Arrowsmith (1931)

Ronald Colman: Dr. Martin Arrowsmith

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• Dr. Martin Arrowsmith : God give me clear eyes and freedom from haste. God give me anger against all pretense. God keep me looking for my own mistakes. God keep me at it till my results are proven. God give me strength not to trust to God.

• Dr. Martin Arrowsmith : You've got to get used to hearing my ideas.

  Leora Arrowsmith : Oh! I'm gonna hear a lot of them?

  Dr. Martin Arrowsmith : You're going to marry me.

  Leora Arrowsmith : You don't tell me.

  Dr. Martin Arrowsmith : I certainly do.

  Leora Arrowsmith : Now, you know, I shouldn't wonder if you're right. Of course, it's a little early in the game to be dead sure, but I shouldn't wonder.

• Mrs. Joyce Lanyon : Do I strike you as being so hopelessly useless?

  Dr. Martin Arrowsmith : If I had a twin sister, I think she'd be rather like you. That's how you strike me.

  Mrs. Joyce Lanyon : That's an original compliment.

  Dr. Martin Arrowsmith : That's no compliment, it's a scientific fact.

• Dr. Martin Arrowsmith : Be informed, the first duty of a nurse is to stand when she speaks to a doctor.