All Quotes

"A Man's Story... That Women Love!"

"Gary Cooper - Lieutenant Alan McGregor"

"Franchot Tone - Lieutenant John Forsythe"

"Richard Cromwell - Lieutenant Donald Stone"

"Guy Standing - Colonel Tom Stone"

"C. Aubrey Smith - Major Hamilton"

"Kathleen Burke - Tania Volkanskaya"

"Douglass Dumbrille - Mohammed Khan"

"Colin Tapley - Lieutenant Barrett"

"Lumsden Hare - Major General Woodley"

"Thrill to Cecil B. DeMille's pageantry and excitement!"

"Midway barker: [last lines] That's all, ladies and gentlemen, that's all. Come again to the greatest show on earth. Bring the children. Bring the old folks. You can shake the sawdust off your feet, but you can't shake it outta your heart. Come again, folks. The Greatest Show on Earth. Come again."

"Mightiest of Motion Pictures!"

"[to Holly, as his blood is being transfused into Brad] If he should make love well after this, pay no attention - it will be me."

"[while Buttons is doing first aid] Buttons! If that detective sees you doing this, he won't need fingerprints!"

"Listen, sugar, the only way that you can keep me warm is to wrap me up in a marriage license."

"Narrator: [first lines] We bring you the circus, pied piper whose magic tunes greet children of all ages, from six to 60, into a tinsel and spun-candy world of reckless beauty and mounting laughter and whirling thrills; of rhythm, excitement and grace; of blaring and daring and dance; of high-stepping horses and high-flying stars. But behind all this, the circus is a massive machine whose very life depends on discipline and motion and speed. A mechanized army on wheels, that rolls over any obstacle in its path, that meets calamity again and again, but always comes up smiling. A place where disaster and tragedy stalk the big top, haunt the backyard, and ride the circus train. Where death is constantly watching for one frayed rope, one weak link, or one trace of fear. A fierce, primitive fighting force that smashes relentlessly forward against impossible odds. That is the circus. And this is the story of the biggest of the big tops, and of the men and women who fight to make it "The Greatest Show on Earth.""

"The motion picture for everyone!"

"Betty Hutton - Holly"

"Cornel Wilde - The Great Sebastian"

"Charlton Heston - Brad Braden"

"James Stewart - Buttons the Clown"

"Dorothy Lamour - Phyllis"

"Gloria Grahame - Angel"

"Henry Wilcoxon - FBI Agent Gregory"

"Lawrence Tierney - Mr. Henderson"

"Lyle Bettger - Klaus"

"Bob Carson - Ringmaster"

"John Ridgely - Assistant Manager"

"Frank Wilcox - Circus doctor"

"Brad Johnson - unnamed reporter"

"John Kellogg - Harry"

"Julia Faye - Birdie"

"Lillian Albertson - Buttons' mother"

"Edmond O'Brien - Narrator"

"Beth Chatto, who died last year, was singularly forward-thinking and knowledgeable, and her near in have been a continual draw to enthusiasts for half a century. ’s authorised biography, Beth Chatto: A Life with Plants (Pimpernel, £30), based on diaries, notes and conversations, is a faithful, workmanlike account of a truly remarkable plantswoman and artistic gardener (as well as a very nice person) who emphasised the importance of understanding ecology in growing plants successfully, and whose naturalistic exhibits in the 1970s and 1980s were a revelation."

"The distinguished nurserywoman Beth Chatto, who has died aged 94, was one of the most influential horticulturists of the past 50 years. Well known and respected for the she started in in 1967, she was also an inspirational writer and lecturer whose great theme was the importance of providing garden plants with an environment as close as possible to their native . During the 1970s, she won 10 successive gold medals at the , where she introduced ecological ideas into , demonstrating the possibilities of natural plant groupings, while also achieving the highest aesthetic standards. In those days nurseries arranged their plants for maximum visual impact regardless of differing plant needs. Chatto’s approach was a revelation and immediately established her significance as a guide to better and more environmentally friendly gardening techniques. She stressed the importance of looking at the whole plant, foliage as well as , and judging the quality of a plant by observing it throughout the seasons."

