Promised Land

Promised Land Quotes

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

Alice: Let me guess: 40, married, marketing, two kids.
Steve Butler: 38, stripper/waitress,but born to be a singer.
Alice: Fuck you, I'm a teacher!
Steve Butler: No, I was talking about me. You wanna see a dance? It's 100 bucks.
Steve Butler: Fuck you money is the ultimate liberator.
Dustin Noble: We're not fighting for land, Steve, we're fighting for people.
Steve Butler: I don't know what to say anymore. But where we are now, where we're headed! We might be betting more than we think. Everything that we have is on the table now. And that's just not ours to lose.
Sue Thomason: I no longer sing in public.
Rob: What? I mean, what's the point of having good hair if you don't sing in public.
Frank Yates: We have nothing left to sell and we can't afford to buy anything. You came here to help us. Offer us money... All we had to do to get it was be willing to scorch the earth under our feet.
[last lines]
Steve Butler: You the owner of this place?
Frank Yates: I guess I'm lucky - lucky to be old enough to have a shot at dying with my dignity.

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