Ma, I'll never understand that. The phone is an auditory thing, dark is an eye thing. I can understand not going out after dark. You get jumped in the shadows, whatever, but not answering the phone after dark?

Tony

Livia: All I know is daughters are better at taking care of their mothers than sons.
Tony: Yeah, and I bought CDs for a broken record.

I don't drive when they're predicting rain.

Livia

(to Tony) What's different between you and me is you're going to hell when you die.

Carmela

(to Dr. Melfi) Let me tell you something. Nowadays, everybody's got to go to shrinks and counselors and go on Sally Jesse Raphael and talk about their problems. Whatever happened to Gary Cooper, the strong silent type? That was an American. He wasn't in touch with his feelings. He just did what he had to do. See what they didn't know was once they got Gary Cooper in touch with his feelings was that they wouldn't be able to shut him up and then it's dysfunction this and dysfunction that and dysfunction va fa culo!

Tony

(to Dr. Melfi on being Italian) My mother would've loved it if you and I got together.

Tony

[My mother] was part of that generation who grew up during The Depression. But The Depression to her was like a trip to Six Flags.

Tony

(to Mahaffey) That's a shame. A medication comes along after your gambling gets your fucking hip busted to shit.

Big Pussy

Tony: I'm not getting any satisfaction from my work, either.
Dr. Melfi: Why?
Tony: All because of RICO.
Dr. Melfi: Is he your brother?
Tony: No, the RICO statues.

Guys today have no room for the penal experience.

Tony

Man is driven in toto by his insecurities.

Hesh

Hope comes in many forms.

Dr. Melfi

The Sopranos Season 1 Quotes

(to Mahaffey) That's a shame. A medication comes along after your gambling gets your fucking hip busted to shit.

Big Pussy

Dr. Melfi: Have you ever had a prostate exam?
Tony: Are you kidding? I don't let anyone wag their finger in my face.