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“City on Fire” quotes
(1979)
Title City on Fire
Year 1979
Director
Alvin Rakoff
Genre
Action,
Drama
All actors – Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda, Jonathan Welsh, Hilary Farr, Richard Donat, Mavor Moore, Donald Pilon
show all“All it takes is one man, could be anybody... your neighbor, my neighbor... one man to destroy a city.”
“- Mayor William Dudley: Nothing is perfect. Everything's compromised. Now, if you were the mayor of a big city and you have to get things done, you have to learn to give and take.
- Dr. Frank Whitman: Try talking to a surgeon about compromise during an open-heart operation.”
“- Albert: I don't know about this, Sam. Those fires look awfuly close and they're getting closer.
- Sam: Just think of your pension.
- Albert: I am thinking about it. I'm thinking about how I'm gonna live to collect it!”