20 Of The Best Yellowstone Quotes

Taking someone to the "train station" never hit so hard to loyal audiences as it did when Rip Wheeler, played by two-time C&I cover star Cole Hauser, told it to Walker, played by Ryan Bingham. Or when Beth Dutton, played by Kelly Reilly, went against type and told her future husband Rip Wheeler,

"The only thing I ask is that you outlive me, so I never live another day without you."

The writers behind C&I cover star Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone series seem to hit the nail on the head week after week with superb lines for each character, which not only makes them seem larger-than-life but creates a steady fan following that keeps viewers returning season after season. To celebrate the return of Yellowstone Season 5 on November 10 at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount Network, we've rounded up 20 of the best Yellowstone quotes to get you ready for the return of the Dutton family.

The All-Time Best Yellowstone Quotes

John Dutton Quotes

Whether or not multi-time C&I cover star Kevin Costner returns for the new season of Yellowstone's legacy on the show as patriarch John Dutton will forever act a wide shadow over the show and Taylor Sheridan's future projects. Full of grit and tenacity yet willing to put on a show when he has to, it's no surprise Dutton has amassed a ranching empire that extends far and wide. Here are five of Dutton's best lines:

• "Leverage is knowing that if someone had all the money in the world, [Dutton Ranch] is what they'd buy."
• "Learn to be meaner than evil and still love your family and enjoy a sunrise."
• "No one has a right. You have to take a right or stop it from being taken from you."
• "Lawyers are the swords of this century. Words are weapons now. I need you to learn how to use them."
• "It's the one constant in life. You build something worth having, someone's gonna try to take it."

Kevin Costner plays patriarch John Dutton on Yellowstone.

Beth Dutton Quotes

You love to hate Beth Dutton. She's everything a man can want — beautiful, smart, rich — and everything he fears — beautiful, smart, rich. Although Reilly's performance has raise date hackles of countless fans throughout the years, her performance as the embattled daughter of patriarch John Dutton is must-see TV.  Here are five of Beth's top quotes from Yellowstone:

• "Where’s the fun in wrecking a single man? When I break you, I want to know I’m breaking generations."
• "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."
• "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.”
• "Every so often, you say something that makes me think you’re smart. And then I look at you, and that thought fades."
• "The only thing I ask is that you outlive me, so I never live another day without you."

Kelly Reilly plays embattled daughter Beth Dutton on Yellowstone.

Thomas Rainwater Quotes

Along with being the Indigenous chief of the Broken Rock Reservation, Thomas Rainwater is a wealthy casino mogul who is always looking for his next opportunity. Initially at-odds with John Dutton and his unwillingness to sell even one inch of his expansive ranch, Rainwater has come to ally himself with the enigmatic rancher, but only if it means securing a future for his people, and his pocketbook. Here are five of Rainwater's best one-liners:

• “You have never driven a road, walked a trail, or skied a mountain in Montana that didn’t belong to my people first.”
• “ Modern society wants people to go to school and learn a trade to make money to buy food, clothes, a place to live. But on land that hasn't been ravaged by man, you don't need to buy food. You just go find it. You don't buy clothes, you make them. And you don't buy houses, you seek shelter. You live with the land. Not on it.”
• “There’s only two roads in this life. One’s wide as a highway, full of choices. The other one’s pencil thin with only two directions.”
• “He’s a boy who’s forced to do what men do. These days most men won’t even do it because society has taught them that they are sheep. When the wolves come, you must not fight them. You mut call a shepherd. So he feels guilt for something he should be praised for.”
• “All men are bad. But some of us try real hard to be good.”

Gil Birmingham plays Indigenous chief Thomas Rainwater on Yellowstone.

Rip Wheeler Quotes

Cole Hauser's rough-and-tumble character Rip Wheeler stormed onto TV screens in Yellowstone's first season with a cold, cool demeanor and hot branding iron to back it up. Although his relationship with Beth Dutton has matured and added dimensions to Wheeler's character throughout the years, Rip is still just a hot-headed, take-no-shit cowboy at the end of the day. Here are five of his best Yellowstone quotes:

• "There's sharks and minnows in this world. If you don't know which you are, you ain't a shark."
• "'I'm sorry' are two words you never have to say to me."
• "I wish that they’d come back to life so I could kill ’em again."
• "You know, when you boil life down, it’s funny just how little you need, isn’t it?"
• "I’d rather kill a thousand men than shoot another horse."

Cole Hauser plays ranch foreman and John Dutton's right-hand man Rip Wheeler on Yellowstone.

To Recap

The Yellowstone TV series takes no prisoners with its duality between hard-nosed, word-weary quotes and love-me-till-forever one-liners. From John to Beth to Rip and everyone in between, there's no scarcity of quotable characters. So fans, what’s your favorite Yellowstone quote? Let us know on our Facebook post.

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