The Best Dr. John Sturgis Quotes

Meemaw: That just feels like the end of the line..................
Dr. John Sturgis: You've got full-time nursing care......... .
Dr. John Sturgis: Assisted living............ ..
Dr. John Sturgis: Hospice...............
Dr. John Sturgis: Life Support............
Dr. John Sturgis: Pulling the Plug............... .Then you recover............
Dr. John Sturgis: But the hospital bills leave you destitute...............

Dr. Sturgis: [to Meemaw after she breaks up his scuffle with Dr. Linkletter over her] Are you upset with me?
Meemaw: I am more turned on. Let's go.

Sheldon: [Scene is interspersed with Sheldon conversing with Dr. Sturgis Linkletter and Dr. Sturgis in their respective offices] You should know, I'm replacing you with a more courageous mentor.
Dr. John Sturgis: I'm sorry to hear that, Sheldon.
Sheldon: One who's not afraid of new ideas.
Dr. Linkletter: Great.
Sheldon: Don't think of it as me walking away, think of it as you being left behind.
Dr. Linkletter: I'm okay with that.
Sheldon: Thank you for helping me on my journey. But you're like a rocket booster that must be discarded for me to reach escape velocity.
Dr. John Sturgis: I understand.
Sheldon: I'm walking away now.
Dr. Linkletter: Goodbye.
Sheldon: I'm walking backwards, so it seems like you're fading into obscurity.
Dr. Linkletter: Neat.
Sheldon: Take care... .Farewell... .Ciao... . Bon voyage.
Dr. John Sturgis: Arrivederci... What a charming young man.
Dr. Linkletter: Kook.

Dr. John Sturgis: Sheldon can be a bit much sometimes, but you have to admit he has a remarkable mind.
Dr. Linkletter: As he will be the first to tell you.
Dr. John Sturgis: [CHUCKLING] I actually miss him.
Dr. Linkletter: I suppose things are a bit more lively when he's around.
Dr. John Sturgis: Wouldn't it be something if he really did find life on other planets?
Dr. Linkletter: He would immediately become the most famous scientist in the history of mankind.
[Doctor Sturgis chuckles]
Dr. Linkletter: Where are you going?
Dr. John Sturgis: Just to see if he needs any help.
Dr. Linkletter: Wait, I'll come with you.

[Last scene. The phone rings. Sheldon answers it]
Sheldon: Hello?
Dr. John Sturgis: How dare you accuse me of plagiarism! And to my colleague no less. This is my reputation you're jeopardizing.
Sheldon: Well, give me the credit I deserve and I'll stop.
Dr. John Sturgis: We've been over this. You made a helpful suggestion and then you arrogantly assumed that it entitled you to a co-author credit which it doesn't.
Sheldon: But I was the one who...
Dr. John Sturgis: [interrupting] I've been your friend and mentor. The idea that I would steal from you is both personally and professionally insulting.
Sheldon: Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but...
Dr. John Sturgis: [interrupts again] Sheldon, I don't want to see you in my class anymore.
[hangs up the phone, dialtone]

Dr. John Sturgis: It was my dream to win the Nobel, and I'm not going to. I bet Sheldon will.
Meemaw: [Chuckles] That'll be somethin'.
Dr. John Sturgis: Yeah.

Dr. John Sturgis: When I was in the psychiatric ward, I learned that people who are struggling emotionally often just need to be heard.
Sheldon: Hmm. Sounds difficult, but I suppose I could try.
Dr. John Sturgis: Another thing I learned in the hospital is that some people believe there are weird mole men living in tunnels deep inside the earth.
Sheldon: [a bit disturbed] Well, this has been mostly helpful.
Dr. John Sturgis: And you're mostly welcome.

Sheldon: Do you ever wish that you weren't smart?
Dr. John Sturgis: So I would be short, lonely and stupid? No, that seems worse.