There’s no such thing as dying of old age. Something kills us all.
Living day to day isn’t living, it’s surviving, with no regard for tomorrow. Tomorrow is the only thing a parent is supposed to live for.[to Monica]
Cowards rule the world these days. With coward rules and coward customs. To succeed today, all you gotta know is how to blame and how to complain. [to Rip]
That’s the thing about being a grandfather. I get to do all the things I wished I’d done with my children. The things I regret, I get to do different.[Monica Dutton: You don’t act like the man from the stories I’ve heard.]
Resistance is the kind of thing that defines itself.
Leverage is knowing if someone had all the money in the world… This is what they’d buy.[to Jamie]
Let me tell you what fair means. Fair means one side got exactly what they wanted in a way that the other side can’t complain about. There’s no such thing as fair.
If working another ranch for a while makes her leave, you never had her, son. Love doesn’t walk that easy. If she really loves you, she’ll be right here when you get back.[to Jimmy, about Mia]
All the world is a test. Don’t ever let it trick you into thinking different.
You’re my son. I know exactly who you are. And don’t you ever be sorry for it.[to Kayce]
You’re a good man. But sometimes good men have to do real bad things. Doesn’t change who you are.[to Kayce]
You think you’re winning this game, you don’t even know the goddamn rules. But don’t worry, I’m gonna teach them to you.[to Roarke]