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Mrs. Miniver Quotes

Kay Miniver: Did you know that the 12th Lord Beldon was hanged? Lady Beldon: He was beheaded! Such things happen in the best families. In fact, usually in the best families.

Clem Miniver: She was a good cook, as good cooks go. And as good cooks go, she went.

Kay Miniver: I think it's lovely having flowers named after you.

Carol Beldon: I know how comfortable it is to curl up with a nice, fat book full of big words and think you're going to solve all the problems in the universe. But you're not, you know. A bit of action is required every now and then.

Mr. Ballard: What goes to make a rose, ma'am, is breeding... and budding... and horse-manure, if you'll pardon the expression. Mr. Ballard: And that's where you come in, ma'am.

Vicar: This is the People's War. It is our war. We are the fighters. Fight it then. Fight it with all that is in us and may God defend the Right.

Kay Miniver: But in war, time is so precious to the young people.

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Movie Quotes

1940s Oscar Winners for Best Picture:
1949: All the King's Men
1948: Hamlet
1947: Gentleman's Agreement
1946: The Best Years of Our Lives
1945: The Lost Weekend
1944: Going My Way
1943: Casablanca
1942: Mrs. Miniver
1941: How Green Was My Valley
1940: Rebecca

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