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"Arthur Gould-Porter — Freddy, the Bookseller"
"Gisela Fischer — Dr. Koska"
"Mort Mills — Farmer"
"Carolyn Conwell — Farmer's Wife"
"We will produce a defensive weapon that will make all offensive nuclear weapons obsolete, and thereby abolish the terror of nuclear warfare."
"Against all the evidence, Michael, I'd say you had a very unscientific mind."
"[offering Armstrong a cigar] Havana. Your loss, our gain."
"Don't look so worried, my darling girl. You are quite safe with me. I am not communistical."
"Professor Gustav Lindt: You told me nothing. You know nothing. I forbid you to leave this room!"
"Prof. Olaf Hengström: Well, I hope you're looking forward to our lunch. This hotel has an excellent smorgasbord. You know, Miss Sherman, I've often wondered why one of the leading hotels in Denmark should be called the "Hotel of England" in the French language. I suppose it's the ideal title for an international hotel."
"Farmer: [describing Armstrong's contact] You'll recognize him. He has red hair which is not his own, and his name is Hugo. But don't give him that money until after you've landed."
"It tears you apart with suspense!"
"Suspense! Action! Surprise!"
"Paul Newman — Professor Michael Armstrong"
"Julie Andrews — Sarah Sherman"
"Lila Kedrova — Countess Kuchinska"
"Hansjörg Felmy — Heinrich Gerhard"
"Tamara Toumanova — Ballerina"
"Wolfgang Kieling — Hermann Gromek"
"Ludwig Donath — Professor Gustav Lindt"
"Günter Strack — Professor Karl Manfred"
"David Opatoshu — Mr. Jacobi"
"I was able to combine mathematical logic with romantic inconsistency."
"I've often wondered if you professionals know what you're looking for when you go in and steal secret papers."
"It takes a scientist to pick a scientist's brain."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.