Quotes tagged ‘Santa Claus’

“It is often argued that religion is valuable because it makes men good, but even if this were true it would not be a proof that religion is true. That would be an extension of pragmatism beyond endurance. Santa Claus makes children good in precisely the same way, and yet no one would argue seriously…”

— H. L. Mencken, amazon.com

“Gabe Lewis: Erin, I am in love with you. I don't believe in much, okay? I don't believe in horoscopes. I don't believe in Christmas. I sure as hell don't believe in God. Erin Hannon: What? Gabe Lewis: Or maybe there's a God, I don't know. It's just not a guy with a long, white beard. Or it could be.…”

— Justin Spitzer, Gabe Lewis, Zach Woods, imdb.com

“Grinch: Pooh-pooh to the Whos! Narrator: He was grinchily humming. Grinch: They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming. They're just waking up, and I know just what they'll do. Their mouths will hang open a minute or 2, then the Whos down in Whoville will all cry, ‘Boo Hoo!’ That's a noise……”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch / You really are a heel / You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel / Mr Gri-inch! / You're a bad banana with a...greasy black peel.”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Singer, Thurl Ravenscroft, imdb.com

“You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch / You have termites in your smile / You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile / Mr. Gri-inch / Given the choice between the two of you, I'd take the uh...seasick crocodile.”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Singer, Thurl Ravenscroft, imdb.com

“You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch / With a nauseous super-naus / You're a crooked jerky jockey, and you drive a crooked hoss, / Mr. Gri-inch! Your soul is an appalling dump-heap, overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable, mangled up in tangled up knots!”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Singer, Thurl Ravenscroft, imdb.com

“Narrator: Whatever the reason, his heart or his shoes, he stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos. Staring down from his cave with a sour, grinchy frown, at the warm, lighted windows below in their town. For he knew every Who down in Whoville beneath, was busy now, hanging a holly Who-wreath.…”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch / You're the king of sinful sots / Your heart's a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots / Mr. Gri-inch! / You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce!”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Singer, Thurl Ravenscroft, imdb.com

“You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch / You're a nasty, wasty skunk / Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk / Mr. Gri-inch / The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote: Stink, stank, stunk!”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Singer, Thurl Ravenscroft, imdb.com

“You're a monster, Mr. Grinch / Your heart's an empty hole / Your brain is full of spiders, you have garlic in your soul / Mr. Gri-inch / I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Singer, Thurl Ravenscroft, imdb.com

“And then he did the same thing to the other Whos' houses, leaving crumbs much too small for the other Whos' mouses.”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“All their windows were dark. No one knew he was there. All the Whos were all dreaming sweet dreams without care...when he came to the first little house on the square.”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“Narrator: Then he slid down the chimney. A rather tight pinch, but if Santa could do it, then so could the Grinch. He got stuck only once for a minute or two, then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue where the little Who stockings were hung all in a row. Grinch: These stockings... Narrator:…”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“Then he slunk to the ice box. He took the Whos' feast, he took the who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash.”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“Grinch: I know just what to do! Narrator: ...the Grinch laughed in his throat. Grinch: I'll make a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat. Narrator: And he chuckled and clucked... Grinch: What a great Grinchy trick. With this coat and this hat, I'll look just like Saint Nick!”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“Narrator: As the Grinch took the tree, as he started to shove, he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove. He turned around fast, and he saw a small Who. Little Cindy Lou Who, who was no more than two. She stared at the Grinch and said... Cindy Lou Who: Santie Claus, why? Why are you taking our C…”

— Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle, Narrator / The Grinch (voice), Boris Karloff, imdb.com

“Ruby Sue: Uncle Clark, are you sure you ain't Santa Claus? Clark: I'm sure... I can't even afford to be an elf.”

— John Hughes, Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase, imdb.com

“Clark: We're kicking off our fun old fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols. Audrey: We're not coming all the way out here just to get one o…”

— John Hughes, Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase, imdb.com

“Clark: Hey, Kids, I heard on the news that an airline pilot spotted Santa's sleigh on its way in from New York City. Eddie: [after a pause] You serious, Clark?”

— John Hughes, Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase, imdb.com

“Sally: [examining Jack in his newly finished Santa suit] You don't look like yourself, Jack. Not at all. Jack Skellington: Isn't that wonderful? It couldn't be more wonderful! Sally: [holds up the clipboard sketch of him] But you're the Pumpkin King! Jack Skellington: Not anymore! [breaks it over hi…”

— Caroline Thompson, Tim Burton, Jack Skellington (voice), Chris Sarandon, imdb.com