Memorable Quotes from Melvyn Douglas
7 quotesSeasons of Growth and Political Debate
President "Bobby
Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate ] through temporary incentives?
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Chance
As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the ].
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President "Bobby
In the garden.
Chance
Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.
President "Bobby
Spring and summer.
Chance
Yes.
President "Bobby
Then fall and winter.
Chance
Yes.
Benjamin Rand
I think what our insightful young friend is saying is that we welcome the inevitable seasons of nature, but we're upset by the seasons of our economy.
Chance
Yes! There will be growth in the spring!
Benjamin Rand
Hmm!
Chance
Hmm!
President "Bobby
Hm. Well, Mr. Gardner, I must admit that is one of the most refreshing and optimistic statements I've heard in a very, very long time. … I admire your good, solid sense. That's precisely what we lack on Capitol Hill.
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A Cautionary Goodnight from Karl Brettschneider
Karl Brettschneider
Goodnight, gentlemen. Don't let the vampires get you.
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Critique of Selfishness and Lack of Empathy
Homer Bannon
You don't care about people Hud, you don't give a damn about em. Oh, you got all that charm goin for ya, and it makes the youngsters want to be like ya. That's the shame of it cause you don't value nothin', you don't respect nothin'. You keep no check on your appetites at all. You live just for yourself. And that makes you not fit to live with.
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The Quickness of Destruction Compared to Growth
Homer Bannon
It don't take long to kill things, not like it takes to grow.
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Interpretation of Law and Personal Morality
Homer Bannon
Don't do that, Hud; they help keep the country clean. Besides, it's against the law.
Hud Bannon
Well, I've always thought the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. Sometimes I lean one way and sometimes I lean the other.
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The Impact of Admiration on Morality
Homer Bannon
Little by little the look of the country changes because of the men we admire. You're just going to have to make up your own mind one day about what's right and wrong.
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Moral Dilemmas in Business Ethics
Homer Bannon
That's your solution for getting out of a tight fix? To pass bad beef on to my neighbors who wouldn't know what they was getting? Or risk starting an epidemic in the entire country?
Hud Bannon
This country is run on epidemics; where you been? Price-fixing, crooked TV shows, inflated expense accounts...How many honest men you know? Why, if you separate the saints from the sinners, you're lucky to wind up with Abraham Lincoln. Now I want out of this spread what I put into it, so let's dip our bread into that gravy while it's still hot!
Homer Bannon
You're an unprincipled man, Hud.
Hud Bannon
Don't let that worry you none. You got enough for both of us.
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