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The devil2 quotes
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. — Verbal · 1995How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss? — Verbal · 1995Black and white1 quote
There's white time in jail and there's colored time in jail. The worst kind of time you can do is colored time. — Det. Virgil Tibbs · 1967Capacity for evil1 quote
Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything. — Noah Cross · 1974Effects of time1 quote
Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough. — Noah Cross · 1974Existence of the devil1 quote
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. — Verbal · 1995Human nature1 quote
Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything. — Noah Cross · 1974Marriage1 quote
Every man's ready for marriage when the right girl comes along. — Stella · 1954Meaninglessness1 quote
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. — Lawrence Walsh · 1974Men and women1 quote
Every man's ready for marriage when the right girl comes along. — Stella · 1954Prison1 quote
There's white time in jail and there's colored time in jail. The worst kind of time you can do is colored time. — Det. Virgil Tibbs · 1967Scapegoats1 quote
They've got a murder they don't know what to do with. They need a whipping boy. — Det. Virgil Tibbs · 1967Telling the truth1 quote
To tell you the truth, I lied a little. — J.J. Gittes · 1974The boogeyman1 quote
Keaton always said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well, I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze. — Verbal · 1995Truth and lies1 quote
To tell you the truth, I lied a little. — J.J. Gittes · 1974