My mother told me, "Elwood,"--she always called me "Elwood"-

My mother told me, "Elwood,"--she always called me "Elwood"--"in this
world you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was
smart. I recommend pleasant."
-- James Stewart (as Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey,
screenplay by Mary Chase and Oscar Brodney)

You are a member of the British royal family. We are never tired, and we
all love hospitals.
-- Queen Mary (to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II)

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