Peaky Blinders is a British series set in post-war Britain, where people are trying to figure out what the next step they should take is in a world immersed in misery, corruption, ambition and the loss that comes with war.
In this story, gangsters and street gangs are the order of the day and one of them is the Peaky Blinders, who we see make their way to becoming the criminal kings of the working class.
If you want to immerse yourself in the topics covered in this audiovisual fiction, keep reading; here you will find a selection of the best Peaky Blinders phrases commented.
This is a series that shows us the harsh reality that war leaves and the family ties that are sustained for better or worse and that we can see in the following best Peaky Blinders quotes.
1. In bars, sometimes people say things, and other times it’s the whiskey talking. It is difficult to discern who is speaking. (Thomas Shelby)
Bars can also be confessionals.
2. We hate people, and in return they hate and fear us. (Chester Campbell)
A love-hate relationship.
3. Men do not have the strategic intelligence to sustain a war between families. (Aunt Polly)
Many women are the ones in charge of family management.
4. Intelligence is a very valuable thing, isn’t it my friend? And it’s usually too fucking late. (Alfie Solomons)
There is knowledge that takes time to arrive even if it does not solve anything.
5. Lies spread faster than the truth. (Thomas Shelby)
The lie spreads almost uncontrollably.
6. I hope you can be in heaven for a full half hour before the devil realizes you’re dead. (Grace Burgess)
There are those who underestimate the consequences that their actions can bring.
7. This place is being re-managed on behalf of Peaky Blinders. (Arthur Shelby)
A small criminal group that became the largest group.
8. Who wants to be in heaven, huh? Who wants to be in heaven when you could be sending men to fucking hell? (Arthur Shelby)
The thoughts of those who allow themselves to be blinded by power.
9. You have your mother’s common sense, but your father’s evil. I can see them fighting. Let your mother win. (Aunt Polly)
Tommy’s biggest struggle, seeing which side won within him.
10. What made you think I would go to bed with you after a whiskey and light conversation? (Grace Burgess)
The union of a family beyond barriers and justice.
12. In bars, sometimes people say things, and other times it’s the whiskey talking. It is difficult to discern who is speaking. (Thomas Shelby)
Drunk people are the ones who talk the most.
13. To make sure your dog obeys you, you should show him the stick from time to time. (Inspector Campbell)
A reference to control people.
14. Everything is for sale. All. (Aberama Gold)
Does everyone have a price?
15. There is no rest for me in this world. Maybe in the next one. (Thomas Shelby)
The weight of being inside the criminal world.
16. She is in the past. The past is not my problem. And the future is not one of my concerns either. (Thomas Shelby)
Love has no place in the world of Peaky Blinders.
17. Nobody works with me. People work for me. (Billy Kimber)
A world where it’s kill or be killed.
18. Good taste is for those who cannot afford sapphires. (Thomas Shelby)
Bragging about his power.
19. Ambition for respectability does not make you a saint. (John Hughes)
Not all people who work for justice are good.
20. Rum is for leisure and sex, isn’t it? Now, whiskey, that’s for business. (Thomas Shelby)
Each liquor fulfills its function.
21. My brother Tommy helped me survive some of the worst times. Even though the circumstances of their union were tragic. (Arthur Shelby)
With faithful devotion to the one who started it all.
22. Anyway, we’re Peaky Blinders. (John Shelby)
A motto that can be a banner or an excuse.
23. I came back for love. And common sense. (Ada Shelby)
Love can be a weakness or a strength.
24. Men and their penises never cease to amaze me. (Aunt Polly)
There are men who let themselves be carried away by what they believe is their manhood.
25. When you are already dead, you are free. (Aunt Polly)
Death is a liberation for criminals.
26. As an honorable man, not as a fucking citizen who doesn’t understand the twisted way our world works, friend. (Alfie Solomons)
The moment when morality prevails over all the power achieved.
27. London is just smoke and problems (Esme Shelby)
A dark vision of post-war London.
28. A good man sometimes needs to put up with it. (Thomas Shelby)
It is necessary to learn to be patient and wait for the right moment.
29. If that were heaven, what would I be doing here? (Charlie Strong)
Hell on earth, for this whole gang.
30. Every man longs for certainty. (Alfie Solomons)
Anyone wants recognition.
31. I don’t need a knife to stop me from telling trusted secrets. It’s a matter of honor. (Esme Shelby)
Honor is a fundamental element within the mafia world.
32. Every religion is a stupid answer to a stupid question. (Thomas Shelby)
A phrase that dismisses religion.
33. The end of a rope has been this man’s destiny since the night he was born. (Inspector Campbell)
Do you think destiny is written for everyone?
34. You’ve talked to me about her like a gentleman, now kindly behave like a gangster again. (May Carleton)
One of Tommy’s biggest weaknesses.
35. Men like us will always be alone. And for the love we have for each other, we will have to pay.
On the criminal path, trust is overrated.
36. Tomorrow one of the two will be dead. But whoever that person is, he will wake up tomorrow in hell. (Thomas Shelby)
All injustices are paid for in hell.
37. I have decided. I want to earn real money. With you. (Michael Gray)
There is easy money that becomes very expensive over time.
38. You have to be as bad as those above to survive. (Aunt Polly)
Evil is the order of the day within the world of the mafia.
39. What line should I have crossed? How many parents, of course, how many children? Yes, you cut, killed, murdered, murdered, innocent and guilty to send directly to hell, right? (Alfie Solomons)
The price to pay within the gangsters, losing humanity.
