like firing someone over the internet.
Alex: What a weasly prick.
Natalie: Yeah, but what does that make me? Someone who falls for a prick.…
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Natalie: I thought I'd be engaged by now. I thought by 23, I'd be married, maybe have a kid, corner office by day, entertaining at night. I was supposed to be driving a Grand Cherokee by now.
Alex: Well, life can…
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Alex: [over the phone] You never called.
Ryan: Well, I wasn't sure what was appropriate.
Alex: Appropriate? Ryan, I'm not some waitress you banged in a snowstorm. That word has no place in our vocabulary. I am the woman…
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Natalie: How can you not think about that? How does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone?
Ryan: It's simple; you know that moment when you look into somebody's eyes and you can feel them…
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Natalie: What happened to Alex?
Ryan: She had to leave town to get to a meeting.
Natalie: That's too bad, where's she live?
Ryan: Chicago.…
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Alex: [Over the phone] What were you thinking showing up at my door like that?
Ryan: I wanted to see you. I didn't know you had a family why wouldn't you tell me that?
Alex Goran: I'm sorry I ruined your evening but you…
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Maynard Finch: [referring to his frequent flier miles] You're the youngest person so far to hit ten million. I don't know where you find the time.
Ryan: I don't know.
Maynard Finch: [Hands him the lifetime executive…
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San Francisco Manager: [interviewing Natalie for a job] So, what happened?
Natalie: How exactly do you mean?
San Francisco Manager: You graduated top of your class. You could have had your pick of employment, including…
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