The Good Wife Quotes
Alicia: [running as a team to make their point to Will's office] This is odd.
Cary: Yeah, we can compete tomorrow.
Cary: Yeah, we can compete tomorrow.
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Will: You have a lifeboat that holds 15 people or one person... who do you put in it?
Diane: Is one a priest and one a rabbi?
Diane: Is one a priest and one a rabbi?
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Will: It's not like law school, is it?
Alicia: It's better. I always felt unsure in law school.
Will: Really? Could have fooled me.
Alicia: I did fool you.
Alicia: It's better. I always felt unsure in law school.
Will: Really? Could have fooled me.
Alicia: I did fool you.
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Ryan: [about the firm's offices] A lot of glass here.
Alicia: Yes, every time we sell a piece of our souls, we buy glass.
Alicia: Yes, every time we sell a piece of our souls, we buy glass.
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Alicia: Does anyone ever surprise you?
Kalinda: No.
Alicia: Even me?
Kalinda: Especially you.
Kalinda: No.
Alicia: Even me?
Kalinda: Especially you.
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Daniel Golden: If you don't mind me saying, there is some... ambivalence inherent in your position, Alicia. And ambivalence could hurt Peter's chances.
Alicia: I'm not going to lie on the stand, Daniel.
Daniel Golden: That's not what I'm saying. The truth is the truth but it can often sound... truer.
Alicia: I'm not going to lie on the stand, Daniel.
Daniel Golden: That's not what I'm saying. The truth is the truth but it can often sound... truer.
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Peter: I'm a flawed human being. And, uh... and I have paid a heavy price. I'm not complaining. That's just the truth. But I've looked in the mirror, and what I've seen, I don't like. And I'm gonna change it. That said, I do think it's time to turn the page, look to the future.
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Diane: You're never handed the perfect witness. You make the perfect witness.
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Alicia: I had a brief consultation with a divorce attorney. A few days after the allegations against my husband surfaced, in order to weigh my options.
Nathan Landry: Are you saying you ruled out the possibility of divorce?
Alicia: I-- I have no plans to divorce.
Nathan Landry: But you haven't ruled it out?
Alicia: I haven't ruled out running for president. Probably won't happen, but I haven't ruled it out.
Nathan Landry: Are you saying you ruled out the possibility of divorce?
Alicia: I-- I have no plans to divorce.
Nathan Landry: But you haven't ruled it out?
Alicia: I haven't ruled out running for president. Probably won't happen, but I haven't ruled it out.
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Alicia: What's your goal here, Mr. Landry?
Nathan Landry: Mrs. Florrick...
Alicia: To do your boss's bidding? To embarrass me? Embarrass my husband? To goad me into some emotional public renunciation of him? The relevant question here is whether Peter has a suitable place to go home to. And I am stating, under oath, that he does. Any further questions?
Nathan Landry: Mrs. Florrick...
Alicia: To do your boss's bidding? To embarrass me? Embarrass my husband? To goad me into some emotional public renunciation of him? The relevant question here is whether Peter has a suitable place to go home to. And I am stating, under oath, that he does. Any further questions?
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Peter: [to Amber] You phone my wife. You threaten my family. You go on a talk show, humiliate, and slander my wife and children. To protect my family, you have no idea what I'm capable of.
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Alicia: I don't know what's right or wrong anymore. I don't know what's a lie or what's the truth. I just... I can't take this.
Peter: Hold on. [he reaches for her]
Alicia: No. I want it to stop. This is your family. [she breaks into tears] I don't care about libel laws. You make it stop. Make her stop.
Peter: Hold on. [he reaches for her]
Alicia: No. I want it to stop. This is your family. [she breaks into tears] I don't care about libel laws. You make it stop. Make her stop.
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Kya: Are you okay?
Peter: No.
Kya: That's good. The genuine is important right now.
Peter: Kya, unless you can get me in touch with my wife, I think you should shut up.
Peter: No.
Kya: That's good. The genuine is important right now.
