It’s A Wonderful Life is a classic holiday movie that’s beloved by many. Here are the top 99 quotes from the movie that celebrate the power of friendship:
1. “Remember no man is a failure who has friends.” – Clarence
2. “You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.” – George Bailey
3. “I’ll give him the moon, alright?” – Mary Hatch Bailey
4. “To my big brother George, the richest man in town.” – Harry Bailey
5. “You see George, you’ve really had a wonderful life. Don’t you see what a mistake it would be to just throw it away?” – Clarence
6. “Why don’t you kiss her instead of talking her to death?” – Violet Bick
7. “I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father.” – Mary Hatch Bailey
8. “Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!” – George Bailey
9. “You want a shock? I think you’re a great guy.” – Clarence
10. “What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.” – George Bailey
11. “Whoever you are, I love you.” – George Bailey
12. “I wish I had a million dollars. Hot dog!” – Uncle Billy
13. “Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you’re talking about, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath?” – George Bailey
14. “You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, plane motors and train whistles.” – George Bailey
15. “Attaboy, Clarence!” – George Bailey
16. “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” – Clarence
17. “I’m shakin’ the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m gonna see the world. Italy, Greece, the Parthenon, the Coliseum. Then, I’m comin’ back here to go to college and see what they know. And then I’m gonna build things. I’m gonna build airfields, I’m gonna build skyscrapers a hundred stories high, I’m gonna build bridges a mile long.” – George Bailey
18. “Well, you look about the kind of angel I’d get. Sort of a fallen angel, aren’t you? What happened to your wings?” – George Bailey
19. “A toast to my big brother George: The richest man in town.” – Harry Bailey
20. “I feel like a bootlegger’s wife.” – Mary Hatch Bailey
21. “Youth is wasted on the wrong people.” – Clarence
22. “Why don’t you kiss her instead of talking her to death?” – Ernie Bishop
23. “All you can take with you is that which you’ve given away.” – Peter Bailey
24. “You’re worth more dead than alive.” – Mr. Potter
25. “Oh, you’re a little stinker tonight.” – Mary Hatch Bailey
26. “What’s the matter with him? I don’t know, but I’ll find out.” – George Bailey
27. “I’m not very good at this, but I’ll try to say it. George, dear, I love you very much.” – Mary Hatch Bailey
28. “You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?” – Mary Hatch Bailey
29. “I know what I’m gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that.” – George Bailey
30. “You’re not gonna like it, George. She’s an old maid. She’s just about to close up the library!” – Mary Hatch Bailey
31. “I’ve been savin’ this money for a divorce, if ever I got a husband.” – Mrs. Welch
32. “I don’t want any plastics and I don’t want any ground floors. And I don’t want to get married – ever – to anyone.” – Violet Bick
33. “Well, hello, Mrs. Bailey, how are you? And Mr. Bailey, too, and all the Baileys.” – Mr. Potter
34. “George, I am an old man and most people hate me. But I don’t like them either, so that makes it all even.” – Mr. Potter
35. “I know it’s soon, but get the license and we’ll have a bazaar!” – George Bailey
36. “You know, George, I feel that in a small way we are doing something important. Satisfying a fundamental urge. It’s deep in the race for a man to want his own roof and walls and fireplace.” – Mr. Martini
