- Eddie: You realize your son got a D in English?
- Rae Jones: What's that got to do with him playing ball?
- Eddie: A lot, but your first question should have been, "Why did he get a D in English?". You need to startpaying attention to him in school or you're going to be watching him in court instead of on the court.
Whoopi Goldberg - Eddie
Davenia McFadden - Rae Jones

“- Helen Parr: I can't believe you don't want to go to your own son's graduation!
- Bob Parr: It's not a graduation. He is moving from the fourth grade to the fifth grade.
- Helen Parr: It's a ceremony!”
Holly Hunter - Helen Parr
Craig T. Nelson - Bob Parr

“- Josie Hemphill: You could go to school over there at Sul Ross. Still live here. You could talk to daddy about that.
- John Hemphill: We talked about college a few years ago. He told me all a father owes his son is room and board for 18 years. And after that, he's on his own.”
Ashley Johnson - Josie Hemphill
Eddie Mills - John Hemphill

“Mom's always know how much their kids love them, even if they don't tell them all the time.”
Elizabeth Mitchell - Julia Sullivan

“- Kala: I'm your mother. I know everything. Now, where have you been?
- Tarzan: I thought you knew everything.”
Glenn Close - Kala
Tony Goldwyn - Tarzan