Peter: Kya, unless you can get me in touch with my wife, I think you should shut up.
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Jackie: [talking about Grace's new friend] Her father's in prison, you know.
Alicia: Jackie, your son's in prison.
Jackie: Well, yes, but he's not in statesville.
Alicia: Jackie, your son's in prison.
Jackie: Well, yes, but he's not in statesville.
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Kalinda: You want to make people mysterious. People aren't mysterious.
Cary: Okay, then the same thing goes for you. You're not mysterious. By the same logic, you're completely knowable.
Kalinda: Sure.
Cary: Okay, so then hit me. I want to know. Go ahead.
Kalinda: Cary, you and I have nothing in common. 'cause you and I are from different worlds. And it's not just Mars and Venus. It's spaghetti and hydrogen. We're different categories. I'm knowable, but just not to you.
Cary: Okay, then the same thing goes for you. You're not mysterious. By the same logic, you're completely knowable.
Kalinda: Sure.
Cary: Okay, so then hit me. I want to know. Go ahead.
Kalinda: Cary, you and I have nothing in common. 'cause you and I are from different worlds. And it's not just Mars and Venus. It's spaghetti and hydrogen. We're different categories. I'm knowable, but just not to you.
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Alicia: So you're using me for leverage.
Carla Browning: Yes. Does that make you uncomfortable?
Alicia: It makes me mistrustful.
Carla Browning: So use me back.
Carla Browning: Yes. Does that make you uncomfortable?
Alicia: It makes me mistrustful.
Carla Browning: So use me back.
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Alicia: I'm working on a divorce case, Peter, and I just see... I see how easily people fall back into old habits.
Peter: But that won't happen to us.
Alicia: Why won't we?
Peter: Because we see the problem. And we'll know how to avoid it.
Peter: But that won't happen to us.
Alicia: Why won't we?
Peter: Because we see the problem. And we'll know how to avoid it.
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Emily Tartan: The network doesn't want a long, drawn out trial. We would like to move on.
Diane: You mean from Cheryl Willen's suicide or the loss of ten sponsors?
Emily Tartan: You don't need to sell it anymore; we're here.
Diane: That wasn't selling; that was rubbing it in.
Diane: You mean from Cheryl Willen's suicide or the loss of ten sponsors?
Emily Tartan: You don't need to sell it anymore; we're here.
Diane: That wasn't selling; that was rubbing it in.
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Will: In Chicago, you need your friends three times: at your wedding, your wake, and your first indictment.
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Will: I've got your back, Kalinda. Just make sure you got mine.
Kalinda: I always have... and I always will.
Kalinda: I always have... and I always will.
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Alicia: I'm tired of being the one who has to hand-hold the clients. You know, they send me off to get a client to agree to do something I- I'm not even involved with, because they send me off to hand-hold the client.
Kalinda: You're babbling.
Alicia: I know. Thank you.
Kalinda: Look, it's not a conspiracy. You're good at it.
Alicia: That's what my brother used to say to get me to do chores: "Alicia's good at it". I've worked two months on this Duke case, and now that they're settling, I'm off on some divorce case, and Cary gets all the glory.
Kalinda: Yeah. Life stinks.
Kalinda: You're babbling.
Alicia: I know. Thank you.
Kalinda: Look, it's not a conspiracy. You're good at it.
Alicia: That's what my brother used to say to get me to do chores: "Alicia's good at it". I've worked two months on this Duke case, and now that they're settling, I'm off on some divorce case, and Cary gets all the glory.
Kalinda: Yeah. Life stinks.
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Detective Frank: It's an ongoing investigation!
Kalinda: The Lindbergh Baby is an ongoing investigation.
Kalinda: The Lindbergh Baby is an ongoing investigation.
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Glenn Childs: I don't think you understand how exposed you are from your past work with the state's attorney's office. Subpoenas stopped at Florrick only because I wanted them stopped at Florrick.
Kalinda: You're trying to tie me to his scandal.
Glenn Childs: You are tied to his scandal. I am offering to keep the record sealed if you give me what I want, that's all.
