The Gilded Age
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Life is like a bank account. You cannot write a cheque without first making a deposit.
Mrs. Bertha Russell
Agnes Van Rhijn: When you say those words, you stab me in the side.
Oscar Van Rhijn: Then it's lucky you have the skin of a rhinoceros.
You've made it once. You can make it again if you have to.
Mrs. Bertha Russell
If everyone who claimed to be on the Mayflower really was it would have to be the size of a White Star liner.
Miss Grant
There is no challenge you are not equal to, my dear.
Mr. George Russell
We still want her check, though. We just need to insult her first.
Marian Brook
It seems to me the ship is sinking. We must follow the example of the rats.
Agnes Van Rhijn
Mrs. Anne Morris: This sort of stunt does not impress the people you want to win over.
Mrs. Bertha Russell: Mrs. Morris, this sort of stunt impresses everyone.
Agnes Van Rhijn: I am not concerned with facts. Not if they interfere with my beliefs.
Oscar Van Rhijn: I give you prejudice in a nutshell.
People want to know you when you’re a success. It’s when you fail they turn their backs.
Watson
Revolutions are launched by clever people with strong views and excess energy.
Agnes Van Rhijn
I don’t want to come a long way. I want to go all the way.
Mrs. Bertha Russell
