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Preston Sturges Quotes

If war is the solution, why didn’t Roosevelt declare war on poverty? Picture Quote #1

I always was and always will be optimistic Picture Quote #1

I am quite sure that a little man who braves ridicule to improve the lot of his fellow men, and is thanked by their jibes, is an interesting character Picture Quote #1

Of the Sturges family, much more is known than is available about poor Irish immigrants and obscure Scottish-English settlers around Rochester Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe environment has the slightest bit to do with anything - I only believe in ancestral influence. It would have made no difference whether I’d been brought up in a reform school, or on the island of Lesbos Picture Quote #1

I have never done anything but my very best work for anyone, and to do this and retain my first fine enthusiasm over a period of thirty years has required a rather special set of working conditions Picture Quote #1

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Our gymnasium was remarkable and had more stuff in it than one could dream up in a nightmare. Furthermore, every boy had to use every piece of it during gymnasium class Picture Quote #1

Though I believe in God, I don’t believe in religion for everybody. Some people who are a little weak and don’t want to shoulder any responsibility need Catholicism. For people at the other extreme, there is Christian Science... I think a powerful conscience is worth all the religions put together Picture Quote #1

For a southern belle, my grandmother was remarkably modern. She threw my grandfather out, for one thing - some kind of argument about bourbon whiskey - shortly after the birth of their third child, and then went back to school to get herself a teaching certificate Picture Quote #1

The United States owes a great debt to its inventors. Far from being grateful to them, it places every obstruction in their way and makes it enormously difficult to secure a patent Picture Quote #1

The hook is a word or an idea spoken by one character which gives the next character something to hook onto when he responds or, like a trapeze artist, gives him something to swing from on his way to another point of view Picture Quote #1

According to my mother, positively no one, least of all herself, had even the faintest suspicion that she was heavy with child at the time of my birth Picture Quote #1

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You can’t go around the theatres handing out cards saying, ‘It isn’t my fault’. You go onto the next one Picture Quote #1

Film is the greatest educational medium the world has ever known Picture Quote #1

The most incredible thing about my career is that I had one Picture Quote #1

I should have had the pickle Picture Quote #1

Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again Picture Quote #1

A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better that a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything Picture Quote #1

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I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the script the night before shooting started Picture Quote #1

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If war is the solution, why didn’t Roosevelt declare war on poverty? (Preston Sturges Quotes) I always was and always will be optimistic (Preston Sturges Quotes) I am quite sure that a little man who braves ridicule to improve the lot of his fellow men, and is thanked by their jibes, is an interesting character. (Preston Sturges Quotes) Of the Sturges family, much more is known than is available about poor Irish immigrants and obscure Scottish-English settlers around Rochester. (Preston Sturges Quotes) I don’t believe environment has the slightest bit to do with anything - I only believe in ancestral influence. It would have made no difference whether I’d been brought up in a reform school, or on the island of Lesbos. (Preston Sturges Quotes) I have never done anything but my very best work for anyone, and to do this and retain my first fine enthusiasm over a period of thirty years has required a rather special set of working conditions. (Preston Sturges Quotes) Our gymnasium was remarkable and had more stuff in it than one could dream up in a nightmare. Furthermore, every boy had to use every piece of it during gymnasium class. (Preston Sturges Quotes) Though I believe in God, I don’t believe in religion for everybody. Some people who are a little weak and don’t want to shoulder any responsibility need Catholicism. For people at the other extreme, there is Christian Science... I think a powerful conscience is worth all the religions put together. (Preston Sturges Quotes) For a southern belle, my grandmother was remarkably modern. She threw my grandfather out, for one thing - some kind of argument about bourbon whiskey - shortly after the birth of their third child, and then went back to school to get herself a teaching certificate. (Preston Sturges Quotes) The United States owes a great debt to its inventors. Far from being grateful to them, it places every obstruction in their way and makes it enormously difficult to secure a patent. (Preston Sturges Quotes) The hook is a word or an idea spoken by one character which gives the next character something to hook onto when he responds or, like a trapeze artist, gives him something to swing from on his way to another point of view. (Preston Sturges Quotes) According to my mother, positively no one, least of all herself, had even the faintest suspicion that she was heavy with child at the time of my birth (Preston Sturges Quotes) You can’t go around the theatres handing out cards saying, ‘It isn’t my fault’. You go onto the next one (Preston Sturges Quotes) Film is the greatest educational medium the world has ever known (Preston Sturges Quotes) The most incredible thing about my career is that I had one (Preston Sturges Quotes) I should have had the pickle (Preston Sturges Quotes) Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again (Preston Sturges Quotes) A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better that a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything (Preston Sturges Quotes) I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the script the night before shooting started (Preston Sturges Quotes)