How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Independence Day.
Quote #1
DAVID: You gotta leave the White House.
CONNIE: This is hardly the time or the place to be having that same old discussion.
DAVID: You don't understand. You gotta leave Washington.
Connie thinks that David has arrived to start a fight with her about her career, but David is just trying to get her physically out of the White House. Sure, he's willing to hang out and try to alert the President to the aliens' intentions, too, but he's mainly there to get his estranged wife out of town.
Quote #2
JASMINE: There you go, there he goes, thinking you're all that. But you are not as charming as you think you are, sir.
STEVEN: Yes, I am.
Jasmine and Steve share a tender moment before he heads off to the base to help battle the aliens. These two are clearly crazy about each other. (Or maybe, Steve is just crazy about himself…)
Quote #3
THE PRESIDENT: I really want you out of Los Angeles.
FIRST LADY: You're staying there to keep people calm. It's the right thing to do. I'm not going to let them criticize you for it.
PRESIDENT: I appreciate your trying to help me.
FIRST LADY: Liar. Stick to the truth. That's what you're good at.
The President and the First Lady have a sweet, teasing dynamic that's fully on display here. She's refusing to leave so she can finish her interviews/help keep up a brave face on behalf of the administration, and while the President tries to pretend to be appreciative, she knows better. Unfortunately, that decision ends up costing her her life.