"I was only a kid when I left Earth. I had no idea what the universe had in store for me."
— Peter Quill, The first Special Extended Look
"You said it yourself, bitch. We're the Guardians of the Galaxy."
— Peter Quill
Rhomann Dey: They call themselves the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Garthaan Saal: What a bunch of A-holes.
Garthaan Saal: What a bunch of A-holes.
— Teaser trailer
Drax: (to Rocket) Cease your yammering and relieve us from this irksome confinement.
Quill: Yeah, I'll have to agree with the walking thesaurus on that one.
Drax: (beat) Do not ever call me a thesaurus.
Quill: It's just a metaphor, dude.
Rocket: His people are completely literal. Metaphors are gonna go over his head.
Drax: Nothing flies over my head. My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.
Gamora: I'm gonna die surrounded by the biggest idiots in the galaxy.
Quill: Yeah, I'll have to agree with the walking thesaurus on that one.
Drax: (beat) Do not ever call me a thesaurus.
Quill: It's just a metaphor, dude.
Rocket: His people are completely literal. Metaphors are gonna go over his head.
Drax: Nothing flies over my head. My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.
Gamora: I'm gonna die surrounded by the biggest idiots in the galaxy.
"Ain't nothing like me, 'cept me!"
— Rocket Raccoon
"Let's get one thing clear. This one here's our booty! You want to get to him, you go through us! Or, more accurately, we go through you!"
— Rocket Raccoon
"I am Groot."
— Groot
"He says he may be an a-hole but he's not — and I'm quoting here — 100 percent a dick."
— Rhomann Dey, describing Peter Quill (and the Anti-Hero concept in general)
Rocket: What are you, some saint all of a sudden? What has the galaxy ever done for you? Why would you wanna save it?
Peter Quill: Because I'm one of the idiots who lives in it!
Peter Quill: Because I'm one of the idiots who lives in it!
