The Onion Field Quotes

#1. The Onion Field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn't be a cop anymore.

Joseph Wambaugh

#2. The Onion Field, that one got pretty close to me because I was a cop when it happened. I saw some of the indifference that my police department showed to the surviving officer.

Joseph Wambaugh

#3. When I wrote The Onion Field, I realized that my first two novels were just practice.

Joseph Wambaugh

#4. He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
[On British Labour politician Stafford Cripps.]

Winston S. Churchill

#5. The one thing that holds people back from working out together is that they don't want to smell around other people. Your olfactory sense is the primary sense in your memory, and you don't want to be part of anyone's memory thinking that you smell bad.

Dhani Jones

#6. If it's real enlightenment ... you're dealing with someone who's broken through every rule, every barrier, every do and do not, and they've reached an apex of consciousness. They've broken through all the conditioning, all the timidity. They don't buy into any program.

Frederick Lenz

#7. Forgiveness isn't simply an option or a good idea; it is mandatory for our restorative process.

Grace Gealey

#8. Goodness gracious, no," Angie said, horrified. "Is that four inches? Girl, you're going to tower over him as it is. No need emphasizing the flaws.

Jessica Clare

#9. You would think having your arse constantly kissed would be enjoyable, even just a little. But when it's a nest of snakes trying to latch on - offering a rim job with their flicking, forked tongues - it's revolting.

Emma Chase

#10. For the scientific acquisition of knowledge is almost as tedious as the routine acquisition of wealth.

Eric Linklater

#11. In '48 when I left Metro, I tried to go back to radio, but somehow just didn't do well at it.

Marie Windsor

#12. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Romans 3:28

Martin Luther

#13. This is Romney's biggest political weakness. His policy flip-flops and the general sense that he's not comfortable in his own skin leads voters, including many supporters, wondering about his core values.

Ron Fournier

#14. There's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. Avoiding one's friends, that's the real test.

Lady Violet

#15. I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.

David Morrissey