Mother Superior:
Evidently Sister Ursula's German accent amuses you.
Mary Clancy: I didn't know she was German, Reverend Mother.
Mother Superior: Then surely you didn't know that during the war Sister Ursula kept 34 Jewish children hidden for more than two years in the cellar of a destroyed convent outside of Munich. And that when this was finally discovered she was imprisoned. She suffered untold indignities and she... she...
[nearly choking up, then turning away to pray]
Mary Clancy: Are we dismissed, Reverend Mother?
Mother Superior: [quietly] Yes.
--Rosalind Russell (as ) in The Trouble with Angels
Mary Clancy: I didn't know she was German, Reverend Mother.
Mother Superior: Then surely you didn't know that during the war Sister Ursula kept 34 Jewish children hidden for more than two years in the cellar of a destroyed convent outside of Munich. And that when this was finally discovered she was imprisoned. She suffered untold indignities and she... she...
[nearly choking up, then turning away to pray]
Mary Clancy: Are we dismissed, Reverend Mother?
Mother Superior: [quietly] Yes.
--Rosalind Russell (as ) in The Trouble with Angels
Mother Superior:
I think we should get started. Round up the girls, Sister.
Sister Rose-Marie: Where are they, Mother?
Mother Superior: Wherever Sister George is.
Sister Celestine: Considering the amount of time the girls spend with us, I'm really not sure why we came along, Mother.
Mother Superior: We were blackmailed.
--Rosalind Russell (as ) in Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Sister Rose-Marie: Where are they, Mother?
Mother Superior: Wherever Sister George is.
Sister Celestine: Considering the amount of time the girls spend with us, I'm really not sure why we came along, Mother.
Mother Superior: We were blackmailed.
--Rosalind Russell (as ) in Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Mother Superior:
Rachel? Well, Rachel has a home and parents who love her. She's a follower, not a leader. She can be guided. But, Mary... oh, Mary has a will of iron. To bend but not to break... to yield but not capitulate... to have pride but also humility. This has always been my struggle, Sister. Can I be less tolerant of Mary than the Church has been of me?
--Rosalind Russell (as ) in The Trouble with Angels
--Rosalind Russell (as ) in The Trouble with Angels
Rose Hovick:
[contemplating an unneeded wig] You know, we could get a nice refund on this... if we'd ever paid for it.
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
Rose Hovick:
[on remarrying] After three husbands, it takes a lot of butter to get you back in the frying pan.
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
Rose Hovick:
[singing] You'll be swell, you'll be great. Gonna have the whole world on a plate! Starting here, starting now. Honey, everything's coming up roses.
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
Rose Hovick:
Here she is, boys! Here she is, world! Here's Rose!
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
--Rosalind Russell (as Rose Hovick) in Gypsy
Rosemary Sidney:
[Giddily to her schoolteacher friends just prior to eloping] So long, girls! You know what you can tell the principal for me!
--Rosalind Russell (as Rosemary Sidney) in Picnic
--Rosalind Russell (as Rosemary Sidney) in Picnic
Rosemary Sidney:
Look at that sunset, Howard!
Howard Bevans: A sunset's a beautiful thing, all right.
Rosemary Sidney: It's like the daytime didn't want to end, isn't it? It's like the daytime was gonna put up a big scrap, set the world on fire to keep the night from creeping on.
--Rosalind Russell (as Rosemary Sidney) in Picnic
Howard Bevans: A sunset's a beautiful thing, all right.
Rosemary Sidney: It's like the daytime didn't want to end, isn't it? It's like the daytime was gonna put up a big scrap, set the world on fire to keep the night from creeping on.
--Rosalind Russell (as Rosemary Sidney) in Picnic
