Welcome to a collection of meaningful Doc Quotes from the iconic movie “Back to the Future”. These Doc Quotes capture the essence of his eccentric genius and his adventures through time.
Doc Quotes on Time Travel and Science
“Marty, I’ve made a major breakthrough; I’ll need your assistance.”
“My experiment worked. They’re all exactly twenty-five minutes slow.”
“Welcome to my latest experiment. This is the big one, the one I’ve been waiting for all my life.”
“If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious shit.”
“The temporal displacement occurred exactly 1:20 A.M. and zero seconds!”
“Einstein has just become the world’s first time-traveler!”
“The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?”
“That was the day I invented time travel. I remember it vividly.”
“It’s taken me almost thirty years and my entire family fortune to realize the vision of that day.”
“I need a nuclear reaction to generate the one point twenty-one gigawatts of electricity.”
“Time machine, I haven’t invented any time machine.”
“It works, ha ha ha ha, it works. I finally invent something that works.”
“One point twenty-one gigawatts!! One point twenty-one gigawatts!! Great Scott!!”
“The only power source capable of generating one point twenty-one gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning.”
“If we could somehow harness this bolt of lightning, channel it into the flux capacitor, it just might work.”
“This is the exact time you left. I’m gonna send you back at exactly the same time. It’ll be like you never left.”
“As long as you hit that wire with the connecting hook at precisely 88 miles per hour, the instance the lightning strikes the tower, everything will be fine.”
“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
“We’re descending toward Hill Valley, California, at 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015.”
“Amazing. Absolutely amazing.”
“I went to a rejuvenation clinic and got an all-natural overhaul.”
“Date, Sunday, November 13th, 1955 7:01 AM. Last night’s time travel experiment was apparently a complete success.”
“Lightning struck the clock tower at precisely 10:04 pm sending the necessary 1.21 jigawatts into the time vehicle, which vanished in a brilliant flash of light leaving a pair of fire trails behind.”
“The lightning bolt that hit the DeLorean caused a jigawatt overload which scrambled the time circuits, activated the flux capacitor, and sent me back to 1885.”
“Inside, you will find repair instructions. My 1955 counterpart should have no problem repairing it so you can drive it back to the future.”
Doc Quotes on Future and Destiny
“Please, Marty, don’t tell me, no man should know too much about their own destiny.”
“If I know too much about my own future I could endanger my own existence, just as you endangered yours.”
“You’ve really made a difference in my life; you’ve given me something to shoot for. Just knowing, that I’m gonna be around to see 1985, that I’m gonna succeed in this.”
“Even if your intentions are good, they could backfire drastically. Whatever you’ve got to tell me I’ll find out through the natural course of time.”
“The consequences could be disastrous.”
“No one should know too much about their own destiny.”
“Marty, I didn’t invent the time machine for financial gain! The intent here is to gain a clearer perception of humanity. Where we’ve been, where we’re going, the pitfalls and the possibilities, the perils and the promise.”
“Jennifer could conceivably encounter her future self! The consequences of that could be disastrous!”
“The encounter could create a time paradox, the result of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the spacetime continuum and destroy the entire universe!”
“The risks are just too great, as this incident proves.”
“I fear that unnecessary time travel only risks further disruption of the space-time continuum.”
Doc Quotes on Friendship and Relationships
“Marty, is that you?”
“Thank God I found you.”
“Marty, you made it!”
“Bear with me, Marty, all of your questions will be answered.”
“Calm down, Marty!”
“Marty, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid you’re stuck here.”
“Marty, I’m sorry, but the only power source capable of generating one point twenty-one gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning.”
“Marty, that’s completely out of the question, you must not leave this house. You must not see anybody or talk to anybody.”
“Marty, you interacted with anybody else today, besides me?”
“Marty, whatever happens, you must not let your other self see you!”
“Marty, the entire future depends on you finding Biff and getting that book back!”
“Great, Marty. As soon as I reload the fusion generator, I’ll meet you on the roof of the high school gym.”
“That was a close one, Marty. I almost bought the farm.”
“Marty, you gotta come back with me.”
“You’ve been a good, kind, and loyal friend to me, and you made a real difference in my life. I will always treasure our relationship, and will think on you with fond memories, warm feelings and a special place in my heart.”
Doc Quotes on Caution and Consequences
“Marty, you better not hook up to the amplifier. There’s a slight possibility for overload.”
“Don’t forget, now, 1:15 a.m., Twin Pines Mall.”
“Never mind that now, never mind that now.”
“Watch this.”
“Look out!”
“Don’t you lose those tapes now, we’ll need a record.”
“Don’t say a word.”
“Don’t tell me anything.”
“Quiet, quiet.”
“Not a word, not a word, not a word now. Quiet.”
“Marty, you must be extremely careful not to run into your other self.”
“Remember, your mother is at that exact same dance with you.”
“Marty, whatever happens, you must not let your other self see you!”
“The consequences could be disastrous.”
“It’s information about the future isn’t it. I warned you about this kid. The consequences could be disastrous.”
“Don’t worry. As long as you hit that wire with the connecting hook at precisely 88 miles per hour, the instance the lightning strikes the tower, everything will be fine.”
“Don’t talk to anyone, don’t touch anything, don’t do anything, don’t interact with anyone and try not to look at anything.”
“Marty, be careful around that Griff character. He’s got a few short circuits in his bionic implants.”
“What are we gonna say? That we’re time travelers? They’d have us committed.”
“No, no, no, Marty. That could result in a Great Scott! Jennifer could conceivably encounter her future self!”
“Destroy it? Do not – I repeat – do not attempt to come back here to get me.”