John: Look at me. Look at me, son. How do we move on from this? I don't know how to do that.
Jamie: I, I had no choice.
John: There's always a choice. You coulda jumped in the river. But hurtin' yourself never entered your mind, did it?

That rifle has the power to take a life. Whatever you point it at. You know that, right? So if you know that, you also know you don't have the power to bring it back, do ya? Even if you wanted to, even if it was a mistake. It's not a trick question, Tate. You just gotta be sure before you pull the trigger because killin's the one thing you can't undo.

John

John: First deer. C'mon. We gotta blood ya.
Tate: What does that mean?
Kayce: It means ya gotta wear the blood to honor 'im.

Kayce: Hey, what's the matter buddy?
Tate: It's, it's that.
Kayce: It's OK. It's a big deal takin' a life, but everything on earth's gotta do it to survive. Even trees. The big ones kill all the smaller stuff beneath it.
John: Killin's the one thing everything on this planet does to survive, Tate. It's the one thing we all share. Now you share it, too.
Tate: Will something kill us too, grandpa?
John: Yeah, something will kill us, too, Tate. It might be a bacteria so small you need a microscope to see it. It might be a big old bear. There's no such thing dying of old age. Something kills us all.

Yellowstone Season 2 Episode 6 Quotes

Jamie: What do you want me to become?
John: A lawyer.
Jamie: You always say that you don't respect lawyers.
John: Well, become one that I can.
Jamie: Why a lawyer?
John: Lawyers are the swords of this century. Words are weapons now. I need you to learn how to use 'em.

John: Jamie, you ever think about what you want to be when you get older?
Jamie: You.
John: I mean as a job.
Jamie: I always figured one day I'd do your job.
John: Take a look at that.
Jamie: Harvard?
John: Congratulations, son.
Jamie: I didn't apply to Harvard.
John: I applied for you. It's a great honor, and you earned it. Busted your ass in school, and this is your reward.
Jamie: Where's Harvard? Connecticut?
John: Boston.
Jamie: That's really far.
John: You want to be me someday? Then become something that can help me protect this place.