Louie: (to Elaine)"You should be ashamed to be in the same garage with me."
Elaine: "I'm ashamed to be in the same species with you."

[during a written driving test]
"Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: Pssssttt... what does the yellow light mean?
Bobby Wheeler: "Slow down."
"Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: What... does... the... yellow... light... mean?
Bobby Wheeler: "Slow down"!
"Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: Whaaaat... dooooeeees... theeeee... yeeeel-looowwww... liiiiight... meeeeaaan?

Bobby: "Mental illness or narcotic addiction?"
Jim: "Now that's a tough choice..."

Louie De Palma: I know what love is cuz I watch talk shows. Love is the end of happiness! Love is the end of happiness!

Jim: "I marched in protest against that crummy war."
Tony: "Is that so?"
Jim: "Pardon me?"
Alex: "Tony..."

Tony: "You know, the only reason why guys like you got to stay home, protest, and get loaded: Because guys like me were in 'Nam, doin' your fightin' for ya...What do you have to say to that?"
Jim: "Thank you."
Tony: "You're welcome."

Alex Rieger: Jim, when are you finally going to have some pride and stand up for yourself?

Tony:

Jim:

Elaine [on first meeting Alex]: I'm only going to be working here part-time. I'm not really a taxi driver.
Alex: Oh yeah, I know. We're all part-time here. You see that guy over there? Now, he's an actor. The guy on the phone, he's a prize fighter. This lady over here, she's a beautician. The man behind her, he's a writer. Me? I'm a cab driver. I'm the only cab driver in this place.

Taxi TV Show Quotes

Louie:

Louie De Palma quote:

Louie: "Thanks for spoilin' the ending, Rieger!"

(During a flashback scene.)
Jim: "Hey! I like to party as much as the next guy."

Jim: "Ohh, no. Are those funny brownies?"

Jim: "We're not here to party, or to protest, but to learn. We're gonna be the leaders of tomorrow."

Gordon: "I thought the ceiling looked familiar..."

Jim: "I don't need drugs to have fun! I get high on life, I get very high on life."

"Love is the end of happiness!" - Louie