“Mike, I learned it from you. You always told me this was the rule. Rule number one: Throw away your cards the moment you know they can't win. Fold the fucking hand.”

Gretchen Mol - Jo

“- Newt Dobbs: Gus, are you sure the Captain is my father?
- Augustus 'Gus' McCrae: Yep, he is.
- Newt Dobbs: He ain't never mentioned it.
- Augustus 'Gus' McCrae: Well, Woodrow ain't much of a mentioner.”
Ricky Schroder - Newt Dobbs
Robert Duvall - Augustus 'Gus' McCrae

“It is not going well! This is what comes of telling the truth, or even part of it. You know, getting what you deserve is totally unfair.”
Julia Roberts - Julianne Potter

“Michael... I love you. I've loved you for nine years, I've just been too arrogant and scared to realize it, and... well, now I'm just scared. So, I realize this comes at a very inopportune time but I really have this gigantic favor to ask of you. Choose me. Marry me. Let me make you happy. Oh, that sounds like three favors, doesn't it?”
Julia Roberts - Julianne Potter

“- Forrest Sorrels: We need a confession.
- Nurse Doris Nelson: What if he dies?
- Forrest Sorrels: We need a confession first.”
Billy Bob Thornton - Forrest Sorrels
Marcia Gay Harden - Nurse Doris Nelson