The Best Quotes From 'Criminal Minds'

The best quotes from Criminal Minds are both wise and concise. The most memorable quotes from Criminal Minds give the show a sense of humor when the characters are exploring dark, deadly, and horrifying crimes. Other one-liners from Criminal Minds pull at our heartstrings and get us caught up in the drama of characters we’ve come to love.

But it’s not all deep lines and heavy truths. CBS' Criminal Minds is an American police procedural crime drama television series and it certainly has its more intense scenes but even those have funny moments and quotes interspersed throughout them. The show also has a great cast of characters like Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), and Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), and of course, they are going to have some great quotes along the way. With that said, which Criminal Minds quotes are your favorites?

Vote up all your favorite lines on this list of Criminal Minds quotes and help them get closer to the top.


  • Smart Boy, Dumb Questions
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    Smart Boy, Dumb Questions

    Garcia: [to Reid on the phone] Okay, do you want biological information or full medical charts?

    Reid: Can you *get* the full medical charts?

    Garcia: You know for a smart boy you still ask a lot of *dumb* questions.

    121 votes
  • Our Very Own Adventure
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    Our Very Own Adventure

    Garcia: We are each on our own journey. Each of us are on our very own adventure, encountering all kinds of challenges, and the choices we make on that adventure will shape us as we go. Those choices will stretch us and test us and push us to our limit, and our adventure will make us stronger than we ever knew we could be. There's a quote by my favorite author, Joseph Campbell, and it goes like this: "Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."

    73 votes
  • In Agreement
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    In Agreement

    Morgan: Woman, you have lost your mind! But you are the best

    Garcia: I completely agree

    87 votes
  • Three Facts
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    Three Facts

    Gideon: This is going to hit you, and when it does, there's only three facts you need to know: You did what you had to do, and a lot of good people are alive because of what you did.

    Reid: What's the third?

    Gideon: I'm proud of you.

    152 votes
  • Shut Up And Listen
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    Shut Up And Listen

    Prentiss: When a woman tells a man about her feelings, she doesn't want him to fix her. She wants him to shut up and listen!

    158 votes
  • Smell What Rossi's Cooking
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    Smell What Rossi's Cooking

    Rossi: He's had to rebuild it several times now. Parts can't be easy to find for a truck that old

    Garcia: I smell what you're cooking, agent. Checking auto suppliers in Bend... yeah, Rossi get's a fruit cup at lunch!

    73 votes