40. Your brother is ten times more of a man than you. (Lizzie Stark)
Comparisons are always harmful between siblings.
41. Men always tell the waitress about their problems. (Grace Burgess)
Waitresses are the ones who listen to stories the most in bars.
42. Around the world, violent men are the easiest to deal with. (Irene O’Donnell)
Violent men respond to aggression or submission.
43. Your gypsy half is the strongest. (Esme Shelby)
An identity that was never lost.
44. I’m glad I didn’t shoot you. It would have been a kindness. (Linda Shelby)
Death is a kindness that some do not deserve.
45. I find that the most obvious vices are the easiest to resist. (Chester Campbell)
All people have some kind of vice.
46. Killing a man affects the heart. (Chester Campbell)
Murder will always consume a part of us.
47. I can charm dogs. Gypsy witchcraft. And those I cannot charm, I can kill with my own hands. (Thomas Shelby)
A charm by hook or by crook.
48. Don’t mess with the Peaky Blinders. (Aunt Polly)
A threat that made a family bigger.
49. He will wake up. I recognize that although he will no longer have teeth, he will be a wiser man for it (Alfie Solomons)
The hard lessons leave us great lessons.
50. One attacks when the enemy is weak. (Thomas Shelby)
The best time to intervene is when you are most vulnerable.
51. You never know with men. They go wherever their penises point them and there is no way to change their minds. (Aunt Polly)
Lust is a weapon that knocks down men who allow themselves to be controlled by it.
52. Hey! I’m a Shelby too, you know. Play my damn movie again! (Ada Shelby)
Everyone here has the same respect.
53. We are not afraid of coppers. If they come for us, we will give them a smile each. (John Shelby)
Prepared to fight with all their weapons.
54. I imagine that being shot by a woman hurts the same as being shot by a man. It’s just more embarrassing. (Thomas Shelby)
A shot is lethal, whether it comes from anyone’s hands.
55. My fury is something to behold. (Inspector Campbell)
People’s anger can be terrifying.
56. You have to get what you want through your own means. (Thomas Shelby)
Everyone has the power to make their dreams come true.
57. When there are no rules, women take charge. (Tatyana Petrovna)
There are women who have more courage and control to handle situations better.
58. Politics is when something is done deliberately, something is better for some and worse for others. (Ruben Oliver)
Politics is not always handled cleanly.
59. I know ways back that take forever. (Aberama Gold)
There are decisions that are made and you can’t go back.
60. You can change what you do, but you can’t change what you want. (Thomas Shelby)
Our objectives remain with us insistently, until we achieve them.
61. I would have buried them all. But my mother, she knows them. She said it would be worse for you if she let you live and took away everything you have. (Luca Changretta)
A ‘subtle’ warning to value his way of showing mercy.
62. An agreement is not the same thing as a guarantee. (Chester Campbell)
Guarantees are what allow us to ensure things.
63. In France I got used to seeing men die. I never got used to seeing horses die. (Thomas Shelby)
The death of innocent animals weighs more harshly.
64. There is only one thing that can blind a man as intelligent as you, Tommy. Love. (Aunt Polly)
Love can become an impossible dream to achieve.
65. You know, gentlemen. There is hell, and there is another place under hell. (Thomas Shelby)
When you think that something couldn’t be worse, you can get an unpleasant surprise.
66. We are all prostitutes, Grace. We just sell different parts of ourselves. (Thomas Shelby)
Everyone sells what they know how to do.
67. Sometimes women have to take charge. Like in war. (Aunt Polly)
In the most conflictive moments, women bring out their power.
68. By order of the fucking Peaky Blinders. (Arthur Shelby)
An order that is fulfilled just because.
69. The only way to guarantee peace is to make the expectation of war seem inevitable. (Tommy Shelby)
War always becomes an excuse to achieve peace.
70. Instinct is a curious thing. (Aunt Polly)
A sense that can alert us to things that we do not realize.
71. We are an organization of a different dimension, dress well, Mr. Shelby. But now I see, not as well as I do. (Luca Changretta)
Bragging about the power of the mafia against some ‘simple’ gangsters.
72. I don’t pay for the suits. My suits are paid for by the house, or the house catches on fire. (Thomas Shelby)
An aggressive way to get what you want.
73. I learned a long time ago to hate my enemies, but I have never loved any before. (Thomas Shelby)
Courage can appear in the most unexpected places.
74. Men are less good at keeping their secrets with their lies. (Aunt Polly)
Lies are difficult to maintain.
75. I put it all together, but I don’t participate. Look, I have a bright future, see? Layout. (Michael Gray)
People who organize conflicts although they do not participate in them.
76. It’s not me who is playing. I’m just taking bets. (Linda Shelby)
Taking advantage of the opportunities that arise.
77. One thing I have learned is that you and I are opposites, but also equal. Like the reflection of a mirror. (Chester Campbell)
That strange relationship of codependency that is generated between detective and criminal.
78. If you apologize once, you will do it again and again. It’s like taking bricks out of the wall of your fucking house. (Thomas Shelby)
Apologies disempower gangsters.
79. It’s much easier to deal with life when you’re dead. (Alfie Solomons)
When death becomes a kind of relief.
80. Instead of sending you a black hand, I could have killed you in the night without knowing why. But I want you to know why, and I want to suggest that we fight this vendetta with honor. (Luca Changretta)
Honor being a recurring element within this dark world.
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