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03-08-04, 11:54
Samuel Goldwyn Quotes
Samuel Goldwyn is notorious for his misuses of the language. But he also had quite the sharp wit. Sometimes his wit is mistaken for verbal flub, while other times a verbal flub is the only conceivable explanation. Either way, this collection of quotations is hilarious.
"An oral contract isn't worth the paper it's written on."
"Gentlemen, include me out."
"I've gone where the hand of man has never set foot."
"Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined."
"If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive."
"They stayed away in droves."
"Don't improve it into a flop!"
"I don't want yes-men around me. I want everyone to tell the truth, even if it costs them their jobs."
"I read part of it all the way through."
"I had a great idea this morning, but I didn't like it."
"If I look confused it's because I'm thinking."
"That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg."
"Tell them to stand closer apart."
"For your information, just answer me one question!"
"You fail to overlook the crucial point."
"In two words, impossible."
"It's absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities."
"Go see that turkey for yourself, and see for yourself why you shouldn't see it."
"A hospital is no place to be sick."
"Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success."
"If I were in this business only for the business, I wouldn't be in this business."
"I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong."
"Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day."
"Even if they had it in the streets, I wouldn't go." -- On Mardi Gras.
"Yes, but keep copies." -- When his secretary asked him if she should destroy files that were over ten years old.
"True, I've been a long time making up my mind, but now I'm giving you a definite answer. I won't say yes, and I won't say no -- but I'm giving you a definite maybe."
"I don't care if it doesn't make a nickel. I just want every man, woman, and child in America to see it."
"A bachelor's life is no life for a single man."
"Can she sing? She's practically a Florence Nightingale."
"Let's have some new cliches."
Samuel Goldwyn is notorious for his misuses of the language. But he also had quite the sharp wit. Sometimes his wit is mistaken for verbal flub, while other times a verbal flub is the only conceivable explanation. Either way, this collection of quotations is hilarious.
"An oral contract isn't worth the paper it's written on."
"Gentlemen, include me out."
"I've gone where the hand of man has never set foot."
"Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined."
"If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive."
"They stayed away in droves."
"Don't improve it into a flop!"
"I don't want yes-men around me. I want everyone to tell the truth, even if it costs them their jobs."
"I read part of it all the way through."
"I had a great idea this morning, but I didn't like it."
"If I look confused it's because I'm thinking."
"That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg."
"Tell them to stand closer apart."
"For your information, just answer me one question!"
"You fail to overlook the crucial point."
"In two words, impossible."
"It's absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities."
"Go see that turkey for yourself, and see for yourself why you shouldn't see it."
"A hospital is no place to be sick."
"Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success."
"If I were in this business only for the business, I wouldn't be in this business."
"I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong."
"Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day."
"Even if they had it in the streets, I wouldn't go." -- On Mardi Gras.
"Yes, but keep copies." -- When his secretary asked him if she should destroy files that were over ten years old.
"True, I've been a long time making up my mind, but now I'm giving you a definite answer. I won't say yes, and I won't say no -- but I'm giving you a definite maybe."
"I don't care if it doesn't make a nickel. I just want every man, woman, and child in America to see it."
"A bachelor's life is no life for a single man."
"Can she sing? She's practically a Florence Nightingale."
"Let's have some new cliches."