“Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to....” – Fred Gailey, Miracle on 34th Street ... Movie Quotes Database

Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to. Don't you see? It's not just Kris that's on trial, it's everything he stands for. It's kindness and joy and love and all the other intangibles.

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Fred Gailey Look Doris, someday you're going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles. You'll discover those are the only things that are worthwhile. Mr. Shellhammer But... but maybe he's only a little crazy like painters or composers or... or some of those men in Washington. Alfred, Macy janitor Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floatin' around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it's the same - don't care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck.