Better Call Saul

The Winner Takes It All

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James McGill: Kristy. Miss Esposito. Hold up. Hey. Jimmy McGill, hi. We met inside. You didn’t get it. You were never gonna get it. They dangle these things in front of you, they tell you you got a chance, but I’m sorry, it’s a lie. Because they had already made up their mind. They knew what they were gonna do before you walked in the door. You made a mistake, and they are never forgetting it. As far as they’re concerned, your mistake is just… it’s who you are, and it’s all you are. And I’m not just talking about the scholarship here. I’m talking about everything. I mean, they’ll smile at you, they’ll pat you on the head, but they are never, ever letting you in. But listen. Listen. It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t. Because you don’t need them. They’re not gonna give it to you, so what? You’re gonna take it. You’re gonna do whatever it takes, do you hear me? You are not gonna play by the rules. You’re gonna go your own way. You’re gonna do what they won’t do. You’re gonna be smart. you are gonna cut corners, and you are gonna win. They’re on the 35th floor? You’re gonna be on the 50th floor. You’re gonna be looking down on them. And the higher you rise, the more they’re gonna hate you. Good. Good. Rub their noses in it. You make them suffer. You don’t matter all that much to them. So what? So what? Screw them. Remember. The winner takes it all.

Better Call Saul S04E10

We Three

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We three, we’re all alone
Living in a memory
My echo, my shadow, and me

We three, we’re not a crowd
We’re not even company
My echo, my shadow, and me

What good is the moonlight
The silvery moonlight that shines above?
I walk with my shadow
I talk with my echo
But where is the one I love?

We three, we’ll wait for you
Even till eternity
My echo, my shadow, and me

Smoke on the Water

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James McGill: Help me out here. Did I dream it, or did I have $1,600,000 on my desk in cash? When I close my eyes, I can still see it. It’s burned in my retinas like I was staring into the sun. No one on God’s green earth knew we had it. We could have split it 50/50. We could have gone home with $800,000 each, tax-free.
Mike Ehrmantraut: Your point being?
James McGill: Why didn’t we? What stopped us?
Mike Ehrmantraut: I remember you saying something about doing the right thing.
James McGill: I don’t even know what that means.
Mike Ehrmantraut: You want to know why I didn’t take that money? Is that what you’re asking?
James McGill: Yeah, that’s what I’m asking.
Mike Ehrmantraut: Me, personally… I was hired to do a job. I did it. That’s as far as it goes.
James McGill: Yeah. Well, I know what stopped me. And you know what? It’s never stopping me again.

Better Call Saul S01E10