Whether closing a powerful deal, reflecting on life with her father, John Dutton (Kevin Costner), and her husband, Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), or saying something awful to her brother, Jamie (Wes Bentley), few Yellowstone viewers could deny that Beth’s quotes are some of the Yellowstone’s most memorable. Some of Beth’s best quotes include her profound but rare insights into life, as the oldest of John’s two living children prefers to keep her most sincere sentiments close to the vest.
12“Wow, That’s Really Deep, Jamie. You Must Be Watching TED Talks On YouTube.”
Yellowstone Season 1, Episode 3, “No Good Horses”
Beth delivers this burn to her adopted brother in Yellowstone season 1, episode 3, “No Good Horses.” In the show’s first season, Jamie lurks in the dark when Beth steps out on the porch for a cigarette. Jamie tells Beth he had been thinking about cancer, relating his sister to the illness.
This Beth Zinger set the stage for Beth’s condescending nature toward her brother throughout Yellowstone.
11“I Don’t Speak Dipshit.”
Yellowstone Season 1, Episode 7, “A Monster Is Among Us”
Beth delivers another iconic diss to Walker (Ryan Bingham) in Yellowstone season 1, episode 7, “A Monster Among Us.” In the episode, Beth reflects on a memory with her mother, and the episode flashes back to Christmas morning in 1996. In the flashback of John Dutton’s (Josh Lucas) last Christmas with his family, Beth’s mom, Evelyn (Gretchen Mol), talks about what it means to become a woman after young Beth (Kylie Rogers) gets her first period.
After the fate of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, each cowboy has a new endeavor on the horizon, opening fresh stories up for cowboys like Lloyd.
After the memory, Beth gets back on a horse, saddling an unruly steed in the pen outside the house, bedecked in an oversized Carhart jacket and a cowboy hat. When Beth falls off the horse, Walker comes to help her up, saying, “Damn, you got buckaroo’d right onto your peanut.” Beth asks the Yellowstone cowboy to translate, telling him she doesn’t “speak dipshit.”
10“I Think Heaven’s Right Here. So’s Hell… And God Is The Land.”
Yellowstone Season 2, Episode 7, “Resurrection”
Beth Dutton’s full quote to Rip in Yellowstone season 2, episode 7, “Resurrection,” is: “I think heaven’s right here. So’s hell. One person can be walking the clouds right next to someone enduring eternal damnation. And God is the land.”
In response, Beth tells Rip that she thinks heaven and hell are the same place. The comment is similar to one Isabel May’s character made in 1883, proving Beth is Elsa Dutton’s true successor in Yellowstone. In 1883, Elsa says, “I didn’t have the heart to tell her there is no Heaven to go to, because we’re in it already. We’re in hell, too. They coexist. Right beside each other. And God is the land.” This further confirmed the similarities between the two characters and made the parallels between the shows even better.
9“If A Meteor Strikes Earth Tonight, It Is Me And The Cockroaches.”
Yellowstone Season 4, Episode 5, “Under a Blanket of Red”
Beth Dutton’s full quote to John Dutton III in Yellowstone season 4, episode 5, “Under a Blanket of Red,” is: “Only the good die young. If a meteor strikes Earth tonight, it is me and the cockroaches running this mοthеrf*ckеr tomorrow.”
John tells his daughter that he was trying to take a shower to wash away his loneliness but that he had to surrender to it instead. However, John says that he discovered Beth when he came out, proving solace must be stumbled upon. When John remarks he hopes his daughter outlives him, Beth tells John that only the good die young, and she isn’t among them.
8“The Sting Never Fades With Me. It Is A Painful Lesson And One You’re About To Learn.”
Yellowstone Season 3, Episode 9, “Meaner Than Evil”
In Yellowstone season 3, episode 9, “Meaner Than Evil,” Beth delivers multiple zingers to Willa Hayes (Karen Pittman) that go down in history as some of her most memorable. Beth is battling with the Market Equities’ CEO, who wants to build an airport on Beth’s family’s ranch. When Willa’s shareholders become the majority owners of Schwartz & Meyer, Willa fires Beth.
When defending her actions to Willa Hayes in their Yellowstone season 3, episode 9 conversation, Beth says, “When you find yourself standing on the wall of the Alamo, the outcome has already been decided. The only thing left to do is to kill as much as you can before they kill you.”
7“I Believe In Lovin’ With Your Whole Soul And Destroying Anything That Wants To Kill What You Love.”
Yellowstone Season 3, Episode 10, “The World is Purple”
In this quote from the Yellowstone season 3 finale, Beth explains her philosophy on love. When her husband comes home after a long night, Beth asks him who he killed. While Beth asks her question as a joke, Rip gives her more than she bargained for, with her husband reminding her what is necessary to protect the ranch.
