You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.
I prefer the path of peace over war.
Success demands singleness of purpose.
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
Precision is not one of the qualities that comes out in my work.
What the fuck are you laughing at, Godfrey?” Johnson moved away from Day. “You, daddy’s boy.” “Fuck you. I know Day is just showing off for you.” Johnson turned back to look at Day. “I’ll be sure to catch you when you’re alone.” �...
Sergeant Al Powell: [after the FBI cuts the power to the building] Well, what are we gonna do now? Arrest them for not paying their electric bill? FBI Agent Johnson: We've shut them down. We let 'em sweat for a while, then... we give 'em helicopters....
Hildy Johnson: [speaking on the phone to Bruce] There's an old newspaper superstition that the first big check you get, you put in the lining of your hat. In your hat! It brings good luck. Murphy: I've been a reporter for 20 years - I never heard tha...
Walter Burns: Sorta wish you hadn't done that, Hildy. Hildy Johnson: Done what? Walter Burns: Divorced me. Makes a fella lose all faith in himself. Gives him a... almost gives him a feeling he wasn't wanted. Hildy Johnson: Oh, now look, junior... tha...
Ulysses Everett McGill: What'd the devil give you for your soul, Tommy? Tommy Johnson: Well, he taught me to play this here guitar real good. Delmar O'Donnell: Oh son, for that you sold your everlasting soul? Tommy Johnson: Well, I wasn't usin' it.
Death is simply a break in our linear stream of consciousness.
In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls.
Are we having fun yet?
The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.
Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.
The longer you work here, diverse it gets.
Walter Burns: Bruce, I, uh... let me get this straight. I must have misunderstood you. You mean you're taking the sleeper today and then getting married tomorrow? Bruce Baldwin: Oh, well, it's not like that. Walter Burns: Well, what's it like? Hildy ...
Robert Ford: You want to investigate my courage? Do you? Find out! Find out!
All records are not made to be broken.
I give opinions, not advice.
I don't have that same ambition I had when I was younger.
