Frank quotes from Blue Bloods

Why are you lurking by the elevator?

Garrett

I'm not lurking.

You lurking always means bad news or a plea to keep my mouth shut.

Garrett

So the recruits were in a tough spot.

Relatively speaking.

Garrett

Relative to what?

Being under fire in 120 degree heat in the middle of the desert is a tough spot, taking a test in an air conditioned classroom, not so much.

Gormley

Guys like Don Kent don't come along every day.

And in Don's case they get assassinated for it.

Jamie

I'm excited every single shift. How many people can say that?

A lucky few.

How's the arm, Rodney?

I still can't straighten it all the way and it still hurts when it's about to rain.

Well it was good of you to come.

I didn't do it for you. I did it for me, to show I'm not the man I used to be.

Well you did the right thing. Will you accept my thanks?

Just be careful of the elbow.

Garrett

I made my mea culpa like you would have.

How so?

Garrett

Like I was scraping out my eyes with a rusty fork, so thanks for the years of leading by example.

Linda

What will you do when you retire?

Besides just being a burden to my children?

Danny

I thought that was a hobby.

Erin

Not that you're not good at it.

Thank you very much. One thing I know for sure, on Sundays, I'll be right here and I hope all of you will be too.

The creed of every significant relationship and organization that informed my life could be boiled down to tow the line, obey the rules.

Abigail

And don't rock the boat. You're the boss. The boss isn't supposed to rock the boat. The boss is supposed to steady the boat.

Jamie

How is it you can make even my being a good cop into a bad thing?

Danny

I didn't say it was a bad thing.

Jamie

You'll be happy to know they switched us up for punking another pair of partners.

I'll be happy to know?

Jamie

Well no, not you.

You just forgot who was at the table.

Henry

So who died?

Danny

A 33-year-old woman with a four-year-old kid.

Erin

A 40-year-old dermatologist from the upper West Side.

And a 16-year-old in East New York.

Henry

I didn't mean it literally.

You just forgot who was at the table.

Jamie

You take a shot at the king, you better not miss.

My aim is true.

Erin

He's got the heavy artillery.

Henry

You can't fire him but he can fire you.

Either way, AG or the press, we end up looking like weasels, and by we I mean me.

Garrett

So we sit on our hands.

Not saying that, but I don’t want to make some kind of clever move that backfires and ends up washing the Mayor's hands for him either.

Garrett

We both knew this issue would land on our desk sooner or later.

It didn't just land, it was placed by the mayor.

...Is there anything I can say?

Mayor Poole

(smiles)... You can give me your word. That you'll be just as hard on my successor, as you were on me.

... You have my word. (they shake hands) Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

Mayor Poole

Thank you, Commissioner.

Garrett

The mayor wants you to handle the announcement solo.

Sid

Poole never missed a victory lap in his life.

Garrett

Until now.

It's about me taking the weight for six dead bodies.

Sid

But we caught the guy.

Yeah, but it comes soaked in blood and the mayor wants to keep his shoes clean.