Harold Finch quotes from Person of Interest

Harold Finch

The police only see what they choose to look for. The Machine sees almost everything.

Harold Finch

A little trouble picking this lock, Mr. Reese. It's not as easy as it looks. [one second goes by] Never mind, I'm in.

Harold Finch

You know before we, before I found you, the numbers haunted me. I never felt so helpless in my entire life. I know I can't get justice for all of them, but the possibility of having just one

Harold Finch

You gotta love a girl with good security habits.

Harold Finch

How do you know that? Never mind.

Harold Finch

Only the paranoid survive. Sage advice.

Harold Finch

Once we become predictable, we become vulnerable.

Harold Finch

[regarding his relationship with Grace] I was lucky. I had four years of happiness. Some people only get four days.

Harold Finch

[while assisting Maddie in heart surgery] Oh dear. Look at it. It's squishy.

Harold Finch

[explaining the value of pi to the class] Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and this is just the beginning; it keeps on going, forever, without ever repeating. Which means that contained within this string of decimals, is every single other number. Your birthdate, combination to your locker, your social security number, it's all in there, somewhere. And if you convert these decimals into letters, you would have every word that ever existed in every possible combination; the first syllable you spoke as a baby, the name of your latest crush, your entire life story from beginning to end, everything we ever say or do; all of the world’s infinite possibilities rest within this one simple circle. Now what you do with that information; what it's good for, well that would be up to you.

Harold Finch

Your mistakes, like mine, are a part of who you are now. You can't move on from that. believe me, I've made a sizable number. But...sometimes your mistakes can surprise you. My biggest mistake, for instance, brought me here. At exactly this moment when you might need some help.

Harold Finch

The world looks like it did ten years ago, but underneath, it's become very strange indeed. An invisible struggle has begun.

Harold Finch

You think she'll call us a cab?

Harold Finch

I've been a certified member of The National Storm Chasers and Spotters Association for over 10 years.

Harold Finch

Fleet Week! An annual deluge of drunken sailors that somehow does not qualify as a military attack.