6 Quotes & Sayings By Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges was an American film director, writer and actor. He is known for his satirical comedies, particularly the film Sullivan's Travels. In a poll of film critics conducted by Entertainment Weekly, his work was cited as among the "100 best American films of the first century of cinema". He received an honorary Oscar in 1994 for "outstanding contributions to motion pictures".

When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the...
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When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again. Preston Sturges
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THE POLITICIANIf it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition. Jellyfish! CATHERINEEspecially since you can't rob the people anyway. T H E POLITICIANSure..How was that? C A T H E R I N E What you rob, you spend. And what you spend goes back to the people. So where's the robbery? I read that in one of my father's books. T H E POLITICIANThat book should be in every home!. Preston Sturges
That's one of the tragedies of this life - that...
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That's one of the tragedies of this life - that the men who are most in need of a beating up are always enormous. Preston Sturges
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Film is the greatest educational medium the world has ever known. Preston Sturges
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I worked out a rather deep-dish theory defining the theater as a form of architecture rather than a form of literature. Preston Sturges