Fairly Legal (TV Series)

Gimme Shelter (2012)

Ryan Johnson: Ben Grogan

Quotes 

• Ben Grogan : Second Rule of Humanity: Somebody's gotta fail. Survival of the fittest, baby.

• Lauren Reed : [at meeting]  Ben, where are you?

  Ben Grogan : Oh, you know me, I'm... litigating. I'm making money. You're streamlining and

  [with reference to Kate's eating:] 

  Ben Grogan : brunching or whatever.

  Lauren Reed : [winking]  I brought in six new corporate clients.

  Ben Grogan : [impressed]  Okay.

  [to Kate:] 

  Ben Grogan : And what is it you do?

  Kate Reed : Me?

  Ben Grogan : Yeah.

  Kate Reed : Oh, you know, bonbons, bubble baths, naps, shoe shopping.

  Ben Grogan : [patronizingly]  Oh, that's right, you mediate. You take potentially lucrative lawsuits and try and settle them out of court.

  Kate Reed : My hourly rate is higher than yours.

  Ben Grogan : [snaps]  Irrelevant. I work on contingency.

• Ben Grogan : Second rule of humanity: Somebody's gotta fail. Survival of the fittest, baby.

  Kate Reed : Is that your excuse for not having a conscience, Darwin?

  Ben Grogan : No, not being born with one is.

  [to Lauren:] 

  Ben Grogan : Are we done? I'm busy.

• Ben Grogan : That was quite a show. It isn't every day you get to see a cuckoo bird work out her issues on a drug den.

• Ben Grogan : [Kate's about to follow drug dealer]  Hey, I can come with you.

  [she gives him a disparaging look] 

  Ben Grogan : Okay, go get 'em, tiger.