“- Tiffany: You really want to win this thing, don't you?
- Charlie Cronan: Oh, absolutely. I mean winning the Cannonball. That's something you tell your grandkids about.
- Tiffany: You're a grandfather? You look so young.
- Charlie Cronan: Oh no, I'm not a grandfather yet. I hope to have grandkids someday, but I'm not a grandfather yet.”
Donna Dixon - Tiffany
John Candy - Charlie Cronan

“In the 13th Century, man was happier and more comfortable in his world than he is now. I'm speaking of psychic man and his relationship with his whole universe.”

Claude Rains - Dr. Alexander Tower

“In this modern complicated world, man breaks down under the strain, the bewilderment, disappointment, and disillusionment. He gets lost, goes crazy, commits suicide.”

Claude Rains - Dr. Alexander Tower

“I don't know what's going to happen to this world in the next hundred years or so, but I can guarantee you life isn't going to get any simpler. Worry and doubt bring on a bellyache. Mankind's building up the biggest psychic bellyache in history.”

Claude Rains - Dr. Alexander Tower

“Mr. Stalin, I believe history will record you as a great builder for the benefit of mankind.”
Walter Huston - Ambassador Joseph E. Davies