Army Wives

Army Wives Season 1 Quotes

Season 1 Episode 13: "Goodbye Stranger"

Finn: Please stay.
Trevor: Well, you know why I have to go. But I'm gonna come back as soon as I can, and when I get home, I'm gonna tell you guys stories about everything I've seen. So, be brave for me, okay? Take care of your Mom, she's gonna need it. Come here.
TJ: [silent]
Trevor: What's the matter, buddy?
TJ: It's just that we've never had a Daddy before.
Trevor: I love you.
 • Rating: Unrated

Claudia Joy: (to Betty) When is your surgery?
Roxy: She's not having it.
Claudia Joy: Why not?
Roxy: She's short three grand. I keep telling her to sell the Hump Bar, but she won't.
Betty: This place has been truer to me than any man I've ever been with, Roxy. I can't sell it. It's better we just go out together.
Claudia Joy: There has to be something we can do.
Roland: Yeah.
Betty: Forget it. I mean, who needs surgery? It's like putting lipstick on a pig.
 • Rating: Unrated

Trevor: (the vows he's written) Roxy, sometimes I think I've spent most of my life asleep, not taking any chances or risks.
Roxy: I think jumping out of airplanes is a risk.
Trevor: Ssshh. You're not supposed to interrupt me.
Roxy: Sorry.
 • Rating: Unrated

Pamela: (on the air) Okay, so in case you were wondering why it's been so busy on Fort Marshall today, it's because we've gone to FP Con Alpha Plus, and we know 'Alpha' relates to the global threat of terrorism. But...hell, we've been to Alpha Plus here before. We've bought the gas masks, we've stocked up on bottled water. But, there's one thing we can never be prepared for, and that's the fear. How do we handle the fear? My son Lucas once asked me if the 'bad guys' were going to blow us up. How do you answer that? How do you explain terrorism to your kid? How do you explain that at any time, any place, someone could just decide to take us all out? And that's why terrorism works, because we can't explain it, we can't predict it, it can happen any time, anywhere, by anyone. So, all we can do is trust that the military has our backs, and then we let it go. Because the only way to stop the fear is by living. Just living, being with your family, your friends, your community. Look, there is nothing we can do about it - except to seize the day. We live while we can, laugh while we can, love while we can. And that, my friends, is how we beat terrorism. So... Have At It!
 • Rating: Unrated

Claudia Joy: UVA doesn't know how lucky they are.
Amanda: Why?
Claudia Joy: Why? Because they're getting the best Political Science major they'll ever have.
Amanda: Mom, don't exaggerate.
Claudia Joy: I'm not. I'm serious. I can see the woman you're going to be. You haven't caught sight of her yet, but she's just around the corner. And I'm damn glad that test was negative.
 • Rating: Unrated

Claudia Joy: The hardest part about army life is seeing friends come and go.
 • Rating: Unrated

Roxy: Do you remember the trek from Tuscaloosa?
Trevor: How could I forget? TJ threw up on me twice, Finn peed on me, and you broke the dial fighting over the radio station.
Roxy: Good times.
Trevor: Mmm... good times.
 • Rating: Unrated

Season 1 Episode 12: "Rules of Engagement"

Trevor: Rox, you are one of the smartest people I know... you could do anything.
Roxy: You know the difference between a lawyer and an accountant? An accountant knows he's boring. (kisses Trevor) I'm happy where I am right now.
 • Rating: Unrated

Pamela: My man just came back and got a hero's welcome, lemme tell ya ... he knows how to shoot off the fireworks, we're talking 21-gun salute, so stay hydrated!

 • Rating: Unrated

Season 1 Episode 11: "Truth and Consequences"

Victoria Grayson: (to Claudia Joy) Getting older is like being punished for a crime you didn't commit.
 • Rating: Unrated

Roxy: So, you still think having your own microphone to tell the world off is a bad thing?
 • Rating: Unrated

Pamela: (on the air) Okay, uh, so much for announcements. Now for a little call-in segment that I'm calling 'Have At It With Pamela Moran.' Where we talk about us - the Army Wives - and what we go through. Like how it feels to be a single mom even when you're married. Or, better yet, what it's like to be the mistress 'cause the Army is the wife and sometimes that bitch gets all the attention! You know, they say, 'Mission First. People Always.' But that's crap. And what the hell does that mean, anyway? Because the Army comes first - period. And we deal with it or we move on. And it doesn't matter if your spouse wears sergeant's stripes, or, or colonel's eagle. Because worrying about your soldier at wartime feels exactly the same. So, forget rank, 'cause people are just people. And uh, speaking of which - I know we all like to gossip, but come on folks, can we just stop all the lies and innuendos about a certain colonel's wife. I mean, what the hell folks! Did we all lose direction to the high road, or what?
 • Rating: Unrated

Joan: [jokingly] When was the last time you were in a hotel? You cheating on me with someone Roland?
Roland: Couple of weeks ago, with the reporter.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Season 1 Episode 10: "Dirty Laundry"

Pamela: Hey, you guys, Claudia Joy is doing okay, huh? You've gotta admire how she's been handling things, especially with Mrs. Lenore Baker trying to take her down like that.
Roxy: Do you really think she would use what happened against Claudia Joy like that?
Pamela: That's how it works around here sometimes.
Roxy: Well, what do we do?
Denise: We stick together. We support Claudia Joy, no matter what.
Roxy: We deep fry Lenore Baker and serve her up with a side of hush puppies!
 • Rating: Unrated

Roxy: Fastest way to a man's zipper; tight jeans, new haircut.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Claudia Joy: I'm impressed.
Pamela: I'm jealous.
Denise: I'm speechless.
Roland: I'm not here. Please leave a message.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Season 1 Episode 9: "Nobody's Perfect"

Gen. Baker: "To our wives. The essential tools for our success."
 • Rating: Unrated

Season 1 Episode 8: "Only the Lonely"

Denise: Every mother is an idiot, every one else walks on water.
 • Rating: Unrated

Roxy: That'd be one Hell of a chit!
 • Rating: Unrated

Pamela: I am wandering into Marilyn territory.
 • Rating: Unrated

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