[On the House Un-American Activities Committee] They'll nail anyone who ever scratched his ass during the National Anthem.

Capt. Renault: What on Earth brought you to Casablanca? Rick Blaine: My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters. Capt. Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert! Rick Blaine: I was misinformed.

Ugarte: You despise me, don't you? Rick Blaine: If I gave you any thought I probably would.

I can't say I ever loved my mother; I admired her.

(on Katharine Hepburn) She talks at you as though you were a microphone; she lectured the hell out of me on temperance and the evils of drink. She doesn't give a damn how she looks. I don't think she tries to be a character. I think she is one.

People who don't drink are afraid of revealing themselves.

I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me.