Beverly Quote #954
Quote from Beverly in I Coulda Been a Lawyer
Beverly: Enough. I'm fine just doing what I do, okay? I don't need some fancy job.
Erica: Yes, you do! Because if you give up on being a lawyer, which is actually doable, then what does that mean for me making it as a musician?
Beverly: Erica, me saying "I could've been a lawyer" has nothing to do with you.
Erica: Of course it does! I dropped out of college just like you, which means I'll just end up being a mom who constantly tells her ungrateful kids that "I could've been a rock star."
Beverly: I don't know whether to be offended or worried, but I don't like either feeling.
Erica: But it's true. Becoming a lawyer is hard, and you gave up on it, like, shockingly fast. And the truth is I'm doing the same thing with my music. Ever since Lainey left [voice breaking] I haven't sung a single note or written any music or even touched my keyboard.
Beverly: Schmoo, you've got it all wrong. I gave up on being a lawyer 'cause that was never really my dream.
Erica: Then why do you always say it?
Beverly: 'Cause it sounds better than my real dream, which is being a mama. [chuckles] I'm living my dream. If music is yours, you can't just give up on it.
Erica: I already have.
The Goldbergs Quotes
‘I Coulda Been a Lawyer’ Quotes
Quote from Barry
Murray: Okay, that does not help. We really gotta wow 'em with your extra curriculars. All right, let me see your resume.
Barry: Boom!
Murray: All you wrote down was "left-handed" and that you're an Aries? That's not exactly "boom" material.
Barry: That's all I got. And technically, I'm a Pisces, but I don't want to be no stupid fish.
Quote from Beverly
Beverly: I've been saying it since the first time I ran that stop sign, that intersection is an accident waiting to happen, and it's high time Mama fixes the problem! You could've been seriously hurt!
Adam: How? I wasn't even there.
Beverly: But you could've been.
Adam: That's true.
Beverly: And, God forbid, you could've gone through the windshield like a delicious, little sack of potatoes, and, God forbid, a piece of glass could have lodged in your brain!
Adam: Oh, no!
Beverly: Thank God the shard got lodged in a place where you're fine, and they don't need to operate.
Adam: Thank God.
Beverly: But, God forbid, 20 years from now, you could sneeze, and boom! The shard shifts, and you're a veggie.
Adam: But I sneeze all the time!
Beverly: This is a parent's worst nightmare, and it's all because of a stupid stop sign!
Quote from Beverly
Adult Adam: [v.o.] And when she sent us off, that's when my mom's work really began. Yes, I'm calling about my flight to Fort Lauderdale, which might as well have been to hell because that's what my back and upper groin have been in since we landed. What does "TWA" stand for, anyway? "The Worst Airline"? You know what, Wayne? Just connect me to your supervisor. I'm gonna need to speak to your supervisor, Lydia. You know what? I need to talk to your supervisor. Just connect me to your supervisor. Well, maybe your supervisor feels differently. Let me speak to someone higher. Well, maybe your supervisor can help me. You know what? I demand to speak to your supervisor. Oh, you're the CEO? Well, then, I'm gonna need two first-class tickets and a mess of those little pretzel bags.