Communication in Relationships
Fanny:
I would have ordered roast beef and potatoes.
Nick:
I did.
Fanny:
If I can't tell when you're ordering roast beef and potatoes, how will I know when you're making advances?
Nick:
You'll know. I'll be much more direct.
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A Humorous Exchange on Health Issues
Fanny:
Flo! Flo, quit yelling or your ulcer will flare up.
Florenz:
That's funny coming from you, you gave me that ulcer!
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Perspective on Love and Support
Rose:
When you look at him, you only see what you want to see.
Fanny:
I see him as he is. I love him as he is!
Rose:
Fanny. Love him a little less. Help him a little more.
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Gentlemen and Sponges: A Conversation on Fit
Fanny:
He's a gentleman. A gentleman fits in anyplace.
Rose:
A sponge fits in any place.
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Shared Loneliness in Different Lifestyles
Fanny:
You could get lonesome being that free.
Nick:
You could get lonesome being that busy.
Fanny:
Now who'd think to look at us that we got the same problem!
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Exploring Love and Marriage Expectations
Fanny:
Where I come from, when two people... well, sort of love each other... oh, never mind.
Nick:
Well? What do they do when they "sort of love each other"?
Fanny:
Well, one of them says, "Why don't we get married?
Nick:
Really?
Fanny:
Yeah, and sometimes it's even the man.
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Timing and Transformation in Relationships
Nick:
I'd be happy to wait while you change.
Fanny:
I'd have to change too much, nobody could wait that long.
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Embracing Determination and Self-Confidence
Fanny Brice:
* Don't Rain on My Parade
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Embracing individuality and resilience in adversity
Fanny Brice: [singing]
Don't tell me not to fly, I simply gottaIf someone takes a spill It's me and not youDon't bring a cloud to rain on my parade.
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Life's Sweetness and Joyful Imagery
Fanny Brice: [singing]
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter.
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The Art of Waiting in Life
Fanny Brice:
No law against waiting," I said, "people do it all the time." For once, I didn't say too much, I didn't say too little, I said just what I said and then walked.
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Feeling Misunderstood and Undervalued
Fanny Brice:
Suppose all ya ever had for breakfast was onion rolls. Then one day, in walks a (gasp)bagel! You'd say, Ugh, what's that? Until you tried it! That's my problem. I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls. Nobody recognizes me! Listen, I got 36 expressions. Sweet as pie and as tough as leather. And that's six expressions more than all them...Barrymores put together. Instead of just kicking me, why don't they give me a lift? Well, it must be a plot, cause they're scared that I got such a gift!...
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The Complexity of Fame and Identity
Fanny Brice: [[w:AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations]
* Note: ranked #81 in the ] in American cinema.
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A Greeting to Beauty
Fanny Brice: [looking in the mirror]
Hello, gorgeous.
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