"The investigations into Freemasonry and the links between lodges and the Mafia must lead to the political accountability of Ms Anselmi and her commission on P2. What has come to light was already known at the time, but Ms Anselmi, acting on behalf of the party system, refused to shed light on Freemasonry."

"I have always been opposed to abortion; for me, it is legalised murder. It is a position I have always held. But I have never spoken of reforming Law 194, partly because there is no reference to its reform in the government’s programme."

"Do we have millions of visitors? That was what I wanted; even the parks must generate revenue. I would never allow holiday homes to be built, but I insist that they turn a profit. I don’t like nature turned into a museum; the park is made for people. And if certain environmentalists aren’t happy, I’ll sleep just the same."

"Berlusconi’s leadership is not determined by the party constitution but by the voters, and anyone who doesn’t accept it is anti-democratic. No one has won the votes that Berlusconi has secured: An was a party with 14% support. The PDL is approaching 40%."

"(About the 150 km/h speed limit on motorways) It is not a government proposal. We supported it because, under certain safety conditions, it seems reasonable to us. But no one will put up a fight."

"(About tolls on previously free motorways) It is a measure that must be viewed within the context of the savings to be made in government spending. We pay Anas a sum for the maintenance and safety of the road network. Thanks to the increase in fees and tolls, which goes into Anas’s coffers, the state is reducing funding for maintenance. Do not ask me for the exact figure of these savings; it depends on how many cars and lorries will pass on those motorways or enter via those toll booths."

"There can be little doubt that the greater size and strength of man, in comparison with woman, together with his broader shoulders, more developed muscles, rugged outline of body, his greater courage and pugnacity, are all due in chief part to inheritance from his half-human male ancestors. These characters would, however, have been preserved or even augmented during the long ages of man's savagery, by the success of the strongest and boldest men, both in the general struggle for life and in their contests for wives; a success which would have ensured their leaving a more numerous progeny than their less favoured brethren."

"The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shewn by man attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up, than woman can attain — whether requiring deep thought, reason, or imagination, or merely the use of the senses and hands. If two lists were made of the most eminent men and women in poetry, painting, sculpture, music, — comprising composition and performance, history, science, and philosophy, with half-a-dozen names under each subject, the two lists would not bear comparison. We may also infer, from the law of the deviation of averages, so well illustrated by Mr. Galton, in his work on 'Hereditary Genius,' that if men are capable of decided eminence over women in many subjects, the average standard of mental power in man must be above that of woman. ... Thus man has ultimately become superior to woman."

"Amongst the half-human progenitors of man, and amongst savages, there have been struggles between the males during many generations for the possession of the females. But mere bodily strength and size would do little for victory, unless associated with courage, perseverance, and determined energy. With social animals, the young males have to pass through many a contest before they win a female, and the older males have to retain their females by renewed battles. They have, also, in the case of mankind, to defend their females, as well as their young, from enemies of all kinds, and to hunt for their joint subsistence. But to avoid enemies or to attack them with success, to capture wild animals, and to fashion weapons, requires the aid of the higher mental faculties, namely, observation, reason, invention, or imagination. These various faculties will thus have been continually put to the test and selected during manhood; they will, moreover, have been strengthened by use during this same period of life. Consequently, in accordance with the principle often alluded to, we might expect that they would at least tend to be transmitted chiefly to the male offspring at the corresponding period of manhood."

"In order that woman should reach the same standard as man, she ought, when nearly adult, to be trained to energy and perseverance, and to have her reason and imagination exercised to the highest point; and then she would probably transmit these qualities chiefly to her adult daughters. The whole body of women, however, could not be thus raised, unless during many generations the women who excelled in the above robust virtues were married, and produced offspring in larger numbers than other women. As before remarked with respect to bodily strength, although men do not now fight for the sake of obtaining wives, and this form of selection has passed away, yet they generally have to undergo, during manhood, a severe struggle in order to maintain themselves and their families; and this will tend to keep up or even increase their mental powers, and, as a consequence, the present inequality between the sexes."

"False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often long endure; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, as every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness; and when this is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened."

"[yelling at angry drivers yelling at him] The same to you, mac!"

"Allen Swift as Tom and Tom's owner"