It's a Wonderful Life 1946 quotes, page 4

I may have a job for you, that is, unless you're still married to that broken-down building and loan. Ha, ha, ha. It's the biggest thing since radio and I'm lettin' you in on the ground floor. [to Mary] Will you tell that guy I'm giving him the chance of a lifetime? You hear - the chance of a lifetime.

Mary

He says it's the chance of a lifetime.

George

Now, you listen to me! I don't want any plastics, and I don't want any ground floors, and I don't want to get married - ever - to anyone! You understand that? I want to do what I want to do. And you're...and you're... [suddenly starts kissing Mary] Oh Mary, Mary.

Mary

George, George, George.

Excuse me!!

George

Excuse you for what?

I burped.

Violet

Good afternoon, Mr. Bailey.

George

Hello, Violet. Hey, you look good. That's some dress you got on there.

Violet

Oh this old thing? Why, I only wear it when I don't care how I look.

Make up your mind yet?

I'll take chocolate.

With coconuts?

I don't like coconuts.

Don't like coconuts? Say brainless, don't you know where coconuts come from? [pulls out a National Geographic magazine] Look-it here, from Tahiti, the Fiji Islands, Coral Sea.

A new magazine! I never saw it.

'Course you never. This is just for explorers. It just so happens I've been nominated for membership in the National Geographic Society. I'm going out exploring some day, just you watch. And I might even have a harem, and maybe even one or two wives.

I like him.

You like every boy.

What's wrong with that?

Zuzu Bailey

Look, daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.

George

That's right, that's right. Attaboy, Clarence.

Clarence

Oh...oh. Somebody's just made it.

George

Made what?

Clarence

Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some angel's just got his wings.

George

Look, I think maybe you better not mention getting your wings around here.

Clarence

Why? Don't they believe in angels?

George

A...Yeah, but...you know...

Clarence

Then why should they be surprised when they see one?

George

He never grew up. He's... How old are you, anyway, Clarence?

Clarence

Two hundred and ninety-three...next May.

Nick

That does it! Out you two pixies go, through the door or out the window!

George Bailey

You're thinking of this place all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in Joe's house...right next to yours. And in the Kennedy house, and Mrs. Macklin's house, and a hundred others. Why, you're lending them the money to build, and then, they're going to pay it back to you as best they can. Now what are you going to do? Foreclose on them?...Now wait...now listen...now listen to me. I beg of you not to do this thing. If Potter gets hold of this Building and Loan there'll never be another decent house built in this town. He's already got charge of the bank. He's got the bus line. He's got the department stores. And now he's after us. Why? Well, it's very simple. Because we're cutting in on his business, that's why. And because he wants to keep you living in his slums and paying the kind of rent he decides. Joe, you lived in one of those Potter houses, didn't you? Well, have you forgotten? Have you forgotten what he charged you for that broken-down shack? Here, Ed. You know, you remember last year when things weren't going so well, and you couldn't make your payments? You didn't lose your house, did you? Do you think Potter would have let you keep it? Can't you understand what's happening here? Don't you see what's happening? Potter isn't selling. Potter's buying! And why? Because we're panicky and he's not. That's why. He's picking up some bargains. Now, we can get through this thing all right. We've got to stick together, though. We've got to have faith in each other.

Clarence Oddbody

"Dear George, remember no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings, Love Clarence."

George Bailey

Where's that money, you stupid, silly old fool? Where's the money?! Do you realize what this means? It means bankruptcy and scandal and prison! That's what it means. One of us is going to jail! Well, it's not gonna be me!

George Bailey

A toast! A toast to Papa Dollar and to Mama Dollar, and if you want the old Building and Loan to stay in business, you better have a family real quick.

George Bailey

Clarence! Clarence! Help me, Clarence. Get me back. Get me back. I don't care what happens to me. Only get me back to my wife and kids. Help me, Clarence, please. Please! I want to live again. I want to live again. I want to live again.....Please, God, let me live again. [snow immediately begins falling again]

George Bailey

Dear Father in heaven, I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there and you can hear me, show me the way... show me the way.

Mary Hatch

He's making violent love to me, mother.

Clarence Oddbody

How am I doing, Joseph? Thanks. No, I didn't have a drink!