"You see, there are two kinds of people in this world, the workers and the hustlers. The hustlers never work and the workers never hustle and you my friend, are a worker."

"Anything else is always something better."

"A bartender is the aristocrat of the working class."

"I don't care how liberated this world becomes - a man will always be judged by the amount of alcohol he can consume - and a woman will be impressed, whether she likes it or not."

"Coughlin's Diet: Cocktails and dreams."

"Never tell tales about a woman, she'll hear you no matter how far away she is."

"The luck is gone, the brain is shot, but the liquor we still got."

"[in his suicide note to Brian] My dearest Brian, A guy like me looks in the mirror, he either grins, or he starts to fade away. And I haven't seen anything to grin about in a long time. This may not be the most graceful exit, but I know when the bottle's empty. The only thing I'm really going to miss is the conversations we had. At least I get the last word, even if I had to mail it in. Coughlin's Law: Bury the dead. They stink up the joint. As for the rest of Coughlin's Laws, ignore them. The guy was always full of shit. [chuckles bitterly] But I guess you knew that already."

"Uncle Pat: [On how to succeed in business] You outwork, outthink, outscheme and outmanuever. You make no friends. You trust nobody. And you make damn sure you're the smartest guy in the room whenever the subject of money comes up."

"When he pours, he reigns."

"They thought he was good, they were wrong... he was the best."

"Tom Cruise - Brian Flanagan"

"Bryan Brown - Doug Coughlin"

"Elisabeth Shue - Jordan Mooney"

"Lisa Banes - Bonnie"

"Laurence Luckinbill - Richard Mooney"

"Kelly Lynch - Kerry Coughlin"

"Gina Gershon - Coral"

"Ron Dean - Uncle Pat"

"Ellen Foley - Eleanor"

"Gerry Bamman - Tourist"

"Paul Benedict - Finance Teacher"

"Kenneth John McGregor - Sculptor"

"Because you thought I was cocky, I'm now on a permanent acid trip?"

"I just want my life back, okay? Now what's it gonna take? You wanna talk turkey? Let's talk turkey! HOW MUCH MONEY?"

"When you got on that plane, I was sure it was over. I left the airport afraid I'd never see you again. And then you showed up the very next day. That was a good surprise. You know, I think about the decision you made... maybe I was being naive, but I believed that we would grow old together in this house. That we'd spend holidays here and have our grandchildren come visit us here. I had this image of us, all grey and wrinkly, and me working in the garden and you re-painting the deck. But things change. If you need this, Jack, if you really need this, I will take these kids from a life they love and I'll take myself from the only home we've ever shared together and I'll move wherever you need to go. I'll do that because I love you. I love you, and that's more important to me than our address. I choose us."

"Peter Lassiter: Old flames are like old tax returns... put 'em in the file cabinet for three years, then you cut 'em loose."

"Nicolas Cage - Jack Campbell"

"Téa Leoni - Kate Reynolds / Kate Campbell"

"Don Cheadle - Cash"

"Makenzie Vega - Annie Campbell"

"Jake and Ryan Milkovich - Josh Campbell"

"Jeremy Piven - Arnie"

"Lisa Thornhill - Evelyn Thompson"

"Josef Sommer - Peter Lassiter"

"Harve Presnell - Ed Reynolds"

"Mary Beth Hurt - Adelle"

"Francine York - Lorraine Reynolds"

"Amber Valletta - Paula"

"Ken Leung - Sam Wong"

"Kate Walsh - Jeannie"

"Gianni Russo - Nick"

"Tom McGowan - Bill"

"Joel McKinnon Miller - Tommy"

"Don't underestimate the mentally ill. We know how to count."

"Some cultures are defined by their relationship to cheese."

"Ruthie, do you got any avocados?"

"Oh, oh Benny, hey Benny, thanks for the couch... um Mike made me sleep under the sink."

"You know, it seems to me that, I mean, except for being a little mentally ill, she's pretty normal."

"Joe Grifasi - Mike"