- Mamaw: I don't care you hate me. I ain't in it for popularity. You gotta take care of business, go to school, get good grades to even have a chance.
- Mamaw: Everyone in this world is one of three kinds: a good terminator, a bad terminator and neutral.
- Young J.D. Vance: All you do is yell at me!
- Mamaw: If you didn't act like a shit-for-brains, I wouldn't have to.
- Mamaw: You know what's interesting about the Poles? They bury their dead with their asses sticking out of the ground. That way they got a place to park their bikes.