Harvey Quotes
Dr. Chumley : This sister of yours is at the bottom of a conspiracy against you. She's trying to persuade me to lock you up. Today, she had commitment papers drawn up. She has your power of attorney and the key to your safety box, and she brought you here!
Elwood P. Dowd : My sister did all that in one afternoon. That Veta certainly is a whirlwind, isn't she?
Elwood P. Dowd : My sister did all that in one afternoon. That Veta certainly is a whirlwind, isn't she?
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Elwood P. Dowd : Miss Kelly, perhaps you'd like this flower. I seem to have misplaced my buttonhole.
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Wilson : [ reading from an encyclopedia ] "P O O K A - Pooka - from old Celtic mythology - a fairy spirit in animal form - always very large. The pooka appears here and there - now and then - to this one and that one - a benign but mischievous creature - very fond of rumpots, crackpots, and how are you, Mr. Wilson?" "How are you, Mr. Wilson?" Who in the encyclopedia wants to know?
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Wilson : Hello, sweetheart. Well, well. Those for me?
Veta Louise Simmons : [ Picking flowers ] For you? I should say not. They're for my brother, Elwood. He's devoted to ranunculur.
Wilson : Sure. Well, wouldn't you like to come inside and pick some off the wallpaper.
Veta Louise Simmons : Well - no thank you, these will do nicely. Good day.
Veta Louise Simmons : [ Picking flowers ] For you? I should say not. They're for my brother, Elwood. He's devoted to ranunculur.
Wilson : Sure. Well, wouldn't you like to come inside and pick some off the wallpaper.
Veta Louise Simmons : Well - no thank you, these will do nicely. Good day.
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Wilson : Is he alone?
Mr. Cracker, the Bartender : Well, there's two schools of thought, sir.
Mr. Cracker, the Bartender : Well, there's two schools of thought, sir.
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Dr. Sanderson : I think that your sister's condition stems from trauma.
Elwood P. Dowd : From what?
Dr. Sanderson : Uh, trauma. Spelled t-r-a-u-m-a. It means shock. There's nothing unusual about it. There's the "birth trauma" - the shock of being born...
Elwood P. Dowd : That's the one we never get over.
Elwood P. Dowd : From what?
Dr. Sanderson : Uh, trauma. Spelled t-r-a-u-m-a. It means shock. There's nothing unusual about it. There's the "birth trauma" - the shock of being born...
Elwood P. Dowd : That's the one we never get over.
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Mr. Cracker, the Bartender : [ to Wilson ] One more peep outta you, weisenheimer, and I'll butter your necktie.
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Elwood P. Dowd : [ talking about Harvey ] Did I tell you he could stop clocks?
Dr. Chumley : To what purpose.
Elwood P. Dowd : Well, you've heard the expression; 'his face would stop a clock'.
Dr. Chumley : Mm-hmm.
Elwood P. Dowd : Well, Harvey can look at your clock... and stop it. And you can go anywhere you like, with anyone you like, and stay as long as you like, and when you get back... not one minute will have ticked by.
Dr. Chumley : To what purpose.
Elwood P. Dowd : Well, you've heard the expression; 'his face would stop a clock'.
Dr. Chumley : Mm-hmm.
Elwood P. Dowd : Well, Harvey can look at your clock... and stop it. And you can go anywhere you like, with anyone you like, and stay as long as you like, and when you get back... not one minute will have ticked by.
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Elwood P. Dowd : Miss Kelly, you know, when you wear my flower you make it look beautiful.
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Elwood P. Dowd : Oh, you can't miss him Mrs. Chumley. He's a Pooka.
Mrs. Hazel Chumley : A Pooka? Is that something new?
Elwood P. Dowd : No. No, as I understand it that's something very old.
Mrs. Hazel Chumley : A Pooka? Is that something new?
Elwood P. Dowd : No. No, as I understand it that's something very old.
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