As a Mexican, I would face discrimination, sure, but as an Indian I would face a hatred that only can be known if one's lived it. They [my adoptive parents] thought they were doing better for me. That's the way this nation has always treated my people.

Rainwater

Felix: The cattle wandered onto the res, John.
John: The cattle don't know the difference between your land and ours.
Felix: Neither did we, till the government told us.

Jamie: What are you doing here?
Beth: Same thing I always do. Fixin' something you couldn't.

Kayce: This wasn't here when I was a boy. None of it was. I'll say one thing, though. These transplants do make some good ice cream.
Tate: What's a transplant?
Kayce: Someone who moves to a place, and tries to make that place just like the place they left.
Tate: That don't make sense.

You will be judged by the actions of your father. If you do nothing, you will be judged for that too.

Felix

Kaycee: This is my home. If someone doesn't want me here, let them make me leave.
Felix: That's a silly thing to say, considering you are standing on a reservation.

Man: This mustang has done more to stop environmental drilling than every law in the state.
Kayce: Then maybe we should keep him.

Stagnation is killing this town, and the Duttons are responsible for it.

Opposing counsel

It's not fair, this life. I wish I could give you better. The best I can offer you is peace.

John Dutton

And this is why I said he's not fit for this office.

John

Jimmy: I'm happy.
Emily: You should be. Hope you been buyin' lottery tickets as lucky as you got.

John: I've got somethin' to ask Kayce, but we both knows who wears the pants, so I'm just gonna cut out the middle man and ask you.
Monica: OK.
John: I'm needed in Helena. I need Rip with the cattle, and I've got no one to run this place. Next to the Reservation is what's called East Camp. There's an old house there that needs a little work. It's yours if you'll take it.
Monica: In exchange for what?
John: The ranch can't be Tate's someday if the ranch isn't here. I need his help. I need it from all of ya.
Monica: We can help.
John: Thank you.
Monica: That's all you ever had to do, you know. Just ask.
John: Well, now I know.

Yellowstone Quotes

John: Not hungry?
Beth: Nuh-uh. I'm intermittent fasting.
John: What's that mean?
Beth: Nothing but coffee and cigarettes till noon, and then I can eat what the fuck I want till I start drinkin' at six.
John: Well, I'd love to meet the doctor who came up with that diet.
Beth: I've adapted it to suit my lifestyle.

John: Rip, have you figured out how to do this without all us gettin' trampled?
Rip: Best we came up with, sir, is like fuck it, you know? Let's get up there as fast as we can and chase those son of a bitches down the mountain.
John: Fuck it? That your plan, too? Fuck it?
Kayce: It's gonna be a shit show now matter what we do. May as well do it fast, less time for things to go wrong.
John: Your logic is so flawed, son, it's, hell, it almost makes sense.