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The Wire. Russell 'Stringer' Bell. 3. Find the best deals on Amazon. We ain’t gotta dream no more, man. [to Avon] The Wire. Russell 'Stringer' Bell. Dream. 2. This here game is more than the rep you carry, the corner you hold. You gotta be fierce, I know that.
“String, man, people already coming back on us tellin us that sh*t is weak.” – D’Angelo. “I know; sh*t is weak, but, y’know, sh*t is weak all over. The thing is, no matter what we call heroin,...
- Dustin Seibert
- “There ain’t nothing you fear more than a bad headline, now, is there? You’d rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel.” – Cedric Daniels.
- “Don’t matter who did what to who at this point. Fact is, we went to war, and now there ain’t no going back. I mean, shit, it’s what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it.
- ‘There you go, giving a f— when it ain’t your turn to give a f—.’ – William “Bunk” Moreland. When your place of employment involves loads of bureaucracy and red tape, some doors are best left closed even if you think they should be opened.
- “We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now we just stick our hand in the next guy’s pocket.” – Frank Sobotka. This is that clearly revisionist history that white men love to employ when they talk about the “days of yore,” without acknowledging that they stuck the biggest of hands in the collective pocket of American slaves.
- 15 "This America, man."
- 14 "Wars end."
- 11 "You Come at The King, You Best Not Miss."
- 10 "Man, Money Ain’T Got No Owners. only Spenders."
- 8 “All in The Game, Yo… All in The Game.”
- 7 “I Got The Shotgun. You Got The Briefcase.”
- 5 “You Know The Difference Between Me and You? I Bleed Red and You Bleed Green.”
Snot Boogie's Friend (Kamal Bostic-Smith) - "The Target" Season 1, Episode 1
At its core, The Wire is a story about Baltimore and the systemic issues that plague it. In the context of the scene, “This America, man” calls not just to Baltimore’s culture, but America’s. Even if Snot Boogie was a cheat who didn’t play fair, he had the right to play because this is America. This is something McNulty, the detective, doesn’t immediately understand; but the man he’s interrogating does. It’s an interesting, powerful note to open the first episode of The Wire, one that undersc...
Det. Ellis Carver (Seth Gilliam) - "The Target" Season 1, Episode 1
Herc and Carver in The Wire are knucklehead bruisers whose sole enjoyment in being police comes from abusing people they encounter on the street. After Kima describes them as “fighting the war on drugs, one brutality case at a time,” Carver points out that real wars actually have an end. This exchange is one of the most succinct descriptions of America’s War on Drugs ever made and appropriately appears at the start of The Wire. The Drug War existed decades before the series aired and is alive...
Omar Little (Michael K. Williams) "Lessons" Season 1, Episode 8
For as grounded in reality as The Wire is, it also recognizes that real life is violent. The action in The Wire is never particularly glamorous or romanticized, but it’s also not unengaging either. It can’t be with a character like Omar Little, a ground-breaking role from Michael K. Williams, one of the characters who helped the HBO show redefine television. “You come at the king, you best not miss.” is just a genuinely intimidating boast and one of the coolest things anyone says across all f...
Omar Little (Michael K. Williams) "Refugees" Season 4, Episode 4
When Omar robs a high-stakes poker game where Marlo Stanfield is playing, Marlo actually has the audacity to say the money is his while Omar has a shotgun trained on him. It shows the fearlessness of young Marlo, but gives Omar the opportunity to show that he is no ordinary outlaw. He responds with this brilliant line about the nature of money. Almost everyone in the series, as in life, is interested in either status or wealth and, while Omar is no different,he understands that all wealth is...
Omar Little (Michael K. Williams) "Sentencing" Season 1, Episode 13
Another thesis-like line much in the vein of Lester Freeman’s “All the pieces matter,” Omar’s “All in the game, yo… All in the game.” ends up closing out season 1. Something The Wire stresses is that it’s all a game for all parties involved — the cops, the dealers, and the people in between. The game has rules for everyone involved, and it’s important that those playing understand them. The line also showcases why Omar gained his reputation and the seemingly intuitive means by which he always...
Omar Little (Michael K. Williams) "All Prologue" Season 2, Episode 6
Despite stiff competition, Omar is the greatest character in The Wire — and this scene from The Wire cemented it. When Omar is in court giving testimony as a witness to a murder, the lawyer Maurice Levy tries to discredit him by listing his many crimes (most of which involve violence or possessing a weapon). Levy berates Omar for robbing drug dealers, accusing him of being a “parasite who leeches off the culture of drugs.” Omar calls Levy out, saying, “just like you, man,” explaining that Lev...
Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris) "Moral Midgetry" Season 3, Episode 8
While season 2 shifts the main focus from the Barksdale organization to the docks, the former doesn’t stop being a storyline. It’s pushed into the background with Avon now in prison, but the focus instead shifts to String starting his rise to power, slowly wresting control away from Avon’s grasp. Come season 3, Avon is released and tensions are naturally high. All season, the two butt heads, String no longer able to work with Avon as he once did. Avon points out their ideological difference c...
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Jan 26, 2024 · No one wins. One side just loses more slowly. Discover the most memorable quotes from the beloved TV show 'The Wire'. From Omar Little's iconic lines to Stringer Bell's strategic wisdom, explore the profound and thought-provoking dialogue that has made 'The Wire' a cultural phenomenon.
Mar 20, 2023 · List slides. “Come at the king…”. Omar - You come at the king... Omar has an endless amount of quotes from the show, and this is probably his most iconic. As he takes out one of Avon’s ...
