A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.

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

There never seems to be any trouble brewing around a bar until a woman puts that high heel over the brass rail. Don't ask me why, but somehow women at bars seem to create trouble among men.

Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains!

This guy (Marlon Brando) - he'll be doing Hamlet when the rest of us are selling potatoes.

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.

The only way to find the best actor would be to let everybody play Hamlet and let the best man win.