Grey's Anatomy Quotes
Meredith: [voiceover] Gratitude, appreciation, giving thanks. No matter what words you use, they all mean the same thing. Happy. We're supposed to be happy. Grateful for friends, family. Happy just to be alive. Whether we like it or not.
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Cristina': [about inviting Burke to Thanksgiving dinner] What was I supposed to do? Blow off my boyfriend for Thanksgiving? I tried to. He wouldn't blow. He's like something sticky that won't blow off.
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Alex: [To Meredith, about telling Izzie he failed his Medical Board Exam] If I tell Izzie, she'll be nice about it, all supportive and optimistic—she might as well rip my nads off and turn them into earrings.
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Meredith: I feel like one of those people who are so freaking miserable that they can't be around normal people. Like I'll infect the happy people. Like I'm some miserable, diseased, dirty ex-mistress.
Alex: A miserable, diseased, dirty ex-mistress? [Wolf whistle] That's hot. That's really hot. I feel better already.
Alex: A miserable, diseased, dirty ex-mistress? [Wolf whistle] That's hot. That's really hot. I feel better already.
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Meredith: [voiceover] Maybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we're thankful for the things we'll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate.
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Meredith: [voiceover] When you were a kid, it was Halloween candy. You hid it from your parents and you ate it until you got sick. In college, it was the heavy combo of youth, tequila and well, you know. As a surgeon, you take as much of the good as you can get because it doesn't come around nearly as often as it should. 'Cause good things aren't always what they seem. Too much of anything, even love, is not always a good thing.
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Meredith: They always look so sad when I kick them out. Seriously, why do guys not understand that when you pick them up in a bar and take them home for sex, that there are no picket fences or kids in your future?
[Cristina takes out Burke's key]
Meredith: Burke keyed you?
Cristina: I got freaking keyed before coffee.
Meredith: What is wrong with them?
Cristina: They're like these 1950s debutantes, one dance and there's a shotgun to your head.
[Meredith's One-Night-Stand walks up]
Steve: Meredith? You work here?
Meredith: What are you doing here...um...Steve?
Steve: I'm having a little problem.
Cristina: Steve, Steve?
Steve: Actually, I'm having a big problem.
[Moves his jacket to reveal his erect penis. Cristina notices and starts staring at it. Meredith doesn't notice.]
Meredith: What?
Cristina: [Still staring] Steve, hi! Cristina.
Steve: Ever since you...and I [Meredith follows Cristina's gaze and does a double-take]...um...it won't go away.
Meredith: Cristina!
Cristina: What? It's right there, looking at me! There are so many things I could say right now — Champ!
[Cristina takes out Burke's key]
Meredith: Burke keyed you?
Cristina: I got freaking keyed before coffee.
Meredith: What is wrong with them?
Cristina: They're like these 1950s debutantes, one dance and there's a shotgun to your head.
[Meredith's One-Night-Stand walks up]
Steve: Meredith? You work here?
Meredith: What are you doing here...um...Steve?
Steve: I'm having a little problem.
Cristina: Steve, Steve?
Steve: Actually, I'm having a big problem.
[Moves his jacket to reveal his erect penis. Cristina notices and starts staring at it. Meredith doesn't notice.]
Meredith: What?
Cristina: [Still staring] Steve, hi! Cristina.
Steve: Ever since you...and I [Meredith follows Cristina's gaze and does a double-take]...um...it won't go away.
Meredith: Cristina!
Cristina: What? It's right there, looking at me! There are so many things I could say right now — Champ!
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George: Maybe it's a, a matter of v-volume?
Meredith: Volume? What's that supposed to mean?
George: Just, you know there's quality, then there's quantity.
Meredith: So you think I'm sleeping with too many guys? You think I'm a slut?
George: I think you're taking some risks. I think you'll find yourself in a hole in some guys' basement being ordered to put the lotion on the skin or you'll get the hose again.
Meredith: Oh come on—
George: Excuse me, I'm talking. So you want to be with Derek. You want to be, but you're not. So you try to find some replacement, some temporary way to feel better. But it's not working, and it's not going to work, because the future of meaningless one night stands and problematic penises is not what you want. You want better and you deserve better. And not every guy's a nightmare.
Meredith: Volume? What's that supposed to mean?
George: Just, you know there's quality, then there's quantity.
Meredith: So you think I'm sleeping with too many guys? You think I'm a slut?
George: I think you're taking some risks. I think you'll find yourself in a hole in some guys' basement being ordered to put the lotion on the skin or you'll get the hose again.
