You have everything it takes to make a lovely woman except the one essential: an understanding heart. And without that, you might just as well be made of bronze.
12 seconds sound clip from the The Philadelphia Story movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:54:46 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Oh, no, no. I'm talking seriously about something I've thought over thoroughly. I've had to.
- I think a devoted young girl gives a man the illusion that youth is still his.
- Oh, very, very. Because without her he might be inclined to go out in search of his youth.
- That's just as important to him as it is to any woman.
- None.
- You have a good mind, a pretty face, a disciplined body that does what you tell it.
- That's an... awful thing to say to anyone.
- So I'm to blame for Tina Mara, am I?
- To a certain extent, I expect you are.
- No. But better that than a prig or a perennial spinster, however many marriages.
- I'm afraid it's not enough, Margaret. I'm afraid nothing is.
- What... What did you say I was?
- Do you want me to repeat it?
[...]
Top rated lines from this movie
Discover the best lines from the classic film "The Philadelphia Story" with our collection of quotes featuring sound bites from the movie.
Actors: James Stewart (Macaulay Connor), Cary Grant (C.K. Dexter Haven), Katharine Hepburn (Tracy Lord), Ruth Hussey (Elizabeth Imbrie), Virginia Weidler (Dinah Lord), Roland Young (Uncle Willie)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) 526 Sounds / Quotes
The Hunt for Red October 940 Sounds / Quotes
Black Belt Jones (1974) 458 Sounds / Quotes
The Rescuers Down Under (1990) 478 Sounds / Quotes
DuckTales: The Movie (1990) 563 Sounds / Quotes