Naomi Murdoch:
We're a big disappointment to each other, aren't we? You've got a mother with no principles; I've got a daughter with no guts.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Naomi Murdoch) in All I Desire
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Naomi Murdoch) in All I Desire
Naomi Murdoch:
You don't know how unimportant success is until you've had it.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Naomi Murdoch) in All I Desire
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Naomi Murdoch) in All I Desire
Norma Miller Vale:
I guess that's the hardest job to learn in the whole world... how to give love and expect nothing in return.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Norma) in There's Always Tomorrow
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Norma) in There's Always Tomorrow
Norma Miller Vale:
I never knew how to give love - only to take it.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Norma) in There's Always Tomorrow
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Norma) in There's Always Tomorrow
Norma Miller Vale:
Love is a very reckless thing. Maybe it isn't even a good thing. When you're young and in love, nothing matters except your own satisfaction. The tragic thing about growing older is that you can't be quite as reckless anymore.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Norma) in There's Always Tomorrow
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Norma) in There's Always Tomorrow
Regina Forbes:
[after a spontaneous kiss] What was that for?
Mike Brannan: I just wanted to do it.
Regina Forbes: You're some kind of guy!
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Regina Forbes) in To Please a Lady
Mike Brannan: I just wanted to do it.
Regina Forbes: You're some kind of guy!
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Regina Forbes) in To Please a Lady
Regina Forbes:
It's like the Fourth of July and the heavyweight fight and the World Series all rolled into one.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Regina Forbes) in To Please a Lady
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Regina Forbes) in To Please a Lady
Shelby Barret Wyatt:
Well, this *is* a surprise! That's a pretty old line, but it seems to fit.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Shelby Barret Wyatt) in The Woman in Red
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Shelby Barret Wyatt) in The Woman in Red
Stella Martin 'Stell' Dallas:
I've always been known to have a stack of style!
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Stella Martin 'Stell' Dallas) in Stella Dallas
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Stella Martin 'Stell' Dallas) in Stella Dallas
Vance Jeffords:
I don't think I like being in love. It puts a bit in my mouth.
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Vance Jeffords) in The Furies
--Barbara Stanwyck (as Vance Jeffords) in The Furies
