“- Walter Burns: You've got the brain of a pancake. This isn't just a story you're covering - it's a revolution. This is the greatest yarn in journalism since Livingstone discovered Stanley.
- Hildy Johnson: It's the other way around.”
Cary Grant - Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell - Hildy Johnson

“- John Jones: Foreign correspondent, huh?
- Mr. Powers: No, reporter. I don't want correspondence, I want news.”

Joel McCrea - John Jones
Harry Davenport - Mr. Powers

“- Gloria: You know what could've prevented all this, don't you?
- Charles 'Chuck' Lane: No, what?
- Gloria: Pictures. How could you make up characters if everyone you wrote about had to be photographed?”

Linda Smith - Gloria
Peter Sarsgaard - Charles 'Chuck' Lane

“- Miss Piggy: I've got great news! Gonzo has been kidnapped by the government and it could be a life-threatening situation!
- Kermit the Frog: How can that be great news?
- Miss Piggy: Because, I've got a story, I've got a story! Oh! I need to change! Something that says journalistic integrity.”
Frank Oz - Miss Piggy
Steve Whitmire - Kermit the Frog

“Do you know what my husband said about the news? He called it the first rough draft of history.”
Meryl Streep - Kay Graham