Quotes from the adjustment bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

But we had a rule in my neighborhood, when you got in a fight, it wasn't whether or not you got knocked down. It's what you do when you get back up.

David Norris: I was supposed to spill my coffee?
Richardson: We call that an adjustment. See sometimes when people spill their coffee, or their internet goes out, or...or they misplaced their keys, they think it's chance. Well sometimes it is, sometimes it's us nudging people back on plan. Sometimes when nudging isn't enough, management authorizes a recalibration. We deploy our intervention team and they change your mind for you.

David Norris: Harry? You're The Chairman?
Harry Mitchell: No! You've met him though, or her. Everybody has. The Chairman comes in a different form to everyone, so people rarely realize when it happens.
David Norris: Is this...some sort of test?
Harry Mitchell: In a way. It's all a test, for everybody. Even the members of The Adjustment Bureau.

Most people live life on the path we set for them. Too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like you come along and knock down all the obstacles we put in your way. People who realize free will is a gift, you'll never know how to use until you fight for it. I think that's The Chairman's real plan. And maybe, one day, we won't write the plan. You will.