Struggling with Kindness and Self-Reflection
Stanley White:
You were right; I'm was wrong. Sorry. I'd like to be a nice guy. I would. I just don't know how to be nice.
Tracy Tzu: [''Kisses Stanley'']
You're really cracked. You know that?
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Cultural Perspectives on Leadership and Responsibility
Stanley White:
A fish stinks from the head down.
Harry Yung:
The Chinese eat the head.
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The Complexity of Caring Too Much
Louis Bukowski:
You care too much, Stanley.
Stanley White:
How can anybody care too much?
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Hope for the Future
Stanley White:
I certainly hope so.
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Gang Violence and Community Response in Chinatown
Tracy Tzu:
Captain McKenna, any leads in the murder of Jackie Wong?
William McKenna:
Nothing at this time.
Tracy Tzu:
Do you think this killing means there's some kind of war going on in the Chinatown Tongs?
William McKenna:
No, I don't. This is basically a situation where the youth gangs are lashing out at the establishment. The community is cooperating. The situation's under control.
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Confrontation on Corruption and Accountability
Stanley White:
One last thing. The next cop that I hear about who's taking money in this precinct, I'm gonna personally bust him in the mouth. Are there any questions?
Woman Officer:
What if it's a woman?
Stanley White:
She better bend over!
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Childlike Heart in Adulthood
Tracy Tzu:
You're acting like a child.
Stanley White:
Well, a great man is one who in manhood still keeps the heart of a child.
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Consequences of Death and Family Impact
Herbert Kwong:
I die, I'm fucked. My family's fucked.
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Value of Money and Its Purpose
Joey Tai:
Dollars are like small fish, difficult to catch, but not to be thrown back except as bait for something bigger.
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Identity and Self-Perception in Conflict
Stanley White: [[w:Italians|Italian; [w:Polish people|I'm a Polack; [w:honesty|And I can't be bought]
I'm no ]. ]. ].
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Conflicted Emotions and Contempt for Media
Stanley White: [[w:Vietnam war|in Vietnam; [w:alcoholic beverages|booze; [w:recreational drugs|drugs; [w:Mass media in the United States|It's TV. It's media; [w:class war|I hate rich kids]
The first time I saw you, I hated your guts. I think I even hated you before I met you. I hated you on TV. I hated you ]. You want to know what's destroying this country? It's not ]. It's not ]. ]. It's people like you. It's vampires. I hate the way you make your living sticking microphones in people's faces. You lie every night at 6:00. I hate the way you kill real feelings. I hate everything that you stand for. Most of all, ] and I hate this place. So why do I want to fuck you so bad?
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