Creative Quotations from Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Samuel Goldwyn
(1882-1974) born on Aug 27

US producer. "He co-founded MGM and well known for his fractured English - "Goldwynisms.""

That is the kind of ad I like. Facts, facts, facts."

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

"If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"Quoted in: Arthur Marx, Goldwyn: the Man Behind the Myth, ch. 16 (1976). Goldwyn referred to an advertisement for the film We Live Again (1934), which described it as "The greatest motion picture in "
R:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
A:	attributed
N:	"In "Quote," 9 Sep 56"
K:	Recalled on Goldwyn's death 31 Jan 74