Crossing Jordan quotes

Jordan

Truth is, I don't care if I die, that's my whole problem, that's what the shrinks told me when I was fifteen.

[giving a speech to college students] You want my career advice? Because here it is: Don't follow your father's footsteps, don't follow in anybody's footsteps. Don't become a doctor just because your mother wants you to be a doctor or because your father never once said he loved you in your whole lousy life. I don't care. Take that and go do something noble. Go be an artist…be a poet. Do you understand the courage it takes to become a poet? Find something beautiful in life even if it's just for a moment. Something that tells you you're alive. And it's gonna be okay. Anyone have any questions about that?...Don't forget what I said.

Max

Jordan, you can't go through life poking everyone but God in the eye!

Five jobs in four years, that's impressive.

Jordan

You know me, short attention span.

Jordan

I had this guy's brain in my hand, so I couldn't very well punch him, right?

Max

Thirty-eight years on the force I learned one thing, it's easy to kill someone, it's hard to live with it.

Jordan

I wanna find out what my corpse's license plate was doing on your corpse's ass.

That means you're a pain in the ass. And I say that with love. The good news is it's not too late to change. You don't have to be an obnoxious driven zealot your whole life.

Jordan

Again said with love right?

They were sinning, Father, in GOD's house, but I didn't kill her, I saved her. I held her heart in my hand, and she was redeemed. She's with GOD now.

Wanna go grab some coffee? It's not like shes going anywhere.

Jordan

Is that supposed to be funny?

Nah, I'm just saying.

Jordan

Look, this might be some kind of joke to you, but someone butchered her. She could be somebody's daughter, somebody's mother.

Jordan

Still pissed about the DNA kits.

No, no you got lucky. You're buried deep in the rubble of the earthquake of my day.

Jordan

It's a little early for sphincter level 10, Garrett, even for you.

My history teacher caught me and this guy messing around in the supply closet... They're making a really big deal out of it...

What do you mean 'messing around'?

Let me ask you a question. What did you want for your birthday when you were 17?

Lily

Boobs.

Jordan

I want the truth. That's all.

Fine be prepared to live with it.