The Good Wife Quotes
Pastor Isaiah: I have respected the way you've stood by your husband. It's a lesson in forbearance.
Alicia: Well, it's a lesson in something.
Alicia: Well, it's a lesson in something.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Diane: This isn't about Mrs. Sanborn, Jonas. This is about us.
Stern: Of course it's about us. I'm going to destroy your firm. And Mrs. Sanborn understands that, don't you dear?
Mrs. Sanborn: I do.
Stern: Of course it's about us. I'm going to destroy your firm. And Mrs. Sanborn understands that, don't you dear?
Mrs. Sanborn: I do.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Peter: Everybody has friends; everybody has enemies. I did things for Kozko as a friend.
Alicia: That were illegal?
Peter: No, but... the line gets fuzzy.
Alicia: [she shows him a bracelet] Who paid for this?
Peter: I did.
Alicia: Then why isn't the receipt in your name? I went to the store, Peter.
Peter: I wanted to get you something nice... I didn't have the money. Kozko lent me the money.
Alicia: And that was illegal.
Peter: That was... fuzzy.
Alicia: That were illegal?
Peter: No, but... the line gets fuzzy.
Alicia: [she shows him a bracelet] Who paid for this?
Peter: I did.
Alicia: Then why isn't the receipt in your name? I went to the store, Peter.
Peter: I wanted to get you something nice... I didn't have the money. Kozko lent me the money.
Alicia: And that was illegal.
Peter: That was... fuzzy.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Grace: Who's Will?
Alicia: Will Gardner-- my boss.
Grace: I heard you talking to him on the phone. A week ago. You were whispering. At night.
Alicia: He's my boss... and we used to know each other in college. And we thought that we were attracted to each other, but it's over.
Grace: What's over?
Alicia: Thinking that we were attracted to each other.
Grace: But he's still your boss?
Alicia: Yes.
Zach: So what happened?
Alicia: Actually, that's all I intend to share right now. Your father and I are agreeing to make this work and I have agreed to trust you again, so good night.
Alicia: Will Gardner-- my boss.
Grace: I heard you talking to him on the phone. A week ago. You were whispering. At night.
Alicia: He's my boss... and we used to know each other in college. And we thought that we were attracted to each other, but it's over.
Grace: What's over?
Alicia: Thinking that we were attracted to each other.
Grace: But he's still your boss?
Alicia: Yes.
Zach: So what happened?
Alicia: Actually, that's all I intend to share right now. Your father and I are agreeing to make this work and I have agreed to trust you again, so good night.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Will: Everything is all right.
Alicia: You sure? Because... I'm sorry.
Will: Alicia, you don't have any reason to be sorry. I was pushing a situation that was wrong to push.
Alicia: You weren't.
Will: I was.
Will: Don't worry. We're good. We're going to be good.
Alicia: You sure? Because... I'm sorry.
Will: Alicia, you don't have any reason to be sorry. I was pushing a situation that was wrong to push.
Alicia: You weren't.
Will: I was.
Will: Don't worry. We're good. We're going to be good.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Kalinda: You're such a pushover.
Alicia: I am not. I'm responsible. [Kalinda gives her a look] No, I mean, I'm responsible for the Feds questioning him.
Kalinda: You're not responsible for everything bad in the world, Alicia.
Alicia: [she pauses] Where would they put her, the mom?
Kalinda: Broadview, McHenry detention, General population at Cook County. They make it a shell game.
Alicia: But you could find her?
Kalinda: So you're the pushover, I'm the one who actually does the work?
Alicia: I am not. I'm responsible. [Kalinda gives her a look] No, I mean, I'm responsible for the Feds questioning him.
Kalinda: You're not responsible for everything bad in the world, Alicia.
Alicia: [she pauses] Where would they put her, the mom?
Kalinda: Broadview, McHenry detention, General population at Cook County. They make it a shell game.
Alicia: But you could find her?
Kalinda: So you're the pushover, I'm the one who actually does the work?
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Kalinda: You have until Friday.
Alicia: I have...? No. I have two weeks.
Kalinda: Diane and Will are deciding between you and Cary on Friday.
Alicia: Where did you hear that?
Kalinda: Cary was going door to door with equity partners, lining up support. He heard it from your assistant. My guess is he's phoning in on accounts, loading up on receivables. How are you with Will?
Alicia: I don't know.
Kalinda: What happened?
Alicia: I don't know.
Kalinda: You do know. You just don't want to say. Did you sleep with him?
Alicia: No.
Kalinda: So that's the problem: you didn't sleep with him?
