Gibbons: Your days in Chicago are numbered Teresa.
Colvin: Whatever the number, it's more than yours.

Chris [Liam]: I got into this to get Gibbons. What did I get shot for? If she can get Gibbons, give her whatever she wants.
Colvin: There were times when I wondered if you were up for this job [smiles].

One thing I have learned about fighting crime in Chicago, it's a marathon not a sprint, you better be ready to go the distance.

Cuyler: I will stop fooling around if you will grant me one date, with flowers and candles, and Sheakspearian sonnets.
Colvin: You know I can't do that
Cuyler: I know you feel like you have to be your best, but you can't let the job be your whole life Teresa.

Colvin: We don't have a witness, we don't have a case.
Wysocki: I am doing everything I can.
Colvin: Do more.

Colvin: You bring Killian in, you haul his ass down here, I will interrogate him myself.
Wysocki: Done!

One thing about a bigot; if they are willing to kill one man over his sexuality, he is certainly willing to kill more.

Wysocki: My guess it goes all the way up
Liam: All the way to Alderman Gibbons?
Colvin: I don't know, let's climb that ladder and find out.

Reporter: Superintendent, can you may corruption a thing of the past here in Chicago?
Colvin: Can we make corruption disappear? Probably not; can I put the fear of God into people and make them think twice before stealing from my city? Absolutely.

Wysocki: Why am I fighting hard to save your job than you are?
Colvin: I dunno, but I am touched.

Bidwell: Was that an apology?
Colvin: If you are the Mayor, that is and apology.

Wysocki: Ok, let's kick him to the curb, and see who he pitches a fit too.
Colvin: Sounds like a Jarek Wysocki plan!

The Chicago Code Quotes

Teresa: Your partner has better instincts than you think.
Jarek: Too bad he's a Cubs fan.

Officer: This is my life!
Teresa: Yeah, but it's my city.