- John Ross Ewing: [on being told by Bobby that he has no right to drill on Southfork] I'm a Ewing. I have every right.
- John Ross Ewing: Oh, Bobby's not your dad. Everybody knows your dad sold you when you were a little baby. You'll never be a Ewing, Christopher!
- [Christopher starts beating up John Ross]
- Christopher Ewing: Oil's the past, John Ross. Alternatives are the future.
- John Ross Ewing: I couldn't disagree more.
- Christopher Ewing: [to his potential investors, who offer him a bad deal] I ain't a virgin, but I ain't a whore, either.