Hoover: Hey are you guys coming down? [Boon and Otter look at Hoover] Hoover: There happen to be 50 people downstairs waiting to try and get into this fraternity. Otter, you are the rush chairman. I think you should be present at the rush party.
I'm about as Chinese as Herbert Hoover.
Politics is a blood sport.
Politics is a contact sport.
Dean Vernon Wormer: Have you boys seen your grade point averages yet? [the Deltas are silent] Dean Vernon Wormer: Well, have you? Hoover: I have, sir. I know it's a little below par... Dean Vernon Wormer: It's more than a little below par, Mr. Hoover...
Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport.
I was so horrifically bad at tennis.
I'm an engineer. I'm a techie, really.
Secrecy is the foundation of politics.
War is a profane thing.
Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.
But as a practical matter, Detroit's the sports city in the country.
J. Edgar Hoover: I have to wonder if you people realize the level of responsibility you carry. From my way of thinking, Motion Pictures are potentially the most influential form of communication ever invented. And there's no control over it. Your mes...
Freedom requires no effort to enjoy but requires heroic efforts to preserve.
But you don't get into a business because of personal tastes.
So if you want great sports, Michigan's the place to be.
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy.
Innovation makes the world go round. It brings prosperity and freedom.
Business ends up being very dynamic and situational.