Criminal Minds Bookend Quotes

A collection of the inspirational quotes used in nearly every episode of Criminal Minds and Beyond Borders

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“Writer Elbert Hubbard said, “No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x22 “The Fisher King (Part 1)”

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“George Orwell said, “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x21 “Secrets and Lies”

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“Albert Einstein said, “Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x21 “Secrets and Lies”

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“The author François de la Rochefoucauld wrote, “We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x20 “Charm and Harm”

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“The French philosopher Voltaire wrote, “There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x20 “Charm and Harm”

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“Mexican proverb: “The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman.””

— Aaron Hotchner - 1x19 “Machismo”

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“Anthony Brandt wrote, “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.””

— Aaron Hotchner - 1x19 “Machismo”

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“Bernard Shaw once said, “An American has no sense of privacy. He does not know what it means. There is no such thing in the country.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x18 “Somebody’s Watching”

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“Diane Arbus once said, “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x18 “Somebody’s Watching”

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“Gandhi also said, “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary. The evil it does is permanent.””

— Aaron Hotchner - 1x17 “A Real Rain”

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“Gandhi said, “Better to be violent if there’s violence in our hearts than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x17 “A Real Rain”

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“W. H. Auden said, “Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society must take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x17 “A Real Rain”

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“Nietzsche wrote, “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.””

— Aaron Hotchner - 1x16 “The Tribe”

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“Abraham Lincoln once said, “In the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.””

— Elle Greenaway - 1x15 “Unfinished Business”

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“Norman Maclean wrote, “It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x15 “Unfinished Business”

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“Albert Pine said, “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.””

— Jason Gideon - 1x14 “Riding the Lightning”

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““Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.” Genesis 9:6”

— Jason Gideon - 1x14 “Riding the Lightning”