Extinction? No. Mach 10+. Yes!
Hammer : [going through Maverick’s service record] “Maverick. Thirty-plus years of service. Combat medals. Citations. Only man to shoot down three enemy planes in the last 40 years. Distinguished. Distinguished. Distinguished. Yet you can’t get a promotion, you won’t retire, and despite your best efforts, you refuse to die. You should be at least a two-star Admiral by now, if not a Senator. Yet here you are...Captain. Why is that?”
Maverick : “It’s one of life’s mysteries, sir.”
Hammer : “This isn’t a joke. I asked you a question.”
Maverick : “I’m where I belong, sir.”
Hammer : “Well, the Navy doesn't see it that way. Not anymore. Those planes you’ve been testing, Captain... one day sooner than later they won't need pilots at all. Pilots that need to eat, sleep, take a piss. [glares at Maverick] Pilots that disobey orders. All you did was buy some time for those men out there. The future is coming, and you’re not in it. [to the Masters-at-Arms] Escort this man off the base. Take him to his quarters. Wait with him while he packs his gear. I want him on the road to North Island within the hour.”
Maverick : “North Island, sir?”
Hammer: “Call came in with impeccable timing just as I was driving here to ground your ass once and for all. It galls me to say it, but...for reasons known only to the Almighty and your guardian angel...you've been called back to Top Gun.”
Maverick : [in disbelief] “Sir?”
Hammer : “You are dismissed, Captain. [calling after Maverick as he goes to leave] The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction.”
Maverick : “Maybe so, sir. But not today.”
“The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction.”
— Tom Cruise as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and Ed Harris as Rear Admiral Chester “Hammer” Cain, Top Gun: Maverick