Adult Sheldon: Being a good entrepreneur, my brother realized his supply of my old tests was limited. So he did something else he was good at: lie to my father.
Georgie: Dad, you ever use the copy room at school?
George: Sometimes. Why?
Georgie: I need to make some copies for a school project I'm working on.
George: Uh, it's not really for students. You know, they keep it locked.
Georgie: So, you have a key?
George: I'm not giving you my key.
Georgie: Why not?
George: Well, because I know you, and therefore don't trust you.
Georgie: I told you, it's for school.
George: Great, then bring it by my office tomorrow and I'll make copies.
Georgie: Never mind. [walks off]
George: It's not on my key chain!
Georgie: Dang it.
Adult Sheldon: It was however, in my dad's drawer at work, leading my brother to do something he had never done before: get to school early.

George: [to Meemaw] Hey, when you take the shuttle, bring hard candy. They gobble it up.

Adult Sheldon: I'm very much a creature of habit. Perhaps it's a trait I got from my father. Every night he would go through the mail, and every night, like clockwork, he would get very cranky.
George: Damn bills.
Mary: George.
Adult Sheldon: You'd think he'd get used to it, but night after night it upset him all over again.
George: Jury duty? Son of a...
Mary: George.
Adult Sheldon: It was complicated. I didn't like seeing him upset, but what can you do? I love consistency.

George: Actually... I want you to represent us at the audit.
Sheldon: But I messed everything up.
George: You did. But I also know if anyone's smart enough to get us out of this, you are.
Sheldon: Why'd you change your mind?
George: No reason.
Sheldon: What did the accountant say?
George: Nothing.
Sheldon: They said my returns were perfect, didn't they?
George: Play with your trains.

Sheldon: I want to go home.
George: What are you talking about? We're not done yet.
Sheldon: Yes, we are. I made a mistake that's gonna cost us a lot of money that we don't have. I feel so stupid.
George: Hey. It's okay to feel stupid.
Sheldon: No, it's not.
George: It just means you're growing. If you don't look back and think you were dumb, then you, then you haven't learned anything.
Sheldon: So what do we do?
George: We get back in there.
Sheldon: What if we lose?
George: Doesn't matter... win or lose, we don't give up, all right? Now let's get in there and show 'em what we're made of... what do you say?
Sheldon: I've heard you give that exact same pep talk at football games.
George: Well, I didn't have a special one prepared.
Sheldon: That's all right. I feel properly pepped.

Mary: What are you looking for?
George: Deck of cards.
Mary: Why? You gonna play with the kids?
George: Of course not. I-I invited the guys over for poker.
Mary: You're supposed to be babysitting.
George: They don't want me around. They're gonna be watching TV.
Mary: But do you really need to be gambling?
George: I thought you were trying to be fun tonight.
Mary: I am.
George: Well, this seems like a good place to start.
Mary: You have a nice time with your friends.
George: Thank you.
Mary: But so help me, if the house smells like cigars when I get home, you will not hear the end of it.
George: It's your first day being fun. Y-You keep trying.

George: What are you doing?
Mary: Look at me and tell me what you see.
George: What? Did you get a haircut? Looks great.
Mary: No, I didn't get a haircut.
George: 'Cause you don't need one. Looking good, babe.
Mary: Lord. Just tell me what you see when you look at me.
George: [sighs, mutters] I don't know what's going on, but this feels like a trap.
Mary: I went to the salon to get a haircut.
George: Knew it, looking foxy.
Mary: But I didn't get one because I don't know what I want.
George: [quietly] Oh. You know who's got good hair? Charlene Tilton.
Mary: Who?
George: That little blonde one on Dallas. People make a fuss over Victoria Principal, but Charlene Tilton...
Mary: You're not helping me, George.
George: I knew this was a trap.

Mary: You really want to start this up again?
George: Wait, are you asking me what I want? Well, that's a first.
Mary: Oh, please, your whole life is doing whatever you want.
George: Oh, really?
Georgie: I can just leave.
George: Did I want to get stuck coaching high school football? Did I want to live across the street from your mother? Did I want to spend my evening getting yelled at by my daughter and my son and my wife?
Mary: I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were so unhappy.
George: Because you never bother to ask.

Adult Sheldon: With my father home from the hospital, my mother had instructed us to let him relax. And what could be more relaxing than a spirited discussion of societal rules and morality?
Sheldon: Dad.
George: What's up?
Sheldon: I'm struggling with an ethical crisis.
George: Be a kid. Quit struggling.

Meemaw: I saw Brenda at the grocery today.
George: Oh, yeah? How's she doing?
Meemaw: I don't know. Something going on with her?
George: What do you mean?
Meemaw: I was just talking about what happened to y'all at the bar, and she kind of got weird.
George: Weird how? What'd she say?
Meemaw: Well, it's not so much what she said. Just kind of a vibe I got.
George: Well, maybe you made her uncomfortable. You do have that effect on people.

George: [on the phone] So, we got to get our stories straight. Now, wh-what did you tell her?
Brenda Sparks: I told her we weren't together. I was there, and you were there, and other people were there, too.
George: That's good. That's good.
Brenda Sparks: So, what did you tell her?
George: I was a little rude and rushed her out of the house.
Brenda Sparks: Don't you do that all the time?
George: Oh, yeah. Oh, I guess we're okay.

Coach Wilkins: Darlene and I love to go line dancing.
George: Next.
Coach Wilkins: Let's see. There's the Roundabout.
George: What's that?
Coach Wilkins: It's a roller rink. They have cool lights and a DJ. It's like a disco.
George: So, when I said no to line dancing, you thought, "Let's put George on wheels."
Coach Wilkins: Ooh. Take her bowling.
[George pictures Brenda Sparks working at the bowling alley]
George: I don't want to take her bowling.

George: Georgie's only got one more year of school, and then he can do whatever he wants.
Dale: I don't want to come between you and your family.
George: Too late.
Meemaw: Listen, I know you're upset, but the person you ought to be yelling at is Georgie, not us.
George: I yelled at him... it didn't help!
Meemaw: Is this helping?
George: A little, yes.

Sheldon: Okay, so we've agreed on monthly rent. Should we talk utilities?
Georgie: Why do I got to pay for that stuff?
George: 'Cause you use them and they cost money.
Sheldon: There are five of us in the house, so I suggest he pays 20%. Although he does take a long time drying that hair.
George: 20%'s fine.
Georgie: Hold on. It takes a whole lot more water to clean you than me.
George: Hey, watch it. I don't have to let you live here.
Georgie: Let me? I'm paying for everything. You gonna charge me for food, too?
George: Mm, it's not the worst idea.
Georgie: You know what? Maybe I shouldn't be in this house.
George: You said it, not me.

George: [opens door] Hey, Billy. Sheldon's not here.
Billy Sparks: Is Missy?
George: Nope.
Billy Sparks: Good. I need to talk to you alone. [enters]
George: [sighs] Balls.