“Take your work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously”

“Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.(Interview, Time Magazine, February 20, 2005)”

“It's a hell of a thing; killin' a man. You take away everything he ever had and ever would have.”

“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads toself-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt,that's real power.”

“Highway: Just because we're holding hands doesn't mean we'll be taking warm showers together until the wee hours of the morning."Sgt Gunnery Highway to Stitch Jones in Heartbreak Ridge”

“Listen, punk. To me you're nothin' but dogshit, you understand? And a lot of things can happen to dogshit. It can be scraped up with a shovel off the ground. It can dry up and blow away in the wind. Or it can be stepped on and squashed. So take my advice and be careful where the dog shits ya!”

“Now you've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? - Inspector Harry Callahan”