“I've given you every chance to make something of yourself. I gave up my own job when you asked me. I gave up the best years of my life, and what have you done? You flopped!”

Virginia Mayo - Marie Derry

“The truth is, you guys have been given something that every athlete dreams of: a second chance. And you're afraid of blowing it. We all are. But now our fear is shared, and we can overcome it together.”
Gene Hackman - Jimmy McGinty

“You're just like the rest of them! You think you're different, but you're not, because you're just, you're just really scared! You're really scared to give someone new a go, because you think, you know, they might just be better than you are! Well, you're just pathetic, and you're gutless. You're a gutless wonder!”

Tara Morice - Fran

When you meet danger, you never think of anything except how you will circumvent it. The word "failure" does not even exist for you, while I... I think always: "Suppose I fail", and then I'm frightened.

Walter Szurovy - Paul de Bursac

“Who came up with this ridiculous concept anyway? Resolve your entire life in one bold stroke? What if I fail? And I will. I'll fail. I'm telling you. I always fail. Then my whole life will be a complete failure.”
Charles Grodin - Harrison Winslow