Alicia: No. We talked. We had... a moment.
Kalinda: And you shut it down?
Alicia: He did, too.
Kalinda: Okay. You have three problems. Cary's a good finisher. He got a head start. And Will is gonna work overtime to appear objective. Unfairly objective.
Alicia: I'm... I'm just so tired of this.
Kalinda: I know, but that's what people like Cary count on.
Alicia: I have...? No. I have two weeks.
Kalinda: Diane and Will are deciding between you and Cary on Friday.
Alicia: Where did you hear that?
Kalinda: Cary was going door to door with equity partners, lining up support. He heard it from your assistant. My guess is he's phoning in on accounts, loading up on receivables. How are you with Will?
Alicia: I don't know.
Kalinda: What happened?
Alicia: I don't know.
Kalinda: You do know. You just don't want to say. Did you sleep with him?
Alicia: No.
Kalinda: So that's the problem: you didn't sleep with him?
Alicia: No. We talked. We had... a moment.
Kalinda: And you shut it down?
Alicia: He did, too.
Kalinda: Okay. You have three problems. Cary's a good finisher. He got a head start. And Will is gonna work overtime to appear objective. Unfairly objective.
Alicia: I'm... I'm just so tired of this.
Kalinda: I know, but that's what people like Cary count on.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Alicia: I heard you were deciding on Friday.
Will: That really wasn't supposed to be circulated.
Alicia: I know. I just... I'm really proud of the work I've done here.
Will: As you should be.
Alicia: And I wanted to make sure that you saw that.
Will: Look, Alicia, I don't know what you're hearing, but that's all we'll be looking at.
Alicia: Okay, good.
Will: You have my word. When we decide, nothing else will enter the picture other than your work.
Will: That really wasn't supposed to be circulated.
Alicia: I know. I just... I'm really proud of the work I've done here.
Will: As you should be.
Alicia: And I wanted to make sure that you saw that.
Will: Look, Alicia, I don't know what you're hearing, but that's all we'll be looking at.
Alicia: Okay, good.
Will: You have my word. When we decide, nothing else will enter the picture other than your work.
TV Show: The Good Wife
[Alicia and Cary have just been informed they have been called up by Diane and Will]
Cary: It's weird, huh?
Alicia: It's like a date with the executioner.
Cary: Nice working with you.
Alicia: You too. You're a good lawyer.
Cary: It's weird, huh?
Alicia: It's like a date with the executioner.
Cary: Nice working with you.
Alicia: You too. You're a good lawyer.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Cary: I hear it's always the first one called in, they're the ones who get fired.
Alicia: I really didn't need to know that.
Cary: Sorry.
Alicia: I really didn't need to know that.
Cary: Sorry.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Alicia: I don't know what to do. I've worked hard. You say that's not enough, so I'll work harder. You tell me Cary can work harder still. So what do you want? Tell me what you want, because I can't lose this job.
Diane: You're not Cary. You can never be Cary. But you don't have to be.
Alicia: I don't understand.
Diane: Your name, your connections... You've been reluctant to... use them.
Alicia: You want me to use my connections?
Diane: I want you to want the job.
Diane: You're not Cary. You can never be Cary. But you don't have to be.
Alicia: I don't understand.
Diane: Your name, your connections... You've been reluctant to... use them.
Alicia: You want me to use my connections?
Diane: I want you to want the job.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Jackie: [about Peter] He couldn't have done it without you.
Alicia: Oh, that's not true.
Jackie: It is. We women stay in the shadows, we smile, we comfort, we nurse, but we're always there. You are a good woman, Alicia.
Alicia: Oh, that's not true.
Jackie: It is. We women stay in the shadows, we smile, we comfort, we nurse, but we're always there. You are a good woman, Alicia.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Alicia: Are you gay? [Kalinda doesn't answer] Oh, come on. We are talking about every single little detail of my life. It's a simple question.
Kalinda: I'm... I'm private.
Alicia: Ugh. Come on.
Kalinda: What does it matter?
Alicia: It doesn't.
Kalinda: Then why'd you want to know?
Alicia: Because I do. And how is this fair? I talk about everything.
Kalinda: I didn't say it was. You like to talk about your life. I don't like to talk about mine.
Kalinda: I'm... I'm private.
Alicia: Ugh. Come on.
Kalinda: What does it matter?
Alicia: It doesn't.
Kalinda: Then why'd you want to know?
Alicia: Because I do. And how is this fair? I talk about everything.
Kalinda: I didn't say it was. You like to talk about your life. I don't like to talk about mine.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Alicia: I just wanted to say I am sorry.