Beth tells Rip that she subscribes to Nietzsche’s thoughts on right and wrong, saying that she believes in “destroying anything that wants to kill what you love,” which is definitive for Beth Dutton.
Beth initially wants to know how many people her husband has killed. However, Beth and Rip square up their worldview again, partly with Beth’s quote, and she tells her husband he can keep his secret. Beth tells Rip that she subscribes to Nietzsche’s thoughts on right and wrong, saying that she believes in “destroying anything that wants to kill what you love,” which is definitive for Beth Dutton.
6“Give Me A Troubled Loser With Blue Eyes And I’d Dry-Hump A Hole In His Jeans.”
Yellowstone Season 4, Episode 1, “Half The Money”
Beth delivers this raunchy quote to her future son in the Yellowstone season 4 premiere. Beth and Carter (Finn Little) converse on the benches outside the hospital while the future mother smokes a cigarette. Beth and Carter are both at the hospital with their fathers on the verge of death, forging a memorable first encounter.
Carter appears in Yellowstone season 4 as a precocious young kid but his story changes in season 5 and it may be because of how tall Finn Little grew.
After Carter tells Beth that his father is dying of drug use, he asks John’s daughter for a cigarette, and she obliges him. However, when Beth says this quote to Carter, he asks her to define “dry hump,” which tells Beth that Carter is younger than she guessed. When Carter tells Beth that he’s 14, she pitches his cigarette but then accompanies him inside as his father is on life support.
5“I’m The Bigger Bear.”
Yellowstone Season 4, Episode 2, “Phantom Pain”
Kelly Reilly’s Beth is one of the best characters in Taylor Sheridan’s epic Yellowstone saga, and she has plenty of memorable moments and one-liners.
When Bob tells Beth that she “shouldn’t pick a fight with a bigger bear,” reminding her that Schwartz & Meyer own half the land on the north side of the Yellowstone, Beth tells Bob that he and his company co-own the land. Beth then tells Bob that she is the bigger bear and that he should have read the fine print. Ultimately, Beth fired Bob from his own company.
4“I Love You. I’ll See You At The House, But F*ck You.”
Yellowstone Season 4, Episode 3, “All I See If You”
Beth says this quote to Rip in Yellowstone season 4, episode 3, “All I See Is You,” regarding a dispute over their son Carter. Beth tells Rip that Carter is done with his responsibilities for the day because she’s taking him shopping at Murdoch’s. When Rip asks Beth not to spoil the boy, she argues he needs a decent pair of boots and a jacket.
Then Rip responds, “It’s up to you. He’s your pet,” and the comment strikes a nerve with Beth. She repeats the last part of the quote to Rip first. When he responds with “All right,” Beth adds, “I love you,” the second time. The quote proves that Beth tries to show the people she loves that she loves them relentlessly despite her momentary fury.
3“I Am The Rattlesnake. But You’re Not Who I’m Gonna Bite.”
Yellowstone Season 5, Episode 3, “Tall Drink of Water”
In Yellowstone season 5, episode 3, “Tall Drink of Water,” Beth declares herself a rattlesnake when making a deal with Rob. Beth attempts to sell her controlling interest in Schwartz & Meyer to the rival company, and when it seems too good to be true, Rob asks Beth to point out the rattlesnake in the deal. Beth responds that she is the rattlesnake.
Beth likes to use strong language in her deals, and her rattlesnake comment was no exception.
2“I’m Not A Bethany; I’m A Beth.”
Yellowstone Season 5, Episode 4, “Horses in Heaven”
Beth delivers this self-affirming comment in Yellowstone season 5, episode 4, “Horses in Heaven.” The Dutton daughter sits in a jail cell with another Montana local, and the women swap stories about how they ended up in the cell. When someone comes to get Beth so that she can meet with Jamie, they call her Bethany Dutton.
The Dutton family tree in Taylor Sheridan’s Neo-Western franchise is full of indelible power couples who unite to overcome their era’s hardships.
The other woman in the cell tells Beth, “You don’t look like a Bethany,” as law enforcement escorts John’s daughter out of the holding cell. Just before the door shuts, Beth responds that she goes by Beth. While there isn’t a strong association with the name outside the series, the comment resonates with her cellmate, who nods in approval as the glass door closes.
1“I Will Avenge You.”
Yellowstone Season 5, Episode 14, “Life Is a Promise”
The ending of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone works hard to conclude as many of the show’s storylines as possible, including the ranch’s fate.
Ultimately, Beth follows through on her promise. She gets ready swiftly and speeds in her Bentley to her adopted brother’s house for vengeance, ultimately stabbing him in the abdomen. Beth’s promise to her father is iconic because they’re her last words to someone she vowed to protect, and the words vividly call to mind the decisive moments that led to Beth’s threat, which was one of the closing Yellowstone moments.
