“- John Jones: Foreign correspondent, huh?
- Mr. Powers: No, reporter. I don't want correspondence, I want news.”

Joel McCrea - John Jones
Harry Davenport - Mr. Powers

“- Florence: Can I handle this my way?
- Jim: You cannot, I'm still editor of this newspaper.
- Florence: Fine, you said I was fired... well, I quit, you give the assignment to somebody else.
- Jim: Wait a minute, come here.
- Florence: No, I'm through.
- Jim: Come here, sob sister, all right, go ahead, do it your own way.”

Glenda Farrell - Florence
Frank McHugh - Jim

“- Michael: You're Sarah Easton, supermodel. I see you everywhere.
- Sarah: You're Michael Shiver, cab driver. I see you nowhere.”
Eric Schaeffer - Michael
Amanda De Cadenet - Sarah

“- Walter Burns: You've got the brain of a pancake. This isn't just a story you're covering - it's a revolution. This is the greatest yarn in journalism since Livingstone discovered Stanley.
- Hildy Johnson: It's the other way around.”
Cary Grant - Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell - Hildy Johnson

“News is what happens. Time is only an illusion!”
John Philliber - Pop Benson