(Talking to Ally)
Richard: It's important they come out of that meeting believing they'll be paying less taxes. Less taxes, reduced, not as much, diminished, abated, less, less than lower. I'm... more

Georgia: I’m... I’m sorry but.... I, I really hate you. I’m ashamed to admit it...
Ally: No. No... it’s OK because I, em, I really hate you, too.
Georgia: Really?
Ally: Yeah.
Georgia:... more

Richard: All right, uh, everybody’s here. Seats please, I have an announcement.
Nelle: Don’t tell me, you changed your name to Fish, McBeal... and Bump.
Lisa: Oh, that hurts my feelings,... more

Richard: All right, uh, everybody’s here. Seats please, I have an announcement.
Nelle: Don’t tell me, you changed your name to Fish, McBeal... and Bump.
Lisa: Oh, that hurts my feelings,... more

Richard: All right, uh, everybody’s here. Seats please, I have an announcement.
Nelle: Don’t tell me, you changed your name to Fish, McBeal... and Bump.
Lisa: Oh, that hurts my feelings,... more

(on an office meeting)
Ally: Uh, thanks everybody for coming. Sorry about the short notice but it’s important.
Nelle: (ironically) You’re changing your hair color?

The trick is to fast forward through the lousy parts of life.

I have to believe that it works...that when two people come together they stay together. I have to take that to bed with me at night even if I'm going to bed alone. That's a McBealism.”

I'm not ashamed of wanting somebody to love -- I never have been, because I had it once. But maybe I never really had it.

The world is no longer a romantic place, some of its people still are and there in lies the promise.
Don't let the world win, Ally McBeal.