Meredith: Oh come on—
George: Excuse me, I'm talking. So you want to be with Derek. You want to be, but you're not. So you try to find some replacement, some temporary way to feel better. But it's not working, and it's not going to work, because the future of meaningless one night stands and problematic penises is not what you want. You want better and you deserve better. And not every guy's a nightmare.
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Cristina: Excuse me- what makes you think we can live together? You don't know anything about me.
Burke: I know that you prefer an 11-blade for your IND's, I know you like your coffee from the cart by the front entrance better than the coffee in the cafeteria. I know you.
Cristina: Those are little things, details.
Burke: I know you. You don't want to move. But I can't always be the one that takes the step. Any more steps and I'm walking away.
Burke: I know that you prefer an 11-blade for your IND's, I know you like your coffee from the cart by the front entrance better than the coffee in the cafeteria. I know you.
Cristina: Those are little things, details.
Burke: I know you. You don't want to move. But I can't always be the one that takes the step. Any more steps and I'm walking away.
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Meredith: [voiceover] How do you know when how much is too much? Too much too soon. Too much information. Too much fun. Too much love. Too much to ask... And when is it all just too much to bear?
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Meredith: [voiceover] Forty years ago, the Beatles asked the world a simple question: they wanted to know where all the lonely people came from. My latest theory is that a great many of the lonely people come from hospitals. More precisely, the surgical wing of hospitals. As surgeons, we ignore our own needs so we can meet our patients' needs. We ignore our friends and families so we can save other people's friends and families. Which means that, at the end of the day, all we really have is ourselves. And nothing in this world can make you feel more alone than that.
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Erica: Lie to me again and the only heart you'll ever see is yours as I'm cutting it out of your chest with a steak knife.
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Izzie: [about Alex] He's unbelievable. I'm so glad I never slept with him. Which is his loss. Because I'm really good in bed. Mind blowing. Mind-blowingly good in bed.
Cristina: Are you trying to seduce us?
Izzie: And he sleeps with Olivia, instead of me. Olivia?!
George: Hey, I slept with Olivia.
Izzie: Well, then you both have bad taste.
George: You know, you can't say that you weren't warned. Alex has always been Alex.
Meredith: You dodged a bullet, Iz. You're better off without him.
Cristina: Why are you even surprised? You sleep with a snake, you get bit.
Izzie: Thanks, guys. . . for the support.
Cristina: Are you trying to seduce us?
Izzie: And he sleeps with Olivia, instead of me. Olivia?!
George: Hey, I slept with Olivia.
Izzie: Well, then you both have bad taste.
George: You know, you can't say that you weren't warned. Alex has always been Alex.
Meredith: You dodged a bullet, Iz. You're better off without him.
Cristina: Why are you even surprised? You sleep with a snake, you get bit.
Izzie: Thanks, guys. . . for the support.
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Bailey: These are preemies, they were supposed to spend another 8 weeks in the womb. Just like interns, they're not ready for the real world.
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Meredith: So, you're giving up your trailer.
Derek: I'm not giving up the trailer. Is Addison telling people that I'm giving up the trailer?
Meredith: It's just funny, I just never would have pegged you for that guy.
Derek: What guy?
Meredith: You know, the marble bath, private pool, gated community guy.
Derek: Don't peg me. I'm not peggable.
Meredith: You're pegged. Deal with it.
Derek: I'm not giving up the trailer. Is Addison telling people that I'm giving up the trailer?
Meredith: It's just funny, I just never would have pegged you for that guy.
Derek: What guy?
Meredith: You know, the marble bath, private pool, gated community guy.
Derek: Don't peg me. I'm not peggable.
Meredith: You're pegged. Deal with it.
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Meredith: [voiceover] Four hundred years ago, another well-known English guy had an opinion on being alone. John Donne. He thought we were never alone. Of course it was fancier when he said it. No man is an island entire unto himself. Boil down that island talk and he just meant that all anyone needs is someone to step in and let us know we're not alone. And who's to say that someone can't have four legs. Someone to play with, or run around with, or just hang out.
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Meredith: [voiceover] It's an urban myth that suicide rates spike at the holidays. Turns out they actually go down. Experts think it's because people are less inclined to off themselves when surrounded by family. Ironically, that same family togetherness is thought to be the reason that depression rates actually do spike at the holidays. Yeah, okay. Izzie doesn't count.
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George: [about Dr. Bailey] Look at her belly! She's almost as wide as she is tall!
Meredith: Are her ankles swollen? Is that why she's waddling?
Izzie: What's gonna happen to us when she goes on leave?
Cristina: Leave? She's going on leave?
Meredith: What do you think happens when people push babies out of their vaginas?
