- Clementi Sabourin: I always say, if you're going to steal at all, steal in a way that will be admired.
- Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear: It was a lovely dinner.
- Clementi Sabourin: I flew the lobster in from Maine and the onions from Bermuda.
- Clementi Sabourin: You know, a man called Thorstein Veblen once said business is the art of getting something for nothing.
- Mrs. Ryan: You're a fast worker, aren't you?
- Clementi Sabourin: In my country, I'm considered a slow poke.
- Mrs. Ryan: Don't play with me, Mr. Sabourin. I'm a tigress. I'll bite you!
- Clementi Sabourin: I accept your offer.
- Captain LaFarge - Homicide Squad: It couldn't have been robbery.
- Detective: Yeah, if it was, they overlooked a lot of cash and jewelry in these boxes. Diamond cufflinks. Diamond rings. Women's jewelry. Hey, look at this, golden handcuffs. There must be a dozen of them in here.
- Captain LaFarge - Homicide Squad: Yeah, they're all over town. He liked to think his women were his slaves.
- Clementi Sabourin: You know, a place like this inspires romance, don't you think? How long has it been since you lost your husband?
- Mrs. Ryan: Five years.
- Clementi Sabourin: And you've been without a companion all that time?
- Mrs. Ryan: I'm doing all right.
- Clementi Sabourin: Our plan is to buy companies that are in financial trouble and then build them up.
- Bridget Kelly: He was the most hated man on earth. But, he could have been one of the great men of the world. He had a big mind. When they talk about him, they'll be talking about a giant. A genius. Some people called him an evil genius.
- Bridget Kelly: He lifted me out of the gutter. He made me somebody. He was the only man I ever loved. I was only really happy when I was with him.
- Bridget Kelly: He started his career only a few years ago in Europe. It doesn't seem possible, he could have accomplished so much in such a short time.
- Clementi Sabourin: I was the dreamer. I was the dreamer they took to the Nazi prison. I loved you Zina. That was the dream. And what became of it?
- Leonard Wilson: [arriving in New York harbor] It's a big country. There's millions of people beyond those buildings. All of them needing something, buying something.
- Clementi Sabourin: The race just isn't even when we're born. Some people have a head start.
- Leonard Wilson: Well, all you've got to do is run a little faster than the next fellow.
- Clementi Sabourin: Yes, with the devil at your side.
- Bridget Kelly: Did you just get off the boat?
- Bridget Kelly: Yes. How did you know?
- Clementi Sabourin: It shows all over.
- Bridget Kelly: Where you from?
- Clementi Sabourin: France.
- Bridget Kelly: Where did you learn to speak English so good?
- Clementi Sabourin: I studied at a place called Oxford.
- Bridget Kelly: Oxford - I ought to go there.
- Clementi Sabourin: They'd be more likely to study you there.
- Bridget Kelly: You being insulting?
- Clementi Sabourin: No. I just meant that you'd make a fascinating course in anatomy.
- Bridget Kelly: Thanks!
- Bridget Kelly: How come you just get off the boat and head straight for a bar?
- Clementi Sabourin: Looking for company.
- Bridget Kelly: What sort of company?
- Clementi Sabourin: Your sort.
- Bridget Kelly: How do you know what my sort is?
- Clementi Sabourin: Well, you're not a school teacher.
- Bridget Kelly: Oh, I don't know. I could teach you your A-B-Cs.
- Clementi Sabourin: In that case, I might be a willing pupil.
- Bridget Kelly: What you gonna do in America?
- Clementi Sabourin: Oh, maybe I'll steal a little. What do you do?
- Bridget Kelly: I float, I drift - I look.
- Clementi Sabourin: Let's get out of here.
- Bridget Kelly: Were will we go?
- Clementi Sabourin: Anywhere.
- Bridget Kelly: I know the perfect place.
- Clementi Sabourin: Hey, what about those A-B-Cs you were telling me about?
- Bridget Kelly: We'll get to that. This is where I live.
- Clementi Sabourin: You know, I think I'm going to like you. You won't tire my mind.
- Bridget Kelly: I might wear it out my way.
- Clementi Sabourin: You know something, take off three inches of paint and you'd be quite attractive.
- Bridget Kelly: How do you like our country?
