Memorable Quotes from Kevin Crowley
2 quotesThe Temptation of Heroism in Firefighting
Rimgale
So stop me if I got this wrong. Now the fire is almost out, you're upstairs on the unburned floor checking for heat, is that correct? And you've been told by your Battalion Chief, your Captain and by me not to do nothin', right? Not to do nothin until ordered. That's correct, right?
Candidate
Yes, sir.
Rimgale
Ok. But now the itch starts. The Glory Boy flash starts. Hey, I'm a hero. Heroes don't just stand around. You can tell me, that's what it was, wasn't it?
Candidate
Yes, sir.
Rimgale
So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? WAS THAT BEFORE OR AFTER YOU NOTICED YOU WERE STANDING IN A LAKE OF GASOLINE, YOU IDIOT?!
Candidate
Before, sir.
Rimgale
You could have burned or killed or crispened half that company! To say nothing of the fact that you wrecked the physical evidence that I use to prove that it's arson, and you know how goddamned hard it is to determine the cause of these fires! Now you go home and you think about that!
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A Humorous Reflection on Identity
State Trooper
Hey, Doc! We're looking for a prisoner from that bus-train wreck a couple of hours ago, might be hurt.
Dr. Richard Kimble
Uh, what does he look like?
State Trooper
6'1, 180, brown hair, brown eyes, beard. See anyone like that around?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Every time I look in the mirror, pal - except for the beard, of course!
[starts to leave, but then...]
State Trooper
Doc?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Yeah?
[hesitates, thinking he's about to get caught; The trooper points at Kimble's crotch to indicate to Kimble that his fly is down]
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