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The Substitute (1996) More at IMDb Pro »

Shale: Did you ever look up the word "mercenary"? It's someone who "works merely for money."
Joey: Everybody works for money.
Shale: It's not the money that bothers me; it's the "merely."

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Principal Claude Rolle: Power perceived is power achieved.

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Shale: I'm in charge of this classroom. I'm the warrior chief, the merciless god who stirs anything in its path. You fuck with me, and you will suffer my wrath.

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[Shale confronts Juan Lacas and his cronies in the library]
Shale: Ohh, I can't tell you boys how much I needed this.
Juan Lacas: When we're done, I want you to say 'I'm Sorry' 100 times.
Shale: Shh. No talking in the library.

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Principal Claude Rolle: Two of your students are in the nurses office talking a lawsuit.
Shale: What, is the nurse a lawyer?

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[Claude Rolle tells Shale about how the drugs are shipped to the school via bus]
Shale: And they said busing would never work.

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Hollan: Cuba wimped you out. You lost your mind and now you lost your balls.
Shale: [grabs Hollan by his crotch] Maybe I'll just borrow yours, on second thought they're too small.
Hollan: [about to walk away] FUCK YOU. Fucking queers.

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Shale: [Hollan fires near Shale to keep him from using his martial arts against the thug drug dealer] You fucking psycho!
Hollan: [Hollan shoots drug dealer dead behind Shale, and hands gun to Shale] Who's the fuckin' psycho?

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Rodriguez: Move that briefcase, I wanna see that beautiful ass.

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Shale: I'd like to know what area of history you're studying.
Student: The fuck you history!

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Jerome Brown: Yo, Mr. Smiph, you lose any homeboys?
Shale: Yeah Jerome, I lost a few homeboys.

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Shale: I'm sorry about those windows.
Hannah Dillon: Hey, fuck it.

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Shale: Tilt those little puppies over here, baby.

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Principal Claude Rolle: You don't teach history anymore Smith. You ARE history!

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Shale: Who died?
Student: You did.
Shale: Guess I am a little late.

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Joey: It's too bad we had to fuck up the school. I feel bad for the kids tomorrow.

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Mr. Darrell Sherman: Rolle was a cop. He knows the law.
Hannah Dillon: Yeah, that's right Darrell, you keep the faith.

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Rem: Snipa on palm tree

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Wellman: Snipa on palm tree

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Hollan: Shale, I got four dead cowboys here, and one very fucked-up looking Indian Johnny Glades. Can I put him out of his misery pretty-please?

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