John Douglas > Quotes

“What is Life if not a Gamble? F.E. Higgins”
― John Douglas, Super Slot Secrets: For Slot Lovers Who Want to Get More from Playing

“... but in my experience, if you have an inadequate type to begin with, one of the ways he might try to compensate is by hunting or playing around with knives or guns.”
― John Douglas, [(Mind Hunter )] [Author: John Douglas] [May-2003]

“...FBI, God, motherhood, apple pie, et cetera, et cetera.”
― John Douglas, Mindhunter

“At the same time that a lot of us younger guys were busting our humps trying to make as many arrests as we could, many of the burnt-out old-timers seemed to have the attitude that rocking the boat was senseless, that you got paid the same whether you put yourself out on the limb or not, and that initiative was something for salesmen.”
― John Douglas, [(Mind Hunter )] [Author: John Douglas] [May-2003]

“The human race has a long history of hurting the ones we love or should love.”
― John Douglas, [(Mind Hunter )] [Author: John Douglas] [May-2003]

“When you consider that most of these guys are angry, ineffectual losers who feel they've been given the shaft by life, and that most of them have experienced some kind of physical or emotional abuse, it isn't surprising that one of their main fantast occupations is police officer.”
― John Douglas