Author: Samuel Goldwyn

You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.

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You've got to take the bull between your teeth.

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In no time, it will be a forgotten memory.

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I read part of it all the way through.

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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.

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A hospital is no place to be sick.

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If I could drop dead right now, I’d be the happiest man alive.

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A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

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Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

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A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man.

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Television has raised writing to a new low.

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I’ll give you a definite maybe.

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We have that Indian scene; we can get the Indians from the reservoir.

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Don't pay any attention to the critics; don't even ignore them.

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Coffee isn’t my cup of tea.

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Put it out of your mind; in no time, it will be a forgotten memory.

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Don’t worry about the war; it’s all over but the shooting.

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Give me a couple of years, and I’ll make that actress an overnight success.

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The trouble with this business is the dearth of bad pictures.

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Yes, Frances [his wife] has the most beautiful hands in the world – and someday I’m going to have a bust made of them.

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You fail to overlook the crucial point.

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