Cary: Sorry you got the job, or sorry for what you did to get the job?
Alicia: Sorry we both didn't get the job.
Cary: Alicia, here's the thing... you like to think you're a good person, and maybe at one time you were, but we both know you'll do whatever it takes. Sleeping with the boss? Check.
Alicia: Cary, if it makes you feel better to think that, then think it, but...
Cary: I don't have a name. Alicia, I don't have a fairy godmother I can phone up or the whole Chicago political machine. I had to work, I had to sweat, I had to make money for this firm and that's just not enough.
Cary: Sorry you got the job, or sorry for what you did to get the job?
Alicia: Sorry we both didn't get the job.
Cary: Alicia, here's the thing... you like to think you're a good person, and maybe at one time you were, but we both know you'll do whatever it takes. Sleeping with the boss? Check.
Alicia: Cary, if it makes you feel better to think that, then think it, but...
Cary: I don't have a name. Alicia, I don't have a fairy godmother I can phone up or the whole Chicago political machine. I had to work, I had to sweat, I had to make money for this firm and that's just not enough.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Glenn Childs: I want you to join us, I want you to...
Cary: Yes.
Glenn Childs: I'll need your help with Alicia Florrick. She and her husband...
Cary: Yes.
Glenn Childs: Good. See you tomorrow.
Cary: Yes.
Glenn Childs: I'll need your help with Alicia Florrick. She and her husband...
Cary: Yes.
Glenn Childs: Good. See you tomorrow.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Kalinda: I phone Will, I tell him we're in a bar and that you're too drunk to go home. So you're getting a hotel room upstairs. Alicia, one night... no repercussions.
Alicia: And tomorrow?
Kalinda: Tomorrow you wake up.
Alicia: That's just not me, Kalinda.
Kalinda: Everything is you. Everything you want to be you is you.
Alicia: And tomorrow?
Kalinda: Tomorrow you wake up.
Alicia: That's just not me, Kalinda.
Kalinda: Everything is you. Everything you want to be you is you.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Jackie: Who do you think you are? You think you know people? You just use the same words for everyone. You just say 'God' and you think you can make people feel bad about themselves.
Pastor Isaiah: Mrs. Florrick, your son approached me. He asked advice from me. I will continue to offer that advice.
Jackie: And I will do everything in my power to stop you. You don't know my son. This is a phase. You are a phase.
Pastor Isaiah: Then, we'll see.
Jackie: No, you'll see. He's running, this year. He's my blood; and I don't know what your God does, but it doesn't match that.
Pastor Isaiah: Mrs. Florrick, your son approached me. He asked advice from me. I will continue to offer that advice.
Jackie: And I will do everything in my power to stop you. You don't know my son. This is a phase. You are a phase.
Pastor Isaiah: Then, we'll see.
Jackie: No, you'll see. He's running, this year. He's my blood; and I don't know what your God does, but it doesn't match that.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Giada: I ran into Alicia Florrick.
Will: Uh-huh. Where?
Giada: At the office. She seems nice.
Will: Yes, and a very talented lawyer.
Giada: I'm sure. I felt like I was intruding.
Will: You felt like you were intruding? I don't understand that.
Giada: I felt like I was getting checked out by someone who had skin in the game.
Will: Uh-huh. Where?
Giada: At the office. She seems nice.
Will: Yes, and a very talented lawyer.
Giada: I'm sure. I felt like I was intruding.
Will: You felt like you were intruding? I don't understand that.
Giada: I felt like I was getting checked out by someone who had skin in the game.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Will: [on the phone] Okay, I just need to say it. We've been up and down, back and forth, and I look at you, Alicia and I think that...
Alicia: Will...
Will: No, I just need to say this.
Alicia: No! Show me the plan.
Will: The what?
Alicia: The plan. I get the romance. I need a plan.
Will: Not everything needs a plan.
Alicia: Everything that matters does. I have two kids that mean the world to me. I have the press. They're just waiting for a whiff of a new scandal. And I have a husband. So if you want to cut through all that noise, then show me a plan. Poetry is easy. It's the parent-teacher conferences that are hard.
Alicia: Will...
Will: No, I just need to say this.
Alicia: No! Show me the plan.
Will: The what?
Alicia: The plan. I get the romance. I need a plan.
Will: Not everything needs a plan.
Alicia: Everything that matters does. I have two kids that mean the world to me. I have the press. They're just waiting for a whiff of a new scandal. And I have a husband. So if you want to cut through all that noise, then show me a plan. Poetry is easy. It's the parent-teacher conferences that are hard.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Alicia: So is it always gonna be this way between us?
