"Half the men in this church, including you, father... and you reverend, are as ardent patriots as I. Will you now, when you are needed most, stop at only words?. Is that the sort of men you are?. I ask only that you act upon the beliefs of which you have so strongly spoken, and in which you so strongly believe. [after men were asked to join the militia, but no one initially seemed to be interested]"

"Would you tell me please, Mr. Howard, why should I trade one tyrant 3000 miles away, for 3000 tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can."

"But I considerate myself fortunate to be serving the cause of Liberty. And though I fear death, each day in prayer I reaffirm my willingness, if necessary, to give my life in its service. Pray for me, but above all, pray for the cause. (from a letter written to his brother Thomas)"

"Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heros. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom."

"[to Nurse Packer] Okay, let's get something straight right now. I got eight years of higher education. I got one year of internship, I got one year of residency. I'm 70,000 dollars in debt. Now I'm waylaid in this heehaw hell, and you insist on clocking me in and out like I'm some kind of factory worker? Well no! N-O,no! This is where I draw the line."

"Beverly Hills. The most beautiful women in the world. Plastic surgery. What do those three things have in common? Me, in less than a week."

"I'm in the Twilight Zone."

"George Hamilton - Dr. Halberstrom"

"Frances Sternhagen - Lillian"

"David Ogden Stiers - Mayor Nick Nicholson"

"Barnard Hughes - Dr. Aurelius Hogue"

"Roberts Blossom - Judge Evans"

"Bridget Fonda - Nancy Lee Nicholson"

"Woody Harrelson - Hank Gordon"

"Julie Warner - Vialula/"Lou""

"Michael J. Fox - Dr. Benjamin Stone"

"Nurse Packer: [reading from a note left by Doc Hogue] "When to call me, you've been stabbed, shot, poisoned, separated from an appendage, knocked or beaten unconscious, run over by a tractor mower, or generally about to bleed to death. Otherwise, leave me alone.""

"[while being examined] Check Hollywood for knives. I don't want him operating in case I sneeze or something."

"Well, nice work, Hollywood. You were just about to crack open the chest of a 6 year-old boy to cure a case of diarrhea. Now,listen up smart ass. Next time I tell you how to treat a patient of mine, you'd better damn well do it, doctor. I doubt you'd know crap from Crisco."

"Can't poop in this town without everybody knowin' what color it is."

"[to Dr. Stone, after skinny-dipping in the lake] You can blink now."

"[to Dr. Hogue] Listen doctor, I've got a boy here in cardiac crisis. You can't treat that with Coca-Cola or Bisquick. We're gonna have to use real medicine this time. Now I'm sending him to Athens General. You're his regular fucking doctor, you get your fat ass out of bed, get down there and go with him."