Author: Samuel Goldwyn

You fail to overlook the crucial point.

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It’s absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.

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I paid too much for it, but it’s worth it.

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

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Gentlemen, listen to me slowly.

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To hell with the cost, if it’s a good story, I’ll make it.

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

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Malaprops

Never let the bastard back into my room again… unless I need him.

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People Situations

I read part of it all the way through.

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Let’s bring it up to date with some snappy nineteenth century dialogue.

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Communication Misspokements Speech

Why should people go out and pay to see bad movies when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing.

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Entertainment Film Television

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

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Characteristics Entertainment Film

In no time, it will be a forgotten memory.

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Communication Memory Misspokements Speech Time

The next time I send a damn fool for something, I go myself.

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This business is dog eat dog and nobody is gonna eat me.

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Entertainment

This makes me so sore it gets my dandruff up.

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Anger Malaprops

A hospital is no place to be sick.

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Health Places

We have passed a lot of water since then.

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Malaprops

I never put on a pair of shoes until I’ve worn them at least five years.

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Appearance Clothing Misspokements Time

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

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Malaprops War

Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? … all you do is change the words.

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Communication Misspokements Occupations Reading/Writing Work