George: Do you think we're gonna get a new resident?
Alex: Nah, They'll probably just let us all walk around unattended, see how much damage we can do.
Izzie: Yeah, well, you would know.
Meredith: Are her ankles swollen? Is that why she's waddling?
Izzie: What's gonna happen to us when she goes on leave?
Cristina: Leave? She's going on leave?
Meredith: What do you think happens when people push babies out of their vaginas?
George: Do you think we're gonna get a new resident?
Alex: Nah, They'll probably just let us all walk around unattended, see how much damage we can do.
Izzie: Yeah, well, you would know.
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Burke: I believe there's a mind-body-spirit connection. And if Justin really doesn't want this heart, his body will reject it.
Cristina: Okay, let me get this straight. You don't just celebrate Christmas...you actually believe in Santa Claus?
Cristina: Okay, let me get this straight. You don't just celebrate Christmas...you actually believe in Santa Claus?
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George: Paging Dr. Karev-ian [laughter]
Bailey: What did you just say?
George: Ah-it, it's a joke, Kevorkian, Karev-ian...Alex Karev?
Bailey: I get the joke. I just don't think it's funny. You see this O'Malley? I make one mistake with this scalpel and this man's dead. My husband, he makes mistakes at his job all the time. As far as I know he's never killed anyone but I have. And YOU WILL. And Alex did. He made a math mistake and a man died for it. Run that past your accountant - see how he'd feel if every mistake he made, someone ended up dead. You don't have to like Alex, you don't have to care about him, but you damn well have to be on his side.
Bailey: What did you just say?
George: Ah-it, it's a joke, Kevorkian, Karev-ian...Alex Karev?
Bailey: I get the joke. I just don't think it's funny. You see this O'Malley? I make one mistake with this scalpel and this man's dead. My husband, he makes mistakes at his job all the time. As far as I know he's never killed anyone but I have. And YOU WILL. And Alex did. He made a math mistake and a man died for it. Run that past your accountant - see how he'd feel if every mistake he made, someone ended up dead. You don't have to like Alex, you don't have to care about him, but you damn well have to be on his side.
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Meredith: [voiceover] There's an old proverb that says you can't choose your family. You take what the fates hand you. And like them or not, love them or not, understand them or not, you cope. Then there's the school of thought that says the family you're born into is simply a starting point. They feed you, and clothe you, and take care of you until you're ready to go out into the world and find your tribe.
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Meredith: [voiceover] Fresh starts thanks to the calendar they happen every year —just set your watch to January, our reward for surviving the holiday season is a new year. Bringing on the great tradition of new years resolutions, put your past behind you and start over. It’s hard to resist the chance of a new beginning, a chance to put the problems of last year to bed.
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Meredith: Such a good dog! Who's Mommy's good boy? [Turns and looks at Izzie and George] C'mon, what are you doing, we're gonna be late.
George: Uh— We need to talk about the dog.
Izzie: That's not a dog, it's a hyena that escaped from the zoo, dressed in dog clothing.
George: Whatever. I don't chew up his clothes. I don't urinate on his bed. I don't try to mount him from behind.
Meredith: People, he's our dog. We love our dog. He loves us.
Izzie: Mount you from behind?
George: He tries to.
George: Uh— We need to talk about the dog.
Izzie: That's not a dog, it's a hyena that escaped from the zoo, dressed in dog clothing.
George: Whatever. I don't chew up his clothes. I don't urinate on his bed. I don't try to mount him from behind.
Meredith: People, he's our dog. We love our dog. He loves us.
Izzie: Mount you from behind?
George: He tries to.
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Cristina: We are not happy, glowy people.
Izzie and Meredith: Yeah.
Cristina: We need to get out of here.
Izzie and Meredith: Yeah.
Izzie and Meredith: Yeah.
Cristina: We need to get out of here.
Izzie and Meredith: Yeah.
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Meredith: [voiceover] We like to think we're fearless, eager to explore unknown lands and soak up new experiences, but the fact is, we're always terrified. Maybe the terror is part of the attraction. Some people go to horror movies. We cut things open. Dive into dark water. And at the end of the day, isn't that what you'd rather to hear about? If you've got one drink and one friend and 45 minutes. Slow rides make for boring stories. A little calamity. Now that's worth talking about.
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Derek: [to Addison] There is a land called Passive Agressiva, and you are their queen.
Addison: I am fine.
Derek: Except when you're shrieking about trout.
Addison: I was not shrieking about trout.
Derek: You're right, you weren't. You were shrieking about Meredith.
Addison: No, I was shrieking about the trailer. I hate the trailer.
