“- Dulcy: I wouldn't mind learning chess.
- Leopold: I feel it would be tame for you.
- Dulcy: I like the way the stallions look.
- Leopold: They're called knights. That's a knight. Not a stallion.”
Julie Hagerty - Dulcy
Jose Ferrer - Leopold

“- Bonnie: No. It'd kill him not to play in the park. He loves it.
- Bruce Pandolfini: It just makes my job harder.
- Bonnie: Then your job's harder.”

Joan Allen - Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley - Bruce Pandolfini

“A man learns nothing from winning. The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is, how much more enjoyable it is to win. It's inevitable to lose now and again. The trick is not to make a habit of it.”
Albert Finney - Uncle Henry

“- Chip Hazard: We're nothing alike. You are programmed to lose!
- Archer: I'm also programmed to learn.
- Chip Hazard: Too bad you never learned to win. School's out, loser.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Chip Hazard
Frank Langella - Archer

“You learn a hell of a lot more from losing than from winning.”

Jeffrey Nordling - Coach Ted Orion