“Right then I knew we'd lost her. She'll always love us of course, but not in the old way. From now on her love will be handed out like a farmer's wife tossing scraps to the family rooster.”

Spencer Tracy - Stanley T. Banks

“- Herb Sullivan: I'll tell you the truth, Gil, I lost my wife not too long ago...
- Gil Godwyn: Oh, good. Good! Tell it to the ladies. They eat it up.”
Jack Lemmon - Herb Sullivan
Brent Spiner - Gil Godwyn

“- Mrs. Sorensen: Did you ever try being married? That can be quite a big adventure.
- Capt. Andersen: Why do women always say that? Marriage ends adventure.”
Valerie Hobson - Mrs. Sorensen
Conrad Veidt - Capt. Andersen

“Some women just aren't the marrying kind.”
Bette Davis - Charlotte Vale

“The responsibility for recording a marriage has always been up to woman. If it wasn't for her, marriage would have disappeared long since. No man is going to jeopardize his present or poison his future with a lot of little brats hollering around the house unless he's forced to.”
Al Bridge - Mr. Johnson