Boden quotes from Chicago Fire

This animosity, it's gotta stop. You're both supposed to be leaders here. Lead by example.

Leaders lead from the front.

This is a firehouse, not some of the time, not for some of the calls. Any man who walks through that door, he's got to be ready. If he isn't, he's going to be walking in the other direction.

When I look around this room, I think of the importance of this institution has had on each and every firefighter here. The discipline, the tradition. It's what ties us all together, the young and the well-seasoned alike.

There isn't a single man I've served with who hasn't been brought to his knees because of what he's seen on the job. Different endeavors in life change people. Only the strongest are up for that. What makes them exceptional? No matter how hard they fall, they never give up when there's something worth fighting for. When I was buried under two tons of rubble, my men risked their lives to pull me out. Even an extinct old dinosaur like me. So to think about saddling them with a broken system that strips away the essentials so they can barely do their job, a broken system that might keep one of my men and women from going home to their families, I will not allow that. And I don't give a damn. I will have no regrets. You are not taking my house. Not without a fight.

We work a dangerous job. We all knew that when we signed up. A firefighter dies in the line of duty, we are shocked. Our hearts are broken. But in some dark corner of our mind, we are bracing ourselves for that possibility. But a firefighter takes her own life? That is not a contingency that we can prepare for. We can't change what happened. But we can learn from it. We all missed the signs here. And we can never let it happen again. So you reach out to each other. You be there for each other. Not just for today, or this week always. I never want to see another member of this family slip through the cracks.

Our family are not all here, I get that, and several of them are hurt. They may be suffering but they are not weak, they are among the strongest mean and women that I know. That is what it is to be one of us, to be a firefighter, to be able to change the fate of the people that we meet. That means when we turn up at a call, we don't see strangers, we see mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. It means that when we see others running out of that fire, we run in. The job we've taken on is to make a difference. What some in this house have done this week, sacrificing their own health, their own happiness for that of another, that is the true meaning of what we do.

Rumors floating around you're gonna box in the "Drop a Cop". Fight that guy who slept with your first wife.

It was my second wife and she's his problem now, not mine, so no I'm not boxing.

Otis

I was wondering what the proper protocol would be for designing a new crest for the truck. It's just, sir, engine's got a camel, which I get. And squad has got a badass three-headed dog, which I get. And we have a goat, sir.

Named after Billy "Goat" Bukanski. First chief of firehouse 51 and a mentor to me.

Otis

Just forget I said anything.

That's it?

Otis

Yes sir.

Then y'all do good work out there.

That true about the crest?

This is the best-lookin' bird that we've had in years. [looks at his crew] Okay, what are we gonna name it?

Aw, jeesh.

Name it?

Yeah. Always name the bird before you eat it. Usually after an old girlfriend or boyfriend or something.

[facetiously] Aw, dad, can we keep it? Huh, can we? Can we? Can we?

Keep what?

The dog.

Did you happen to notice if Cruz's gear had a cape sewn to it?

No, Chief. It definitely does not.

Then please dissuade your man of the notion that he is invincible.

In light of recent events recent allegations, rather personnel division has flagged this house for sexual harassment sensitivity training.

Uh, Chief? I think actually it's sexual harassment and sensitivity training. 'Cause the way that you just said it, it makes it sound like we have to be sensitive toward sexual har–– [notices Boden's glare and stops rambling]

Who put dog food in there? [sees Hadley chuckling] That's funny to you?

Relax, mutt.

What did you say to me?!

Severide

Mutt? You out of your mind?

When I was a candidate over at 38, they put menthol in my underwear. What is the––

No, no, no, what you did was so far beyond that, that if you can't tell the difference you are dumber than you look. What I mean, this house was already under a microscope. You really couldn't put that together?

Mouch

Do I have narrow eyes?

[stares at Mouch and chuckles] What is it do you want to hear?