Famous Quotes by Robert Riskin

  • Andrews: You married him only because I told you not to.
    Ellie: You’ve been telling me what... More
  • Andrews: Do you love her?
    Peter: A normal human being couldn’t live under the same roof... More
  • Andrews: Do you mind if I ask a question frankly? Do you love my daughter?
    Peter: Any guy... More
  • No matter what we see, we don’t see nuthin’, see? More
  • Cedar: Now would you tell the court what everybody at home thinks of Longfellow Deeds?
    Jane... More
  • You shouldn’t be looking at the bottom of the mountain. Why don’t you try looking at the top... More
  • Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your... More
  • You’ve been making love to a double dose of cyanide. More
  • Ellie: Aren’t you going to give me a little credit?
    Peter: What for?
    Ellie: Well, I... More
  • How did you feel feeding doughnuts to a horse? Had a kick out of it, huh? Got a big laugh. Did... More
  • Gordon: Sure, sure, I got all your copy. Why didn’t you tell me you were going to write it in... More
  • Grandpa: Penny, why don’t you write a play about ism-mania?
    Penny: Ism-mania?
    Grandpa:... More
  • Lincoln said, “With malice toward none and with charity to all.” Nowadays they say, “Think... More
  • The last time we used battleships was in the Spanish-American War. And what did we get out of... More
  • Henderson: What about Congress and the Supreme Court and the President? We got to pay them,... More
  • Art is 110 percent sweat. More
  • I was walking along and I’m looking at the tall buildings. And I got to thinking about what... More
  • People here are funny. They work so hard at living, they forget how to live. More
  • Even his hands are oily. More
  • Gentlemen, I give you a toast. Here’s my hope that Robert Conway will find his Shangri-La.... More
  • Penny: Donald, were you ever in a monastery?
    Donald: No, I don’t go no place much. I’m on... More
  • Penny: Grandpa found the cutest place near where Alice is, right on the ocean.
    Paul: Lake,... More
  • Peter: I’ll bet there isn’t a good piggy-back rider in your whole family. I never knew a rich... More
  • Ellie: By the way, what’s your name?
    Peter: What’s that?
    Ellie: Who are... More
  • You know, I have a method all my own. If you’ll notice, the coat came first, then the tie, then... More
  • Behold the walls of Jericho. Maybe not as thick as the ones that Joshua blew down with his... More
  • There’s a long story, my friend. I never did like the idea of sitting on newspapers. I did it... More
  • The time must come, my friend ... when brutality and the lust for power must perish by its own... More
  • A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke. More

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