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The French Connection Perseverance Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The French Connection.

Quote #1

SIMONSON: Your hunches have backfired before, or have you forgotten that already?

With something as subjective as a "hunch," you're only as good as your last case.

Quote #2

MULDERIG: His brilliant hunches cost the life of a good cop.

"Hunch" seems to be a hot-word around the precinct, but is it just a romantic notion in the modern age of policing?

Quote #3

MULDERIG: Strictly small potatoes. You sure can pick 'em, Doyle.

Mulderig often seems like psychic challenge to Popeye's stick-to-it-ness, like a rock in his shoe.