Art References

From Metal Gear Solid

• "A name means nothing on the battlefield".

• "I'm no hero. Never was, never will be".

• "Old enough to know what death looks like".

• He also comments on the simple pleasures, stating, "You know a lot about science, but you don't know how good a cigarette tastes in the morning".

• Expressing a desire for survival, he says, "If you ask me, there's no happiness to be found in death... no peace either. I'm leaving here alive". 

From Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

• A well-known line from this game is, "Kept you waiting, huh?".

• Snake also shares his thoughts on reputation, saying, "A legend is usually bad news. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on". 

From Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

• The game opens with the line, "War has changed".

• Reflecting on morality in conflict, he notes, "It's easy to forget what a sin is in the middle of a battlefield".

• He expresses his weariness with the world of combat, saying, "This is a world of endless battle. I'm just a tired old man, and there's no place for me here".

• Finally, he links the past and future, stating, "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing". 

More quotes from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, including those reflecting on legacy and the future, can be found on IMDb and IMDb.