Best crime TV quotes of all time

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DS Ellie Miller: Most people have a moral compass.
DI Alec Hardy: Compasses break.

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Det. Sgt. Christine Cagney #2: I'm being quiet now, that means it's your turn to talk.
Mary Beth Lacey: I'm trying to think of what to say.

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Fitz: I drink too much, I smoke too much, I gamble too much. I am too much.

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Oz (1997)

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Augustus Hill: OZ. The name on the street for the Oswald State Correctional Facility, Level 4.

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School Days - S1-E3

Max: When the moon is full, the tide is high.
Old Lady: You must want the spy school, that's next door.

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Jimmy Wyler: Do you believe in redemption, Mr. White?
White: As long as it doesn't require funeral arrangements.

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Care - S1-E1

James Steel: In my experience, Mr. Turner, people change their pleas for two reasons: conscience or self-preservation. Now, as conscience seems beyond you, I'm giving you one last chance to save yourself.

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Nancy Botwin: Andy, today it was brought to my attention that the downside to this business is death, so right now I'm not thinking about "the bakery" I'm thinking about enrolling in dental hygiene school so my children aren't orphans.
Andy Botwin: If anything happens to you, I will raise Silas and Shane as my own.
Nancy Botwin: Ok, now I pledge never to die.

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FBI Agent Max Canary: If I'm not mistaken, she just cut off your balls, Derek.
Derek Jennings: Just the one, Max. Just the one.

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Bobby Briggs: I got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that your father has bought a condo in Flip City, and the good news is that he is about to win the Civil War.

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Tracy: Now that I've expressly told you I don't need your help... I need your help.

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Jack Garrett: Over 68 million Americans leave the safety of our borders every year. If danger strikes, the FBI's International Response Team is called into action.

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Eric Myers: Quantum Power.

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Det. Frank Pembleton: It's "till death do you part." You die, you part.

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