Fred Friendly quotes from Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Fred Friendly

Turn the phones on!

Fred Friendly

Might as well go down swinging.

Edward R. Murrow:

Did you know that Shirley and Joe are married?

Fred Friendly:

Yeah.

Edward R. Murrow:

Did everybody know?

Colonel Anderson:

Wouldn't you guess that the people who have seen the contents of that envelope might have a better idea of what makes someone a danger to his country, or do you think it should just be you, sir, who decides?

Fred Friendly:

Who? Who? Who are these people, sir? Who are the people? Are they elected? Are they appointed? Is it you?

Edward R. Murrow:

What'd the general have to say?

Fred Friendly:

It was a colonel. Two of them.

Edward R. Murrow:

That makes a general.

Edward R. Murrow:

You always were yellow.

Fred Friendly:

Better than red.

Fred Friendly:

Did you write your closing piece?

Edward R. Murrow:

It's Shakespeare.

Fred Friendly:

Uh-huh. Write your closing piece.

Fred Friendly:

Shirley, honey, would you go across the street and get the early editions?

Shirley Wershba:

All of them?

Edward R. Murrow:

Just get O'Brian.

Edward R. Murrow:

He's gonna hope a senator trumps a newsman.

Fred Friendly:

He'll lose.

Edward R. Murrow

: Not if we're playing bridge.