110+ Samuel Goldwyn Quotes On Education, Slavery And Religion

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Top 10 Samuel Goldwyn Quotes

  1. If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.
  2. We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
  3. The harder I work, the luckier I get.
  4. I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.
  5. A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
  6. A Hospital is no place to be sick.
  7. Ninety percent of the art of living consists of getting along with people you cannot stand.
  8. I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.
  9. I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.
  10. You've got to take the bitter with the sour.
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Samuel Goldwyn Short Quotes

  • God makes stars. I just produce them.
  • I have been laid up with intentional flu.
  • Can she sing? She's practically a Florence Nightingale.
  • If you don't dissagree with me, how will I know I'm right?
  • I never liked you, and I always will.
  • Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
  • Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.
  • For your information, I would like to ask a question.
  • Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.
  • Tell them to stand closer apart.

Samuel Goldwyn Quotes About Costs

I don't want yes men around me. I want everyone to tell the truth, even if it costs them their jobs. — Samuel Goldwyn

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job. — Samuel Goldwyn

Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway. — Samuel Goldwyn

Having integrity...means being completely true to what is inside you - to what you know is right...what you feel you must do, regardless of the immediate cost of sacrifice...to be honorable and to behave decently. — Samuel Goldwyn

To hell with the cost, if it's a good story, I'll make it. — Samuel Goldwyn

I don't want to be surrounded by 'yes men'. I want people who'll disagree with me, even if it costs them their jobs. — Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn Quotes About Dead

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead. — Samuel Goldwyn

The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead. — Samuel Goldwyn

I don't think anybody should write his autobiography until after he's dead. — Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn Quotes About People

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. — Samuel Goldwyn

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing? — Samuel Goldwyn

If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them. — Samuel Goldwyn

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. All the opportunities in the world are waiting to be grasped by people who are in love with what they're doing. — Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn Quotes About Luck

The harder I work the luckier I get. — Samuel Goldwyn

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on. — Samuel Goldwyn

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on. — Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn Famous Quotes And Sayings

I want to make a picture about the Russian secret police - the GOP. — Samuel Goldwyn

There is a statue of limitation. — Samuel Goldwyn

If I look confused it is because I am thinking. — Samuel Goldwyn

The scene is dull. Tell him to put more life into his dying. — Samuel Goldwyn

Coffee isn't my cup of tea. — Samuel Goldwyn

Let's have some new cliches. — Samuel Goldwyn

I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom. — Samuel Goldwyn

That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg. — Samuel Goldwyn

We're overpaying him, but he's worth it. — Samuel Goldwyn

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success. — Samuel Goldwyn

Spare no expense to make everything as economical as possible. — Samuel Goldwyn

Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. — Samuel Goldwyn

I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years. — Samuel Goldwyn

From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you. — Samuel Goldwyn

Television has raised writing to a new low. — Samuel Goldwyn

Gentlemen, listen to me slowly. — Samuel Goldwyn

That's the kind of ad I like, facts, facts, facts. — Samuel Goldwyn

Spare no expense to save money on this one. — Samuel Goldwyn

If a young man is going to get ahead, if he is going to reach the top, he must be all wrapped up in what he is doing. He has to give his job - whatever it is - not only his talent but every bit of his enthusiasm and devotion. — Samuel Goldwyn

True, I've been a long time making up my mind, but now I'm giving you a definite answer. I won't say yes, and I won't say no - but I'm giving you a definite maybe. — Samuel Goldwyn

The A-bomb is dynamite. — Samuel Goldwyn

Include me out. — Samuel Goldwyn

Let's bring it up to date with some snappy nineteenth century dialogue. — Samuel Goldwyn

"Yes, but that's our strongest weak point." — Samuel Goldwyn

Be drug-free and smoke some crack. — Samuel Goldwyn

Chaplin is no business man - all he knows is that he can't take anything less. — Samuel Goldwyn

