The Sopranos (TV Series)
Second Opinion (2001)
Frank Wood: Dean Ross
Quotes
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Carmela Soprano : [after he orders their drinks in his native language] You speak Italian?
Dean Ross : Second generation
Carmela Soprano : [surprised] Really? Ross?
Dean Ross : [referring to his family's original surname] Rosetti: a thousand years of a proud name undone with one stroke of a pen at Ellis Island
Carmela Soprano : [smiles] A Paisan
Dean Ross : Not far from you either, New Brunswick
Carmela Soprano : [surprised] Get out
Dean Ross : Any success I may have, I credit to the Jersey public schools: they were something in those days
Carmela Soprano : And where did you go to college?
Dean Ross : Rutgers
Carmela Soprano : I went to Montclair State
Dean Ross : Good school, what was your major?
Carmela Soprano : Business Administration
Dean Ross : [proposing a toast] To Meadow Soprano: a valuable addition to the Columbia community
Carmela Soprano : Really?
Dean Ross : Absolutely. I don't know her personally but I've talked to her professors and they say she's attentive, inquiring, does all her work, and makes insightful contributions to class discussions
Carmela Soprano : I am so glad to hear you say that and here I was worried about her adjusting
Dean Ross : Let's not tell her though: we don't want her overconfident
Carmela Soprano : It seems like she sleeps an awful lot
Dean Ross : They all do
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Dean Ross : [while having lunch] So do your children feel "boxed in" by the city?
Dean Ross : We're out all the time. Lately, Felisha has us all kayaking in the Hudson
Carmela Soprano : You all do it? Together?
Dean Ross : Yeah, kids love it too: their already better at it than I am. More wine?
Carmela Soprano : Why not?
Dean Ross : Remember how I told you I spent about half my time involved in student affairs? Well... this is how I spend the other half
Carmela Soprano : Taking parents to lunch?
Dean Ross : "Development" fancy word for "fundraising"
Dean Ross : [after taking out the brochure and showing it to her] The new student center: we break ground next fall. See the large black marble right next to the entrance?
Carmela Soprano : Yes
Dean Ross : That's where the donor names will be inscribed
Carmela Soprano : Everybody who donates will get their name up there?
Dean Ross : The wall is reserved for people whose commitment begins at the fifty-thousand-dollar level
Carmela Soprano : [surprised] Fifty thousand?
Dean Ross : It's what the gifting community thought you'd be comfortable with?
Dean Ross : [when she doesn't respond] Based on your past generosity to the Verbum Dei school
Carmela Soprano : You know what we gave to Verbum Dei?
Dean Ross : [before handing her a folder] I'm half embarrassed to say it but it's my job to know. All the information including tax benefits is in here
Carmela Soprano : Well, I will have to talk to my husband