Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Danny Kaye: Hans Christian Andersen
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Quotes
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Hans : Did you ever hear the story of the old woman who shook her head at the family so much that one night it fell off? Right on the dinner table.
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Hans : You know I like to think that shoes have a mind of their own. The ones that squeak don't want to leave the shop, and the ones that don't fit don't like the person that's wearing them.
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Hans : You know, I never saw such a worrier as you, Peter. You want to worry? I'll give you something to worry about. Two years ago I took you out of that orphanage and promised them I'd make you into a good cobbler. Two whole years! Look at that shoe. Glue's all smeared, the nails go in crooked. Two years an apprentice and still the nails go in crooked.
Peter : I'm not as bad as all that, am I? You're not going to send me back, are you?
Hans : Ah! A new worry appears in the sky.
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Hans : That's the nice thing about the world, my friend: People.
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Hans : No one's ever really alone.
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Hans : You'd be surprised how many kings are only a queen with a mustache.
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[working on a beautiful ballerina's shoes]
Hans : I almost wish she'd asked me for something really impossible.
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Hans : [having just learned that Doro is married to Niels, who has just slapped her after an argument] How could you do it? How could a girl like you marry a man like that? How can I help you?
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Schoolmaster : Look, Burgomaster, look. The books on the dirty ground.
[Picks up a book]
Schoolmaster : Here, "The History of Denmark", used to tie the string of a dirty kite.
Hans Christian Andersen : The history of any country can always use a little fresh air, Schoolmaster. Did you ever hear the story of the history book that took a vacation, and came back a much better history?