The 50 Best 'Yellowstone' Quotes to Help Make the Season 4 Premiere Wait a Bit Easier

Let's start by stating the obvious: The wait for season 4 of Yellowstone is beyond excruciating at this point. No announcements from Paramount about the TV ranch drama, no new trailer, no hints about when it could be returning, no nothing! To put it bluntly, it's quite painful and we're really starting to miss the Dutton family. Like, a lot.

But the one good thing to come out of all this practicing of patience? We're now way more appreciative of the Duttons than ever before. Thinking back on seasons 1, 2 and 3, we can recall so many times Kayce (Luke Grimes), Beth (Kelly Reilly), Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) and others delivered bone-chilling one liners that stopped us dead in our tracks. And then of course there's John (Kevin Costner), who regularly drops hilarious sayings or clever lines worthy of being printed on decorative pillows.

Now that we're enduring a Yellowstone-less summer — at least, until we hear otherwise — we've committed to using the time we'd normally spend devouring each new episode to instead recalling some of the show's most iconic sayings and quotes. We invite you to join us in reminiscing on some of the best lines from Yellowstone to help make the show drought that much more bearable. After all, you might just find something you like to use for an Instagram caption in the future.

Tough Love Yellowstone Quotes

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Photo credit: Paramount Network

"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

"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 Wheeler

"You realize you ain’t dead, and you’re not gonna die, and you gotta face all the decisions you made."John

"Learn to be meaner than evil and still love your family and enjoy a sunrise." — John

"We're enemies now." — 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

"Serve your father’s family or serve your own. Like it or not, that choice is coming." ―Christina

Heartbreaking Yellowstone Quotes

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Photo credit: Cam McLeod

"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

"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

"Soldiers don’t tell war stories anymore, dad, because wars these days, it’s just about trying to live through them." Kayce

"No one will mourn your loss, son, because this isn’t losing your life; this is quitting it." John

"Living day to day isn’t living, Monica, it’s surviving, with no regard for tomorrow." — John

"God sure finds interesting ways to put people out of business." — Kayce

"When the misery is bad enough, tomorrow is rarely factored into decisions." — Monica

"Should is a useless word, almost as useless as hope." — Willa

Powerful Yellowstone Quotes

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Photo credit: Danno Nell

"I have every right to be here. Every right. I have a right. This is America." — Dan

"I look at every day with you as a gift. My tomorrows are, well, they’re all words. There’s no word I’d rather call you if that’s what you want." Rip Wheeler

"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 Wheeler

"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

"Pray like hell, and hold on." — Lloyd

"It’s the one constant in life. You build something worth having, someone’s gonna try to take it."John

"'I'm sorry' are two words you never have to say to me." — Rip Wheeler

"Leverage is knowing that if someone had all the money in the world, this is what they’d buy."John

"No one has a right. You have to take a right. Or stop it from being taken from you." John

"Work, family life, it’s so demanding. A little fresh air, a little 'me' time." — Beth

"You are the trailer; I am the tornado." — Beth

"You know, you did something that no one does, Rip. You’ve outlived your past." — Lloyd

"Karma comes in all shapes and sizes. Guess it’s me today." – Walker

"We’re with the Yellowstone. Nobody’s gonna mess with us." — Jimmy

"You ever have a girl look at you and your whole world just stops?" — Jimmy

"Lawyers are the swords of this century. Words are weapons now. I need you to learn how to use them." — John

"All the angels are gone, son. There's only devils left." — John

"I made two bad decisions in my life based on fear, and they cost me everything." — Beth

"You can't unmake family, Jamie, but you can take their gold card." — 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

"I look at every day with you as a gift." — Rip Wheeler

"Everything I do is for him, and everything you do is for you." — 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

"I’m gonna give you one last chance. You leave now or you never leave." — Rip Wheeler

"You know, when you boil life down, it’s funny just how little you need, isn’t it?" – Rip Wheeler

Humorous Yellowstone Quotes

Photo credit: Danno Nell
Photo credit: Danno Nell

"No one wants to merge with you. You have a three-to-one debt ratio. It’d be easier to sell VCRs."Beth

"I hope I never meet the first man who thought it was a good idea to ride a bull." Carl

"Every so often, you say something that makes me think you’re smart. And then I look at you and that thought fades." — Beth

"There ain’t no such thing as luck, but I sure believe in stupid cause’ you prove it every f--kin’ day!" Rip Wheeler

"If men were responsible for giving birth, the human race wouldn’t have lasted two generations." — Evelyn

"The only reason you’re not choking on irony is the size of your mouth." — Beth

"Thank God. Coffee. A pour-over? God bless you. The best measure of progress in a town is decent coffee." — Christina

"For someone with no spine, you’ve sure got a lot of balls." — Beth

"Well, if you’re marrying Beth, you’ve already proved you’re not scared of anything." – John

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