The Wire quotes

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Namond: I love the first day, man. Everybody all friendly an' shit.

Norman: A vote's a vote, and I never throw one back.

Norman: A wise man does not burn his bridges until he first knows he can part the waters.

Norman: Did you hear that naked ass appeal to racial solidarity? I'd like to kick his pale entitled ass.

Norman: I'm a devious motherfucker once I get goin'.

Norris: You know what we use the polygraph for? Leverage. To get them in here and fuck with them.
Kima: No wonder this shit's inadmissible.

Omar Little: [as he is leaving prison] You my ride?
Bunk: I'm your mother fucking savior is what I am.

Omar: [in a lockup room] Come on now, when have you ever known me to out my gun on someone thats not in the game?
Bunk: [laughing] Omar...

Omar: A man gotta have a code.

Omar: How you expect to run with the wolves come night, when you spend all day sporting wit' the puppies?

Omar: I've got a bounty on my head man. Five figures! If I'd known I'd be sharing quarters with all these boys - I'd probably wouldn't have robbed so many of them.
Bunk: Aww, yeah, that golden rule.

Omar: It ain't what you takin', it's who you takin' it from.

Omar: Man gotta live what he know, right?

Omar: Now Joe, you been so busy being devious, you done messed around and got yourself caught up in a web.

Prez: Trick them into thinking they aren't learning, and they do.