When all of the grading is over, I am going to watch A Face in the Crowd, a movie that I have seen a bunch of times. It stars Andy Griffith as a hobo who becomes a huge television star. Unfortunately, his ego grows along with his fame. It also stars Walter Matthau and Patricia Neal, an actress who I feel belongs among the all time greats. She also grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee.
In honor of Patricia Neal, we are going to look for words of wisdom in her movies.
From The Day the Earth Stood Still
There must be security for all, or no one is secure.
It isn’t faith that makes good science. It’s curiosity.
I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason.
From A Face in the Crowd
A guitar beats a woman every time.
Nothing’s illegal if they don’t catch you.
From Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.
Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.
It’s better to look at the sky than live there.
From Hud
This country is run on epidemics.
Nobody gets out of life alive.
Don’t go shooting all the dogs ’cause one of ’em’s got fleas.
It don’t take long to kill things, not like it does to grow.
From In Harm’s Way
All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be someplace else.
On the most exalted throne in the world, we are seated on nothing but our own arse.
SBI: A Thinning Crowd 