Dallas (TV Series)
Acceptance (1982)
Victoria Principal: Pamela Barnes Ewing
Quotes
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Rebecca Barnes Wentworth : Well, I really can't say you didn't warn me.
Pamela Barnes Ewing : Mama, I never wanted to say I told you so.
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth : [gets up from couch] Pam, do you think I went too far, firing Cliff? After all, he did try to replace the money. We didn't take a big loss.
Pamela Barnes Ewing : You know you did the only thing you could, letting Cliff go.
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth : But, he's my son.
Pamela Barnes Ewing : Well, he should have thought of that when he took the money.
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth : Why?
[sits down on couch again]
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth : Why does he feel so competitive with J.R.? Can't he ever outgrow that?
Pamela Barnes Ewing : Mama, it's not just J.R., it's all the Ewings. It's one of those feuds that's just going to go on and on. And worse than that, Cliff has a fatal weakness: His ambition. He's like a horse with a wild streak. It just runs away with him. I love him too, but I don't know if he'll ever change.
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth : I know what you're saying. And you're right, but... shouldn't a person be allowed to make mistakes?
Pamela Barnes Ewing : Oh, yes... but shouldn't they be prepared to pay a price if they do? You did.