“Had he been a younger man, he probably would have made it. That's the point. Don't wait too long in life.”

W.C. Fields - Egbert Sousé

“There are a great many chances for advancement. Who knows? Within a short time, you may become my Vice President. My first and only vice.”

Pierre Watkin - Mr. Skinner

“I think the world has been run long enough by well-meaning professionals. We might give the amateurs a chance now.”
Laraine Day - Carol Fisher

- Mrs. Van Hopper: Most girls would give their eyes for the chance to see Monte!
- "Maxim" de Winter: Wouldn't that rather defeat the purpose?
Florence Bates - Mrs. Van Hopper
Laurence Olivier - "Maxim" de Winter

“- Michael Shayne: She can't do that to me!
- Ethel: You can't blame her none, Mike. After all, she was caught between a stiff breeze and plenty of wind.
- Michael Shayne: Talk English!
- Ethel: You gave her a stiff breeze, and he gave her plenty of wind.”

Lloyd Nolan - Michael Shayne
Marie Blake - Ethel