31 quotes
Questioning Trust and Learning in Relationships
Billie Dawn
Did you teach me to cheat cause you think I can't learn?
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The Illusion of Intelligence in Society
Paul Verrall
People always pretend to be smarter than they are.
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Clarifying Mrs. Brock's Identity
Bellman
I hope Mrs. Brock is satisfied with the arrangements?
Harry
She's not Mrs Brock.
Bellman
Oh yes, that's fine.
Harry
You bet it's fine. There's only one Mrs. Brock and she's my mother. And she's dead.
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The Essence of True Intelligence
Paul Verrall
Being smart isn't just about books. It's about asking questions. It's about finding out why things are the way they are.
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The Importance of Making Money
Harry Brock
You don't save money, bud, you make it!
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A Dance Invitation in an Unlikely Setting
Billie
I love this song. Let's dance.
Paul
Oh, I don't... I can't dance.
Billie
I can. Harry and me won a medal once.
Paul
Well, this isn't a dancing place.
Billie
It is if you're dancing. Come on.
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The Value of Knowledge and Self-Worth
Billie
But I've been thinking a lot lately about something my dad used to say: "Without knowledge, you're less than everybody." And I don't want to be less. I mean, I don't want to be better than anybody neither and I don't want to go above myself. I just want- I just want to not be less.
Paul
Well, I'm afraid it's too late for that... cause you're already more than most people.
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Mastering Small Talk in Washington D.C.
Paul
You want to be able to talk to people in this town? In Washington, everybody says exactly the same things at every party. You just have to know the right responses. If you learn these eight sentences, you'll be a hit at every party.
Billie
You're kidding me!
Paul
Nope. Those eight sentences cover just about everything anybody talks about. It's the Washington art of sounding like you know what you're talking about when you don't know zip.
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Efficiency Demands in the Workplace
Harry Brock
Listen. Anybody that works in this room, tell them to do it good, do it fast, nobody gets hurt. I don't like a lot of people around all the time, and I don't like waiting for nothin'.
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The Complexity of Emotions and Expectations
Billie Dawn
You know how when somebody dies, it's OK to feel sad, but then at other times, when you're supposed to be happy and you feel sad, it's worse than the times when you're allowed to be sad?
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Contentment in Simple Pleasures and Bargains
Billie
Even if I am stupid, it hasn't hurt me none.
Paul
What do you mean?
Billie
I've got everything that I want. I got lots of jewels, big like I like. Mink coat. A TV that fits in my purse. I want something, I ask for it. If he don't give me what I want, I don't give him what he wants. If you get my drift?
Paul
And you're happy with this setup?
Billie
So long as I know how to get what I want, that's all I want to know.
Paul
Makes sense. So long as you know what it is you want.
Billie
Exactly. What?
Paul
Well, I mean, if you don't know a lot, how do you know that a mink coat is the best thing to have?
Billie
Because I used to have a rabbit coat.
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Rejecting elitism in business acumen
Harry Brock
Don't Harvard talk me. I didn't make my money by being an idiot.
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Misunderstanding Authors in Conversation
Harry
What are you reading?
Billie
Democracy In America by... Pocahontas.
Harry
Yeah, she's good.
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Conflict Over a Tutor in a Free Country
Billie
I don't want some stuffy old tutor!
Harry
Be nice to him or I'll crack you one.
Billie
It's a free country.
Harry
That's what you think!
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Determining the Approach in Conversation
Harry
So, what's this gonna be, pal? A plug or a pan? I like to know these things. Then I know how to talk if I know your angle.
Paul
No angle. Just the facts.
Harry
A pan. Listen, I gotta do my stairs and stuff. Are you OK with that?
Paul
Sure.
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Aspirin Offer to a Long-Dead Character
Harry
You don't look right. Want an aspirin?
Ed
No, Harry, I'm fine. Considering I've been dead for 12 years, I feel great.
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A Brief Exchange Between Harry and Billie
Harry
Billie!
Billie
What?
Harry
Well?
Billie
What?
Harry
Not bad, huh?
Billie
Not bad.
Harry
Not bad? You know what this is costing me a night?
Billie
$6,500, you already told me.
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Comment on someone's self-importance
Billie Dawn
Oh, don't worry about him. He's too busy being a big man.
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Miscommunication About Intentions in Relationships
Paul
Well, Harry wants me to...
Billie
He wants you to smarten me up?
Paul
No, I'm sure you're... I think he just wants me to...
Billie
Smarten me up.
Paul
Yeah.
Billie
So, what's he paying you?
Paul
Five hundred bucks a day.
Billie
Sucker. You coulda gotten twice that. He's got a lot of it, you know.
Paul
I'd have done it for nothing.
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Struggling with a Sense of Belonging
Billie Dawn
How come I feel like I don't fit in any more? Tell me why am I so unhappy with everything that I used to want.
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Wealth Does Not Equate to True Living
Billie Dawn
You got money, Harry, but you got a cheap life.
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The Conflict of Selfishness and Altruism
Paul Verrall
The whole damn history of the world is the story of the fight between the selfish and the unselfish.
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Perceptions of Effort and Equality in Relationships
Billie Dawn
Men are unbelievable. I give and give and give and it's like wallpaper to you. You just walk right past it. Then you make one effort and you think we're equal. It only looks like a big effort because you never made one before.
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The Illusion of Fate in Business Success
Harry Brock
You show me a businessman believes in fate, I'll show you the first businessman who ever went broke. I started with a wagon, selling somebody's junk. And I got here in a silk suit, talking to a college know-it-all like you. If I lose it, I'll meet you right back here in this room, in a new silk suit.
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Confusion and Honesty in Washington Politics
Billie
I don't understand one word of that.
Paul
No one will. There is no Verner Amendment. But the only time anyone in Washington admits they don't know something is when they're being indicted.
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The Unexpected Allure of Art
Billie
If I'd known art smelled this good, I would have come a long time ago! God, it's so small but it's like it's bigger than the whole room.
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The Most Terrifying Words in English
Harry
I got an idea.
Ed
The four most terrifying words in the English language.
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Appearance and Perception in Conversation
Harry
Does she look OK to you?
Billie
What's the matter with how I look?
Harry
That's what I wanna know.
Billie
What do you know? You open beer cans with your teeth!
Ed
You look beautiful, Billie.
Billie
Thank you, Ed.
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Billie Dawn on Harry's Rudeness
Billie Dawn
You know what your problem is, Harry? You're not just rude, you're......"flagrant" about it!
[''pulls out a pocket dictionary and looks up a word'']
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Empowerment and Personal Growth in Education
Billie
So, how are we gonna smarten me up?
Paul
Well, we aren't gonna do it. You're gonna do it. It's your battle. It's up to you.
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The Nature of Praise and Recognition
Paul
You were great tonight. Didn't you think you were great?
Billie
Oh, yeah. We really tricked them, didn't we?
Paul
What's the matter?
Billie
Well, if you saw a great ventriloquist, who would you compliment? The dummy?
Paul
You're not a dummy.
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