Derek: Oh, okay so the past three weeks have been about the trailer, not about the fact that I said I love Meredith.
Addison: Loved— you said you loved her, past tense.
Derek: Right, yes, past tense.
Addison: Well, then I have been shrieking about the trailer.
Addison: I am fine.
Derek: Except when you're shrieking about trout.
Addison: I was not shrieking about trout.
Derek: You're right, you weren't. You were shrieking about Meredith.
Addison: No, I was shrieking about the trailer. I hate the trailer.
Derek: Oh, okay so the past three weeks have been about the trailer, not about the fact that I said I love Meredith.
Addison: Loved— you said you loved her, past tense.
Derek: Right, yes, past tense.
Addison: Well, then I have been shrieking about the trailer.
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Denny: Can I ask you something personal?
Izzie: If I say no?
Denny: I'll hold my breath, which will stop my heart, killing me. You're right here, you'll be charged with murder. Lifetime in prison loved by a big old girl named Hildy.
Izzie: So my choices are homicide charges or inappropriate personal questions from a patient.
Denny: I know, kind of sucks.
Izzie: You know what, hold your breath. I'll take my chances with Hildy. I can do girl-on-girl.
Denny: Oh, you're bringing up girl-on-girl? How can I blackmail you if you bring up girl-on-girl?
Izzie: What do you want to know?
Denny: That guy Alex. You with him?
Izzie: No, not anymore and never ever again.
Denny: Good, that means I won't have to fight him for you.
Izzie: What makes you think I want you to fight him for me?
Denny: You're in love with me. I'm well-off, but not into money; I'm smart, but not a know-it-all; I'm funny, I'm really nice, I love animals— and I'm hot. I'm a catch, if you can wrap your head around the enlarged failing heart and dependency to IV meds.
Izzie: You're right. I am so in love with you. It's a shame, really, since I'm with Hildy and all.
Izzie: If I say no?
Denny: I'll hold my breath, which will stop my heart, killing me. You're right here, you'll be charged with murder. Lifetime in prison loved by a big old girl named Hildy.
Izzie: So my choices are homicide charges or inappropriate personal questions from a patient.
Denny: I know, kind of sucks.
Izzie: You know what, hold your breath. I'll take my chances with Hildy. I can do girl-on-girl.
Denny: Oh, you're bringing up girl-on-girl? How can I blackmail you if you bring up girl-on-girl?
Izzie: What do you want to know?
Denny: That guy Alex. You with him?
Izzie: No, not anymore and never ever again.
Denny: Good, that means I won't have to fight him for you.
Izzie: What makes you think I want you to fight him for me?
Denny: You're in love with me. I'm well-off, but not into money; I'm smart, but not a know-it-all; I'm funny, I'm really nice, I love animals— and I'm hot. I'm a catch, if you can wrap your head around the enlarged failing heart and dependency to IV meds.
Izzie: You're right. I am so in love with you. It's a shame, really, since I'm with Hildy and all.
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Meredith: [voiceover] Who gets to determine when the old ends and the new begins? It’s not on the calendar, it’s not a birthday, it’s not a new year, it’s an event —big or small, something that changes us, ideally it gives us hope, a new way of living and looking at the world, letting go of old habits, old memories. What's important is that we never stop believing we can have a new beginning, but it's also important to remember amid all the crap are a few things really worth holding on to.
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Meredith: [voiceover] As doctors, we're trained to be skeptical, because our patients lie to us all the time. The rule is, every patient is a liar until proven honest. Lying is bad. Or so we are told constantly from birth—honesty is the best policy, the truth shall set you free, I chopped down the cherry tree, whatever. The fact is, lying is a necessity. We lie to ourselves because the truth, the truth freaking hurts.
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Cristina: We're in an elevator. That's your specialty, right? McDreamy moments in elevators?
Derek: Dr. Yang...
Cristina: You know what? For just a moment, I’m not Dr. Yang and you’re not Dr. Shepherd. You’re the guy who screwed up my friend. The guy who drove her to get a dog she can't keep, the dog she only got because her boyfriend lied to her about his wife.
Derek: I never lied to her.
Cristina: You know, I know a liar when I see one because I am a liar. You want me to lie to the patient? Fine, I'll lie.
Derek: Dr. Yang...
Cristina: You know what? For just a moment, I’m not Dr. Yang and you’re not Dr. Shepherd. You’re the guy who screwed up my friend. The guy who drove her to get a dog she can't keep, the dog she only got because her boyfriend lied to her about his wife.
Derek: I never lied to her.
Cristina: You know, I know a liar when I see one because I am a liar. You want me to lie to the patient? Fine, I'll lie.
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