Kojak (TV Series)

A Summer Madness (1976)

Telly Savalas: Lt. Theo Kojak

Quotes 

• Det. Jeff Braddock : Theo, it was an accident. I was only careless the way millions of parents are careless around their kids every day. But he's still dead. She's been dying ever since. I always close that locker except for one afternoon... one afternoon, Theo. My son... and a can of benzine.

  Lt. Theo Kojak : Well, if you're expecting words of wisdom from the sage of Sparta, don't hold your breath. But I do know this: You read a book one page at a time. Why don't you take life the same way, one day at a time?

  Det. Jeff Braddock : The oracle of Athens has spoken.

  Lt. Theo Kojak : You know I had an uncle who used to say, "Charity is learning how to forgive others, but wisdom is knowing how to forgive yourself."