Carmen Sternwood: You're cute. Philip Marlowe: I'm getting cuter every minute.
[after a kiss] Vivian: I liked that. I'd like more.
Philip Marlowe: Somebody's always giving me guns.
Philip Marlowe: I collect blondes and bottles too.
I've never felt nervous in front of big crowds and in big stadiums.
When I'm not performing? I'm looking for the next big thing.
If you know how to make software, then you can create big things.
For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
Big Ju: What you doin' man? Louie Lastik: Eatin' lunch. Big Ju: I see you eatin' lunch, but why you eatin' over here? Why not go eat over there and eat with your people? Louie Lastik: Man, I don't have any people. I'm with everybody, Julius. Petey Jo...
He who is too sure of himself and acts without thinking is heading for his downfall.
If you want to hit your mother-in-law, be sure to split her head.
When you chop off a snake's head all you are left with is a piece of rope.
If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.
You can chop a man's head off, but you can't keep him quiet.
If you don't want to be deceived, you must have as many eyes as hairs on the head.
I gave him a staff for his support and he uses it to break my head.
If an eel is with fish, he shows his tail; if he is with snakes, he shows his head.
He that marries a widow will have a dead man's head often thrown in his dish.
A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail.
Oddball: Hi, man. Big Joe: What are you doing? Oddball: I'm drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know. Big Joe: What's happening? Oddball: Well, the tank's broke and they're trying to fix it. Big Joe: Well, then, why the hell ...
The fish you cannot catch is always a big one.
