Which is worse: A lie that draws a smile or a truth that draws a tear?
Lies, TruthMiracle on 34th Street, by Bryan BedfordIf you can't believe, if you can't accept anything on faith, then you're doomed for a life dominated by doubt.
DoubtMiracle on 34th Street, by Kris KringleOh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind... and that's what's been changing. That's why I'm glad I'm here, maybe I can do something about it.
ChristmasMiracle on 34th Street, by Kris KringleFaith is believing when common sense tells you not to. Don't you see? It's not just Kris that's on trial, it's everything he stands for. It's kindness and joy and love and all the other intangibles.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Fred GaileyBailiff: "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"
Kris Kringle: "Yes, but don't I put my hand on a Bible?"
Bailiff: "No, sir, you don't."
Kris Kringle: "Well, I'll put my hand on my heart instead."
Look Doris, someday you're going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles. You'll discover those are the only things that are worthwhile.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Fred GaileyIf you're really Santa Claus, you can get it for me. And if you can't, you're only a nice man with a white beard, like mother says.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Susan WalkerI believe... I believe... It's silly, but I believe!
Miracle on 34th Street, by Susan WalkerNow wait a minute, Susie. Just because every child can't get his wish that doesn't mean there isn't a Santa Claus.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Kris KringleBy filling them full of fairy tales they grow up considering life a fantasy instead of reality.
FairytalesMiracle on 34th Street, by Doris WalkerFor the past 50 years or so I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas. Seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Kris KringleSusan, I speak French, but that does not make me Joan of Arc.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Doris WalkerDoris: "Would you please tell her that you're not really Santa Claus, that actually is no such person?"
Kris Kringle: "Well, I hate to disagree with you, but not only is there such a person, but here I am to prove it."
Mr. Collins, I hope you've taken down that old TV antenna. I ripped my pants on it last year.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Kris KringleMrs. Mara: "Sometimes I wish I married a butcher or a plumber."
Attorney: "My dear, if I lose this hearing, you may very well get your wish."
Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man, Kris Kringle, to be the one and only Santa Claus.
Miracle on 34th Street, by Fred GaileyAll my life I've wondered something, and now's my chance to find out. I'm going to find the answer to a question that's puzzled the world for centuries. Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in?
Miracle on 34th Street, by Fred GaileyCharles Halloran: "All right, you go back and tell them that the New York State Supreme Court rules there's no Santa Claus. It's all over the papers. The kids read it and they don't hang up their stockings. Now what happens to all the toys that are supposed to be in those stockings? Nobody buys them. The toy manufacturers are going to like that; so they have to lay off a lot of their employees, union employees. Now you got the CIO and the AF of L against you and they're going to adore you for it and they're going to say it with votes. Oh, and the department stores are going to love you too and the Christmas card makers and the candy companies. Ho ho. Henry, you're going to be an awful popular fella. And what about the Salvation Army? Why, they got a Santa Claus on every corner, and they're taking a fortune. But you go ahead Henry, you do it your way. You go on back in there and tell them that you rule there is no Santy Claus. Go on. But if you do, remember this: you can count on getting just two votes, your own and that district attorney's out there."
Henry Harper: "The District Attorney's a Republican."