These Iconic 'Yellowstone' Quotes Will Get You So Excited For Season 4
Longtime Yellowstone fans are a resilient bunch. They've witnessed all of the show's ups and downs—drama, tears, romance, violence, heartbreak—and still come back for more. Maybe it's the captivating Yellowstone cast (hello, Kevin Costner 😍), the breathtaking location where Yellowstone is filmed, or the lingering promise of a very delayed fourth season. (Don't even get us started on what's happening with season 5!) No matter what you love most about the show, we can all agree on one thing: Yellowstone is pretty dang memorable.
The best Yellowstone quotes stay stuck in your head long after the credits have rolled. Whether it's a quick jibe by Beth or a wise piece of advice from John, the Dutton family always seems to know what to say. So do the rest of the Yellowstone characters, because there are plenty of great lines by Rip Wheeler, Willa Hayes, Lloyd Pierce, and more. Sometimes they're funny, other times they're powerful, and more often than not they include some colorful language.
Read on for the most unforgettable Yellowstone quotes from the past three seasons!
John Dutton Quotes
"We're enemies now." — John
"Learn to be meaner than evil and still love your family and enjoy a sunrise." — John
"Someday your son’s gonna test you. He’s gonna force you to make a decision that not only determines his future but your place in it." — John
"Living day to day isn’t living, Monica, it’s surviving, with no regard for tomorrow." — John
"You realize you ain’t dead, and you’re not gonna die, and you gotta face all the decisions you made." — John
"No one has a right. You have to take a right. Or stop it from being taken from you." — John
"The whole world’s a test, son. Don’t let them ever trick you into thinking differently." — John
"It wasn't a move. I'm just meaner than you." — John
"Your grandfather used to say you can’t fix a broken wagon wheel, but you can use the parts to make a new one." — John
"No one will mourn your loss, son, because this isn’t losing your life; this is quitting it." — John
"Leverage is knowing that if someone had all the money in the world, this is what they’d buy." — John
"All the angels are gone, son. There's only devils left." — John
"It’s the one constant in life. You build something worth having, someone’s gonna try to take it." — John
"Well, if you’re marrying Beth, you’ve already proved you’re not scared of anything." — John
"Lawyers are the swords of this century. Words are weapons now. I need you to learn how to use them." — John
Beth Dutton Quotes
"You are the trailer; I am the tornado." — Beth
"You can't unmake family, Jamie, but you can take their gold card." — Beth
"My mother was the spine of this family. She was the center. And without her, he’s, well, the best of him died with her." — Beth
"Everything I do is for him, and everything you do is for you." — Beth
"Work, family life, it’s so demanding. A little fresh air, a little 'me' time." — Beth
"For someone with no spine, you’ve sure got a lot of balls." — Beth
"I made two bad decisions in my life based on fear, and they cost me everything." — Beth
"Every so often, you say something that makes me think you’re smart. And then I look at you and that thought fades." — Beth
"I believe in lovin’ with your whole soul and destroying anything that wants to kill what you love. That’s it. That’s all there is." — Beth
"No one wants to merge with you. You have a three-to-one debt ratio. It’d be easier to sell VCRs." — Beth
"Well, that’s what it means. It means that you have me, that I’m yours. It means come live your life with me. The only thing I ask is that you outlive me so I never live another day without you." — Beth
"The only reason you’re not choking on irony is the size of your mouth." — Beth
Rip Wheeler Quotes
"My tomorrows are, well, they’re all words. There’s no word I’d rather call you if that’s what you want." — Rip
"'I'm sorry' are two words you never have to say to me." — Rip
"I see things in people, and I feel like if I can touch it, even if the rest of the person is rotten, I can take that good thing and make it part of me." — Rip
"I look at every day with you as a gift." — Rip
"I’m gonna give you one last chance. You leave now or you never leave." — Rip
"There’s sharks and minnows in this world, Jimmy, and if you don’t know which one you are, then you ain’t a shark." — Rip
"There ain’t no such thing as luck, but I sure believe in stupid cause’ you prove it every f--kin’ day!" — Rip
"You know, when you boil life down, it’s funny just how little you need, isn’t it?" – Rip
Powerful Yellowstone Quotes
"We’re with the Yellowstone. Nobody’s gonna mess with us." — Jimmy
"Soldiers don’t tell war stories anymore, dad, because wars these days, it’s just about trying to live through them." — Kayce
"Serve your father’s family or serve your own. Like it or not, that choice is coming." ― Christina
"There’s no greater failure than a parent outliving their child because it’s the one failure that you just can’t ever overcome." — Dan
"A man who puts a hand on a member of my family never puts a hand on anything else." — Jamie
"When the misery is bad enough, tomorrow is rarely factored into decisions." — Monica
"God sure finds interesting ways to put people out of business." — Kayce
"Pray like hell, and hold on." — Lloyd
"Should is a useless word, almost as useless as hope." — Willa
"I have every right to be here. Every right. I have a right. This is America." — Dan
"Karma comes in all shapes and sizes. Guess it’s me today." – Walker
"You ever have a girl look at you and your whole world just stops?" — Jimmy
"You know, you did something that no one does, Rip. You’ve outlived your past." — Lloyd
"If men were responsible for giving birth, the human race wouldn’t have lasted two generations." — Evelyn
"You're either born a willow or born an oak. That's all there is to it." —Lloyd
