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Clifton James Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Clifton James

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Sheriff Pepper's Authority and Warning
Sheriff J.W. Pepper You gotta set of wheels that just won't quit, boy! If they's yours that is... UH-UH! Spin around boy! Ten fingers on the fender. Legs apart. I take it this ain't exactly your debut at this sort of thing. You picked the WRONG parish to haul ass through BOY! NOBODY cuts and runs on Sheriff J.W. PEPPER! And it's him who's speakin by the by.
[after stopping Kananga's henchman Adam for speeding; Adam reaches for his gun but Sheriff Pepper draws his first]
Conflict on the Road with Uninvited Guests
Deputy Dwayne I dunno, from the look of them I'll bet ten dollars they're from Los Angeles.
Sheriff Hey, ya hippies! Get your butts off the road!
General Zod I like the glow that flashes red like our Krypton sun. But not this irritating noise. Make way.
Sheriff Did I hear right? That son of a bitch give me an order?!
Sheriff Dwayne, you take care of him.
Dwayne But I...
Sheriff Dwayne, you gotta learn to kick ass, you wanna be a peacemaker.
Confusion Over a Secret Agent's Identity
Sheriff J.W. Pepper There's that son of a bitch. I got him. What are you? Some kinda doomsday machine boy? Well WE got a cage strong enough to hold an animal like you here!
[to Bond; to Felix]
Felix Leiter Captain, would you enlighten the Sheriff please?
State Police Captain Yes, sir. J.W., let me have a word with ya. J.W., now this fellow's from London, England. He's a Englishman workin in cooperation with our boys, a sorta... secret agent.
[pulls the sheriff aside; quietly]
Pepper Secret AGENT? On WHOSE side?
[loudly]
Confrontation Between Grover and Sheriff Chauncey
Sheriff Chauncey Hello, Car 36, what the hell happened to you guys?
Grover Muldoon Hey Chauncey, this is Grover T. Muldoon. You wanna know what happened? We just whooped your ass. We whooped your ass. Ha ha ha!
[into the radio]
Contractual Promises and Performance in Baseball
Eddie Cicotte You promised me a $10,000 bonus if I won 30 games this year.
Eddie Cicotte I think you owe it to me.
Charles Comiskey Harry, how many games did Mr. Cicotte win for us this year?
Harry 29, Mr. Comiskey.
Eddie Cicotte You told Kid to sit me down for two weeks; that cost me five games.
Charles Comiskey We had to get your arm ready for the series.
Eddie Cicotte I would've won at least two of those games, and you know it.
Charles Comiskey I have to keep the best interests in the club in mind, Eddie.
Eddie Cicotte I deserve that $10,000.
Charles Comiskey 29 is not 30, Eddie. You will get only the money you deserve.
Discussion of Rembrandt's Status
Sheriff Chauncey Is he with the Feds?
George Who?
Sheriff Chauncey This guy Rembrandt.
George Rembrandt is dead.
Sheriff Chauncey Dead? That makes four. Listen, fella, are you sure you're not making this up as you go along? I'm an officer of the law and I got a lot better things to do than listen to that kind of funnin'.
Sheriff Chauncey That's my hotline. Now you take your time to get your facts straight cause when I come back I want your answers clear and to the point. Got that? And you can start with who shot Rembrandt!
Prison Rules and Consequences Explained
Carr Them clothes got laundry numbers on them. You remember your number and always wear the ones that has your number. Any man forgets his number spends a night in the box. These here spoons you keep with you. Any man loses his spoon spends a night in the box. There's no playing grab-ass or fighting in the building. You got a grudge against another man, you fight him Saturday afternoon. Any man playing grab-ass or fighting in the building spends a night in the box. First bell's at five minutes of eight when you will get in your bunk. Last bell is at eight. Any man not in his bunk at eight spends the night in the box. There is no smoking in the prone position in bed. To smoke you must have both legs over the side of your bunk. Any man caught smoking in the prone position in bed... spends a night in the box. You get two sheets. Every Saturday, you put the clean sheet on the top... the top sheet on the bottom... and the bottom sheet you turn in to the laundry boy. Any man turns in the wrong sheet spends a night in the box. No one'll sit in the bunks with dirty pants on. Any man with dirty pants on sitting on the bunks spends a night in the box. Any man don't bring back his empty pop bottle spends a night in the box. Any man loud talking spends a night in the box. You got questions, you come to me. I'm Carr, the floor walker. I'm responsible for order in here. Any man don't keep order spends a night in...
Luke ...the box.
Carr I hope you ain't going to be a hard case.