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13 Of The Best 'Criminal Minds' Opening And Closing Quotes

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13 Of The Best 'Criminal Minds' Opening And Closing Quotes

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Oh, Criminal Minds. I love you for your suspense, your never-ending storyline, but, most surprisingly, your opening and closing quotes. Since I started watching the show, my Twitter is honestly just a maze of inspirational, thought-provoking opening and closing quotes from agents of the Behavioral Analysis Unit, usually said as the screen pans to a huge jet flying over a city. In eleven seasons, I have come to love a few, and these are my favorites:

1. "No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself." -John Steinbeck

(Season 11, Episode 21)

2. "Find the place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain." -Joseph Campbell

(Season 7, Episode 8)

3. "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love." -Washington Irving

(Season 5, Episode 11)

4. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it." -Helen Keller

(Season 2, Episode 5)

5. "Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." -Paul Boese

(Season 9, Episode 13)

6. "Try again, fail again. Fail better." -Samuel Beckett

(Season 1, Episode 1)

7. "So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty." -Haniel Long

(Season 5, Episode 9)

8. “Just because everything's different doesn’t mean anything has changed.” Irene Peter

(Season 10, Episode 1)

9. "It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease that to know what sort of disease a person has." -Hippocrates

(Season 9, Episode 18)

10. "There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world." -Unknown

(Season 9, Episode 16)

11. "When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche

(Season 9, Episode 14)

12. "God sometimes takes us into troubled waters, not to drown us, but to cleanse us." -Unknown

(Season 12, Episode 8)

13. "No man chooses evil because it is evil he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks." -Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

(Season 6, Episode 16)

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Who knew a television show about murderers could be so insightful?

1. "No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself." -John Steinbeck

2. "Find the place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain." -Joseph Campbell

3. "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love." -Washington Irving

4. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it." -Helen Keller

5. "Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." -Paul Boese

6. "Try again, fail again. Fail better." -Samuel Beckett

7. "So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty." -Haniel Long

8. “Just because everything's different doesn’t mean anything has changed.” Irene Peter

9. "It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease that to know what sort of disease a person has." -Hippocrates

10. "There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world." -Unknown

11. "When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche

12. "God sometimes takes us into troubled waters, not to drown us, but to cleanse us." -Unknown

13. "No man chooses evil because it is evil he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks." -Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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