“- Kay Bentley: She's an old schoolmate of mine from grammar school.
- Michael Shayne: I haven't seen any old girls.
- Kay Bentley: She's not old - about my age.
- Michael Shayne: And still going to grammar school? She's a little mentally round-shouldered!”
Lynn Bari - Kay Bentley
Lloyd Nolan - Michael Shayne

“I am very pleased with the results of the astronomy test. Although, there's still some confusion about Pluto. While its planetary classification is still uncertain, it is definitely not Mickey's dog.”
Grace Phillips - Miss Landers

“- Edith Bolling Galt: That's the last straw! You've got to do something about it. They've no right to say such things about you, even to win an election.
- Woodrow Wilson: They weren't talking about me. That's what they said about Abraham Lincoln when he was running for reelection in 1864.”

Geraldine Fitzgerald - Edith Bolling Galt
Alexander Knox - Woodrow Wilson

“- Julie Ubriacco: Look, they like each other.
- Daphne: Mongrel.
- Rocks: Bitch.”

Tabitha Lupien - Julie Ubriacco
Diane Keaton - Daphne
Danny DeVito - Rocks

“- Ray Murdock: Don't go that way, you're gonna wal straight into the worst parts!
- Earl Pilcher, Jr.: I don't care! I ain't scared of you or any other tough nigger that comes up! Look, I didn't mean it like that.
- Ray Murdock: Only one way to mean it.”
James Earl Jones - Ray Murdock
Robert Duvall - Earl Pilcher Jr.