Kalinda: You're trying to tie me to his scandal.
Glenn Childs: You are tied to his scandal. I am offering to keep the record sealed if you give me what I want, that's all.
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Alicia: You can't be talking with the mother right now.
Dr. Wesley: Why not?
Alicia: Your patient overdosed from pills you prescribed. And there is some question about the dosage. Even a simple expression of sympathy could be construed as an admission of guilt.
Dr. Wesley: Then it's an admission. That's my patient. I'm their family doctor.
Alicia: And I'm your lawyer. If I was sick right now, I would do exactly as you told me to do. But you're in trouble. And I need you to do exactly as I tell you.
Dr. Wesley: Why not?
Alicia: Your patient overdosed from pills you prescribed. And there is some question about the dosage. Even a simple expression of sympathy could be construed as an admission of guilt.
Dr. Wesley: Then it's an admission. That's my patient. I'm their family doctor.
Alicia: And I'm your lawyer. If I was sick right now, I would do exactly as you told me to do. But you're in trouble. And I need you to do exactly as I tell you.
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Peter: Childs tapped my home. We don't want to subpoena those tapes unless we can preview them.
Kalinda: Without him knowing.
Peter: Mm-hmm. So, I think you should accept Childs' job offer. Work for him. And for us. That should be a familiar feeling for you.
Kalinda: I always did like you.
Kalinda: Without him knowing.
Peter: Mm-hmm. So, I think you should accept Childs' job offer. Work for him. And for us. That should be a familiar feeling for you.
Kalinda: I always did like you.
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Cary: Are you seeing someone?
Kalinda: [she stays focused on the people they are watching] Okay, when they go into the locker room, don't approach them. Just watch the exchange and I'll make the approach later.
Cary: I'm sorry, did you hear my question? Do you have a boyfriend?
Kalinda: Do I have a boyfriend?
Cary: Yeah.
Kalinda: No.
Kalinda: [she stays focused on the people they are watching] Okay, when they go into the locker room, don't approach them. Just watch the exchange and I'll make the approach later.
Cary: I'm sorry, did you hear my question? Do you have a boyfriend?
Kalinda: Do I have a boyfriend?
Cary: Yeah.
Kalinda: No.
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Alicia: I wanted his problems out of the office. What does that say about me?
Kalinda: It says you're becoming a lawyer.
Kalinda: It says you're becoming a lawyer.
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Colin Sweeney: Mrs. Florrick. A pleasure to meet you. [they shake hands] Don't worry. I killed her with my other hand. [she withdraws her hand quickly] Joking. Sorry. I've developed a perverse sense of the comic over the last year.
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Colin Sweeney: You think I killed my wife?
Alicia: Of course.
Will: Look, you pay us to represent your interests...
Colin Sweeney: Even though her body was never found?
Alicia: I'm sure you found ways to dispose of it.
Colin Sweeney: Chopped her up and buried her in a landfill somewhere?
Alicia: Or in Lake Michigan.
Colin Sweeney: And my alibi?
Alicia: That you were driving from St. Louis to Chicago at the time?
Colin Sweeney: So you have no problem representing a murderer?
Alicia: Oh, I have a great problem with it.
Colin Sweeney: But you'll do it anyway?
Alicia: Unless you'd like to exclude me.
Colin Sweeney: Oh, not for the world.
Alicia: Of course.
Will: Look, you pay us to represent your interests...
Colin Sweeney: Even though her body was never found?
Alicia: I'm sure you found ways to dispose of it.
Colin Sweeney: Chopped her up and buried her in a landfill somewhere?
Alicia: Or in Lake Michigan.
Colin Sweeney: And my alibi?
Alicia: That you were driving from St. Louis to Chicago at the time?
Colin Sweeney: So you have no problem representing a murderer?
Alicia: Oh, I have a great problem with it.
Colin Sweeney: But you'll do it anyway?
Alicia: Unless you'd like to exclude me.
Colin Sweeney: Oh, not for the world.
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