Will: I want to say yes, but I want to know what you mean.
Alicia: Just... talking. Being casual and...
Will: Blunt? [she nods] I like myself around you, Alicia. I don't like myself around a lot of people.
Alicia: You do.
Will: It's an act. It's perfected over a millennium.
Will: I want to say yes, but I want to know what you mean.
Alicia: Just... talking. Being casual and...
Will: Blunt? [she nods] I like myself around you, Alicia. I don't like myself around a lot of people.
Alicia: You do.
Will: It's an act. It's perfected over a millennium.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Cary: You know what I would do if I were you, Alicia? I'd prepare for a season of losing.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Will: (in a voicemail to Alicia) No, you know what? I'm not just dropping this. You wanna know my plan? My plan is I love you, okay? I've probably loved you ever since Georgetown. So phone me. I'll meet you anywhere, and we will make a plan. If none of this makes sense to you, just ignore it. No embarrassment, nothing. We'll just go back to how things stood.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Will: Are we being played in some way?
Diane: I don't see how.
Will: I don't either. It's making me suspicious.
Diane: I don't see how.
Will: I don't either. It's making me suspicious.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Diane: What do you know about Derrick Bond?
Kalinda: What do I know? Well, I did the due diligence. Everything I found, you have.
Diane: What about Derrick Bond and Will?
Kalinda: Sorry?
Diane: As far as I knew, there was no connection between them. I was the connection to Derrick.
Kalinda: You're suggesting there's a link that you don't know about.
Diane: I'm suggesting I'd like to be disabused of that notion.
Kalinda: Then, I'll get to disabusing.
Kalinda: What do I know? Well, I did the due diligence. Everything I found, you have.
Diane: What about Derrick Bond and Will?
Kalinda: Sorry?
Diane: As far as I knew, there was no connection between them. I was the connection to Derrick.
Kalinda: You're suggesting there's a link that you don't know about.
Diane: I'm suggesting I'd like to be disabused of that notion.
Kalinda: Then, I'll get to disabusing.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Alicia: Don’t put me in the middle of your thing.
Blake: My-my thing? I-what’s that?
Alicia: I don’t know. But whatever games you’re playing you play with her [Kalinda]. I’m too busy. Okay?
Blake: My-my thing? I-what’s that?
Alicia: I don’t know. But whatever games you’re playing you play with her [Kalinda]. I’m too busy. Okay?
TV Show: The Good Wife
Cary: Good job. I didn't see that one coming.
Kalinda: Ah, I have to keep you on your toes. So, anything new on Blake?
Cary: You just got my only eyewitness kicked and you want my help?
Kainda: Yeah.
Kalinda: Ah, I have to keep you on your toes. So, anything new on Blake?
Cary: You just got my only eyewitness kicked and you want my help?
Kainda: Yeah.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Will: I need friends. I need, like, a fat buddy who I can tell things to and get drunk.
Alicia: I'll work on that.
Alicia: I'll work on that.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Owen: Afraid of the Alicia stare.
Alicia: The what?
Owen: You know. (makes a glacial glare)
Alicia: When have I ever done that?
Owen: When someone doesn’t live up to your standards.
Alicia: You make me sound like such a bitch!
Owen: Noooo. Proper.
Alicia: Ow!
Owen: Are you going to leave him?
Alicia: Owen, please don’t.
Owen: He’s two-faced.
Alicia: Everyone’s two-faced.
Owen: You’re not.
Alicia: Yes, I am.
Owen: Then you’ve changed.
Alicia: No. Issues got more complex. And I grew up.
Alicia: The what?
Owen: You know. (makes a glacial glare)
Alicia: When have I ever done that?
Owen: When someone doesn’t live up to your standards.
Alicia: You make me sound like such a bitch!
Owen: Noooo. Proper.
Alicia: Ow!
Owen: Are you going to leave him?
Alicia: Owen, please don’t.
Owen: He’s two-faced.
Alicia: Everyone’s two-faced.
Owen: You’re not.
Alicia: Yes, I am.
Owen: Then you’ve changed.
Alicia: No. Issues got more complex. And I grew up.
TV Show: The Good Wife
Cary: (to Alicia and Will, before taking Alicia's deposition) This is funny, isn't it? All these connections. My old workplace, my old boss, my old coworker... and my new boss competing with your husband. And then there's you two and... your thing.
Will: (shrugs) Chicago. Shall we start?
Will: (shrugs) Chicago. Shall we start?
TV Show: The Good Wife