Quotes

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Sam Krichinsky: Who's this? Who's this Jules Kaye? Jules Kaye: That's me, Dad. I changed my name. Izzy Kirk: Me too, I changed mine to Kirk. It's easier to say that Krichinsky. Kirk, it's better. Sam Krichinsky: Who said names are supposed to be easy to say? What are you, a candy bar? You got a name! Krichinsky! It's a name! Kaye. Kirk. Two cousins, different names. How can this be? How can this be a family? When the father's called Sam Krichinsky, his son is called Jules Kaye and his first cousin is called Izzy Kirk. This is a family, God damn it! Krichinsky is the name of the family!

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Michael Kaye: Have you ever been in the suburbs? Teddy Kirk: I never even heard of the suburbs until this thing happened.

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Michael Kaye: I don't want you to ever leave! Sam Krichinsky: One way or another, we all have to leave.

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Sam Krichinsky: What was the movie we saw with the stagecoach? A very good movie. Hymie Krichinsky: Stagecoach. Sam Krichinsky: The movie had a stagecoach. Hymie Krichinsky: Stagecoach. Sam Krichinsky: Very active movie. John Wayne, he was an outlaw but was not an outlaw. What was the movie called with the stagecoach? Hymie Krichinsky: Stagecoach. Sam Krichinsky: That's what I'm saying with the stagecoach. Hymie Krichinsky: Stagecoach. Sam Krichinsky: Stagecoach?

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Doctor: He's not allergic to the bees, so there's no real problem. He's just gonna be a little uncomfortable for a while. Michael Kaye: I hate the suburbs! Doctor: I'm surprised your mother-in-law didn't come along with you today. Ann Kaye: She refuses to get in the car with me. She's never been in a car when a woman drives.

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Gabriel Krichinsky: Oh, boy, could he drink! What was that stuff called he always used to drink? Sam Krichinsky: Slivovitz. Slivovitz! He used to call it, "Block and fall." You have one drink of that, you walk one block, and you fall!

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Eva Krichinsky: How's the new job? Jules Kaye: It's good. I like it. It's interesting and it's challenging. I like it. Eva Krichinsky: Selling time. I never heard of such a thing. Jules Kaye: It's not just time, Ma. It's time for television commercials. Companies buy the time for television commercials, so they can sell their products. Eva Krichinsky: I hate commercials. But I like the one that the cigarette packs dance. I like that one.

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Eva Krichinsky: Homes? It's too far for homes. Got to be a pioneer, to live out here. You can't get here with a streetcar. Sam Krichinsky: They can build homes, they can put more streetcar tracks down.

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Ann Kaye: He'll be there! I told you! He said, he wants to take some golf lessons and see how it goes. Eva Krichinsky: Golf? He's going to play golf? Sam Krichinsky: That's what I said when I heard. A working person doesn't play golf. It's for people with sweaters and a cap. Eva Krichinsky: Where does he get such crazy ideas?