Jan Schlichtmann:  Do me a favour , Gordon , will you ? Shut up .
James Gordon: What ?
Jan Schlichtmann: I 'm so tired of hearing you moan about money all the time . This is n't about money anymore .
James Gordon: No ?
Jan Schlichtmann: No .
James Gordon: What 's it about ? What 's it about , Jan ?
Bill Crowley: Look , let 's all ...
James Gordon: No , I want to know . I want to know why I gave up my house for . My credit ! My life ! Would you take 10 million dollars right now ?
Jan Schlichtmann: Yes .
James Gordon: But you wo n't take eight ?
Jan Schlichtmann: No .
James Gordon: No . So at 10 million dollars this is some sort of uh ... a , a mythic struggle but at eight it 's just another lawsuit .
Jan Schlichtmann: If they 're willing to pay _ eight _ , Gordon , then it 's not enough , is it ?
James Gordon: Oh , that makes sense !
Jan Schlichtmann: It makes perfect sense .
James Gordon: So , the only thing you accept is what they 're not willing to give us . Listen to yourself ! I for one am sick of listening to you . I 've lost enough because of you .
Jan Schlichtmann: You would n't have anything to lose it if it was n't for me . Everything you have I got for you !
James Gordon: I do n't have anything , Jan ! What do I have ? I 've got a couple of bucks and some , some bus transfers . I 've got a saving account from when I was 12 years - old . Here ! There 's 37 dollars in here . With interest , after 25 years there 's probably 47 dollars , take it ! Add it to the war chest . Use it to fight injustice . Stand up for principles with that . Go down in flames with it for all I care . Only next time , " next time " , that 's a laugh - ask us if we want to go down with you !