Joe Clark:
Discipline is not the enemy of enthusiasm.

Joe Clark:
There's only one boss around here, and that's me. The HNIC.

Mr. O'Malley:
"HNIC"?

Ms. Levias:
Head nigger in charge.

Dr. Frank Napier:
If you're so hot on discipline then, goddammit, start by accepting mine. Because contrary to popular opinion, I'm the head nigger in charge!

Joe Clark:
The Lord said, do whatever you have to do. And he didn't say "Joe, be polite."

Joe Clark:
They used to call me Crazy Joe. Well now they can call me Batman!

Thomas Sams:
Girl! I look at you and I want that oochie coochie!

Joe Clark:
I don't have to do nothin' but stay black and die!

Joe Clark:
You know what he's saying right now? "Black bastard can't throw me out!" You know where he's saying it? Out in the parking lot.

Joe Clark:
Get off welfare!

Thomas Sams:
We don't want a good principal! We want Mr. Clark!

Joe Clark:
They said this school was dead. Like the cemetery it's built on. But we call our Eastside teams 'Ghosts,' don't we? And what are ghosts? Ghosts are spirits that rise from the dead. I want you to be my ghosts.

Joe Clark:
The problem with teenagers today is you don't know nothing. The problem with being a teenager is you think you know better than those who have been down that road you're traveling.

Joe Clark:
Forget about the way it used to be. This is not a damn democracy! We are in a state of emergency and my word is law!

Joe Clark:
I want all of you to take a good look at these people on the risers behind me. These people have been here up to five years and done absolutely nothing. These people are drug dealers and drug users. They have taken up space. They have disrupted this school. They have harassed your teachers. And they have intimidated you. Well, times are about to change. You will not be bothered in Joe Clark's school. These people are incorrigible. And since none of them could graduate anyway,

Joe Clark:
you are all expurgated. You are dismissed! You are out of here, forever. I wish you well!

Dr. Frank Napier:
Don, the man has a legitimate problem. How's he supposed to keep drug dealers out of his school if their buddies can just push open the exit doors and let 'em walk on in?

Mr. Rosenberg:
He's got a point, sir.

Mayor Don Bottman:
Rosenberg, this doesn't concern you.

Mayor Don Bottman:
What do you want?

Leonna Barrett:
Clark!

Mayor Don Bottman:
Just like that, huh? Head on a platter.

Leonna Barrett:
You think I got an attitude. Well, let me tell you what I think. I know why you like Clark. He's a guard dog. Does your dirty work. Keeps the black folk in line - that's fine. But you've got to get re-elected. I've got enough folks lined up with me to give you a DAMN hard time, and I will get more. I will organize. I will beat the streets.

Mayor Don Bottman:
Unless I do what?

Leonna Barrett:
Appoint me to the school board so we can vote Clark out. Otherwise, we'll just have to vote you out.

Mayor Don Bottman:
Vote me out? You know, it's always good to see citizens avail themselves of the democratic process.

Leonna Barrett:
My job's gonna be easy. You're not too popular these days, are ya?

Dr. Frank Napier:
I'm the head nigger in charge!

Dr. Frank Napier:
Lets go get some food

Joe Clark:
You think your really bad, don't you?

Joe Clark:
Mr. Major, on behave of myself and behave on the students of Eastside High, you can tell the State to go to hell!

Joe Clark:
Don't talk to me about saving those kids. The mayor wants to save his budget. And you wanna save your ass!

Dr. Frank Napier:
Well, so what? You want the truth?

Joe Clark:
Yeah, Frank. Let's have some truth.

Dr. Frank Napier:
The truth is that for all your talking, all your 'Crazy Joe' routine, what have you ever done? Nothing. You're nothing but an insignificant man. It's like you were never born. Your life hasn't made one bit of difference, and neither has mine. Wanna take that to the grave?