Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.: As far as I know, nobody's yet figured out a way to get money back from the U.S. Government... quickly, that is.

- Richard Widmark (as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.) in Panic in the Streets (1950)

Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.: You know, my mother always told me if you looked deep enough in anybody... you'd always find some good, but I don't know.
Capt. Tom Warren: With apologies to your mother, that's the second mistake she made.

- Paul Douglas (as Capt. Tom Warren) in Panic in the Streets (1950)

Nancy Reed: If there's a plague here, you're the most important guy in this town.

- Barbara Bel Geddes (as Nancy Reed) in Panic in the Streets (1950)

Raymond Fitch: Oh, yeah. I went to see my mother-in-law. She was wrestling semifinals...

- Zero Mostel (as Raymond Fitch) in Panic in the Streets (1950)