- Clementi Sabourin: After tonight, I'm going to become a citizen.
- Bridget Kelly: After tonight, you'll be entitled to citizenship.
- [clinks two glasses of bourbon - straight]
- Clementi Sabourin: Who was that?
- Bridget Kelly: My husband.
- Clementi Sabourin: Your husband?
- Bridget Kelly: Relax! We're not married any more. We're just good friends.
- Clementi Sabourin: Everybody knew Peter Ryan, the financial wizard!
- Mrs. Ryan: We were married in Europe. He brought me to this country. A short while after, he died.
- Clementi Sabourin: Very thoughtful of him.
- Clementi Sabourin: Have you worked for Mrs. Ryan long?
- Stephanie North: A few months. Why?
- Clementi Sabourin: I'm an investigator.
- Stephanie North: For who?
- Clementi Sabourin: For myself. I'm the prying kind.
- Clementi Sabourin: Tell me, my dear, where do you come from?
- Stephanie North: I'm from Texas.
- Clementi Sabourin: Oh, yes, I've heard of it.
- Clementi Sabourin: Well, may I say that, Mrs. Ryan has found herself a most attractive secretary.
- Stephanie North: Thank you, sir.
- Clementi Sabourin: Was that painted before or after he died?
- Mrs. Ryan: Six months - he sat for that.
- Clementi Sabourin: Maybe that's what killed him.
- Mrs. Ryan: [laughs] You are a wicked man.
- Clementi Sabourin: How would you like to make $12,000 cash immediately?
- Mrs. Ryan: I would love to. What do I have to do for it?
- Clementi Sabourin: Look, I will sell you 4,000 shares of Wentworth Drug at $5 a share. The stock is selling at $8. You make three points. That's roughly $12,000, less commission. It's a gift!
- Mrs. Ryan: Why will you do that?
- Clementi Sabourin: Well, let's say its because you appeal to me.
- Mrs. Ryan: I outsmarted you, Mr. Sabourin.
- Clementi Sabourin: Well, I always admire anyone who can outsmart me.
- Bridget Kelly: My money do all this?
- Clementi Sabourin: Yes. Your money and my brains. Except that it wasn't your money.
- Bridget Kelly: You stole it from me.
- Clementi Sabourin: To steal from a thief is no crime.
- Clementi Sabourin: How would you like a job?
- Bridget Kelly: Doing what?
- Clementi Sabourin: Working for me. I could use a pretty thief in my business.
- Clementi Sabourin: You know, you and I are very much alike.
- Bridget Kelly: We're both crooks. Only there's one difference. I don't wanna be. And you can't help yourself.
- Clementi Sabourin: I like you. I think you're going to work out fine.
- Clementi Sabourin: Miss Kelly and I are leaving for Canada tomorrow.
- Bridget Kelly: Are we?
- Clementi Sabourin: Yes. I'm going to show you how to take Wilson's money without taking his wallet.
- Bridget Kelly: What are you leaving me here for?
- Clementi Sabourin: I have a feeling that our Mr. Wilson has an eye for the ladies. Now, you make him sell. Now, don't come back until he does.
- Bridget Kelly: [early morning, on the phone to Sabourin] Well, I'm back in my hotel room. Mr. Wilson has decided to sell at the figure you quoted.
- Clementi Sabourin: I have to rush to the office now.
- Mrs. Ryan: Darling, always running to the office. Money isn't everything.
- Clementi Sabourin: No, but, its the nearest thing to it.
- Clementi Sabourin: Is that Mr. and Mrs. Van Renassalear?
- Mrs. Ryan: U-hum. He owns one of the biggest mail order houses in Chicago.
- Clementi Sabourin: I know. Where did he buy her? Through the mails?
- Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear: You're very direct, aren't you.
- Clementi Sabourin: And also very much taken by you.
- Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear: Well, I'm already taken.
- Clementi Sabourin: I don't want to take. I just want to borrow.
- Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear: It's an interesting idea.
- Bridget Kelly: What are you doing for lunch tomorrow?
- Oswald Van Renassalear: Why? What have you got in mind?
- Bridget Kelly: Roast beef.
- Stephanie North: Someday I'll get a lucky break.
- Clementi Sabourin: Now, let me tell you something. Nobody can afford to wait for a lucky break. A person makes his own destiny.