Saturday, March 20, 2010

American Dreams: Season Three

Patty: You're not smart enough to get a scholarship.

Patty: You can't pray somebody dead. If that were true, I'd be an only child.

Helen: I'm not supporting a war, Beth. I'm supporting my son.

Roxanne: While some of us were learning to skateboard, others were trying to make a difference in the world.

Roxanne: Anything is better than Salisbury steak and fish sticks.

Patty: God only listens if you pray about good things, not bad things.

Roxanne: I really don't think it's a coincidence that witches and nuns dress alike.

Roxanne: It's hard to ignore something that cute.

Jack: City's changing. You gotta change with it.

Roxanne: First rule of fun, don't call it an "organizational meeting." Call it a party.

Meg: Guys hate ultimatums.

Meg: I guess ultimatums do work.

Patty: She's "playing the field".

Jack: You can't tell people what to do or why they should do it. All you can do is tell them why you're doing it and hope that is enough.

Meg: I just want to make people stop and think about what we're doing over there in Vietnam. To at least ask why, before more and more guys are sent over there.

Jack: If you and me are going down, we're going down swingin'.

Tommy: Remind me not to marry a girl who grew up with money.

Helen: I'm a mother. Paul O'Bannon's mother doesn't care what he is. She just wants him safe. That's being a parent, JJ. No matter what your child does or is.

Meg: I looked at him and saw something real for the first time.

Pete: The devil must be paid.

Meg: Since when did guys get hints?

Patty: I don't believe in proms. They're pointless and juvenile. I mean, getting all dressed up and taking pictures standing in front of the punch bowl. It's all a tremendous waste of time and energy but thank you for asking.

Miss Pierce: He's one of those guys who are really good at disappearing.

Meg: I have friends, Patty. Do you know what that feels like?

Sam: It's not you, Meg. Some guys are jerks.

Sam: Everybody should have at least one dance on their prom night.

Meg: I keep just picking guys who are wrong.

Meg: Fellow members of the class of '66. I wanted to give a speech today about how our lives can be anything that we want them to be, about how the future is now. But I cannot give that speech. Not anymore. I can't because there are still walls that we have to tear down. And there are still rivers that we have to cross. The future isn't something that we can simply imagine. The future isn't something that can just arrive on our doorsteps. The future, the future is something that we have to fight for. We have to fight with all that we have. We must fight the hatred and prejudice not just in society but we have to fight the hatred and prejudice that we find in our own hearts. And until we win that battle, the future isn't bound. It's not even close. The future is just a hidden dream. Thank you, and congratulations!

Pete: That's a nice birthday present, right? An iron?

JJ: When I was in high school, I thought I'd be that guy. That guy to go to the moon.

Meg: I thought they wanted to change the world, but really all they wanted to do was drop out of it.

Rory: I'll tell you what Iam... bored outta my skull and I'll tell you want Uam... a nerd!

Rory: I found out what Uam. Uam... adopted.

Father Conti: God asks us to consider our motives in all we do. A desire to end suffering is not a reason to end a life. Just as loving someone is not a reason to keep them alive. Pray for guidance, Jack. You'll find the answer.

Patty: Have you ever felt 'not cool'?

Roxanne: Meg, think back. Before I got you on Bandstand, think marching band. Remember that red hat you used to wear? Think Meg really liked being Meg?

Chris: The only think about Philadelphia I'm gonna miss is you.