I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it. — Samuel Goldwyn

What nerve. Not even a modicum of originality. — Samuel Goldwyn

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. — Samuel Goldwyn

Please write music like Wagner, only louder. — Samuel Goldwyn

I don't care if it doesn't make a nickel. I just want every man, woman, and child in America to see it. — Samuel Goldwyn

I read part of it all the way through. — Samuel Goldwyn

If I did that, I'd be sticking my head in a moose. — Samuel Goldwyn

I've gone where the hand of man has never set foot. — Samuel Goldwyn

Don't let your opinion sway your judgment. — Samuel Goldwyn

Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean I'm disagreeable. — Samuel Goldwyn

This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it. — Samuel Goldwyn

Put it out of your mind. In no time, it will be a forgotten memory. — Samuel Goldwyn

A Hospital isn't any place to end up being sick. — Samuel Goldwyn

My wife's hands are very beautiful. I'm going to have a bust made of them. — Samuel Goldwyn

Enthusiasm is the key not only to the achievement of great things but to the accomplishment of any thing that is worthwhile. — Samuel Goldwyn

You have all the scenes. Just go home and word it in. — Samuel Goldwyn

In two words, impossible. — Samuel Goldwyn

It will create an excitement that will sweep the country like wildflowers — Samuel Goldwyn

It's more than magnificent - it's mediocre. — Samuel Goldwyn

We have passed a lot of water since then. — Samuel Goldwyn

In picture-making the writer is the most important cog in the wheel. — Samuel Goldwyn

If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave. — Samuel Goldwyn

Some who are not paid what they are worth ought to be glad. — Samuel Goldwyn

I'm living beyond my means, but I can afford it. — Samuel Goldwyn

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad. — Samuel Goldwyn

What we need now is some new, fresh clichés. — Samuel Goldwyn

Destroy the old files, but make copies first. — Samuel Goldwyn

Keep a stiff upper chin. — Samuel Goldwyn

I hate a man who always says "yes" to me. When I say "no" I like a man who also says "no." — Samuel Goldwyn

You fail to overlook the crucial point. — Samuel Goldwyn

My horse was in the lead, coming down the home stretch, but the caddie fell off. — Samuel Goldwyn

Our comedies are not to be laughed at. — Samuel Goldwyn

Don't improve it into a flop! — Samuel Goldwyn

[when asked by his secretary if she should destroy all files that were over ten years old] Yes, but keep copies. — Samuel Goldwyn

Pictures were made to entertain; if you want to send a message, call Western Union. — Samuel Goldwyn

Even if they had it in the streets, I wouldn't go. — Samuel Goldwyn

Gentlemen, I want you to know that I am not always right, but I am never wrong. — Samuel Goldwyn

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

Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldn't go see it. — Samuel Goldwyn

We have that Indian scene. We can get the Indians from the reservoir. — Samuel Goldwyn

The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime twittering - anon Twitter has raised writing to a new low. — Samuel Goldwyn

I paid too much for it, but it's worth it. — Samuel Goldwyn

Why only twelve disciples? Go out and get thousands. — Samuel Goldwyn

Never make forecasts, especially about future. — Samuel Goldwyn

When told a script was full of old cliches: Let's have some new cliches. — Samuel Goldwyn

I'd hire the devil himself as a writer if he gave me a good story. — Samuel Goldwyn

This book has too much plot and not enough story. — Samuel Goldwyn

This makes me so sore it gets my dandruff up. — Samuel Goldwyn

Forecasts are difficult to make-particularly those about the future. — Samuel Goldwyn

If I were in this business only for the business, I wouldn't be in this business. — Samuel Goldwyn

Life Lessons by Samuel Goldwyn

  1. Samuel Goldwyn taught us to never give up on our dreams and to never be afraid to take risks in order to achieve success. He also taught us the importance of hard work and dedication, as he worked tirelessly to build his own empire. Finally, he showed us that it is possible to make something out of nothing, as he rose from poverty to become one of the most successful producers in Hollywood.
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