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Quotes
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Mr. Twimble : Last month I became a quarter-of-a-century man.
J. Pierpont Finch : Oh, that's beautiful, a quarter-of-a-century.
Mr. Twimble : Quarter-of-a-century.
J. Pierpont Finch : How long have you been in the mail room?
Mr. Twimble : Twenty-five years. It's not easy to get this medal. It takes a combination of skill, diplomacy, and bold caution.
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Wally Womper : You never told me you hired your nephew.
J. B. Biggley : I never showed him any favoritism; in fact, I hate him.
Wally Womper : But you love his ideas.
J. B. Biggley : No. When he first told me the idea, told him it was a lousy idea. When Finch brought it to me, I still said it was a lousy idea. In fact, I told Finch it was a lousy idea.
Wally Womper : Why did you buy it?
J. B. Biggley : Seemed like a good idea.
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J. B. Biggley : Wally, who's going to be the new chairman of the board, as if I didn't know?
Bud Frump : I'll kill myself!
Wally Womper : Ponty, it's your baby now.
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Wally Womper : Well, I think I got the whole picture. Now, the question is what to do and who to do it to.
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J. Pierpont Finch : [Twimble is singing the praises of the company] The company restaurant?
Mr. Twimble : Every day, same lunch. The haddock sandwich, it's delicious!
J. Pierpont Finch : [Unimpressed] I must try it.
Mr. Twimble : [a warning] Early in the week.
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J. Pierpont Finch : [singing] Is there anything you're against?
Mr. Twimble : Unemployment
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J. Pierpont Finch : I try to fit in.
Mr. Twimble : No, no, it's more than that, Finch. You have an inborn gift for mailroomery.
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Wally Womper : Who the hell picked that bubble-headed tomato?