The Cigarette Smoking Man: We tell you only what you need to know.
Krycek: I think I have a right to know.
The Cigarette Smoking Man: You have no rights, only orders to be carried out. If you... more

You can kill a man but you can't kill what he stands for. Not unless you first break his spirit. That's a beautiful thing to see.

The fiercest enemy is the man who has nothing left to lose.

Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can take his freedom away from him.

Treachery is the inevitable result of all affairs. Every man believes he has his own good reason...

[at a meeting of the Syndicate Elders]
The Cigarette Smoking Man: [on the killing of Scully's sister] This was a mistake. It will be rectified.
Well Manicured Man: By whom? By whom will this be... more

Men can never be free, because they're weak, corrupt, worthless... and restless. The people believe in authority. They've grown tired of waiting for miracle or mystery. Science is their religion - no... more

Krycek: Scully's a problem. A much larger problem than you described.
The Cigarette Smoking Man: Every problem has a solution.

Life is like a box of chocolates. A cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for.

You can't play poker if you don't have any cards, Mister Skinner.