30 Best It's a Wonderful Life Quotes

Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he? – Clarence

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. – Clarence

I want to live again! I want to live again! I want to live again! Please, God, let me live again. – George Bailey

What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. – George Bailey

A man, when he's in his own home, if he's in his home, he has the final say. – Giuseppe Martini

Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. – Zuzu Bailey

You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids? – George Bailey

All you can take with you is that which you've given away. – Peter Bailey

I'm shakin' the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I'm gonna see the world! – George Bailey

You're not going to let a little thing like $8,000 stand in your way? – Potter

Why, we'd have to shut this place down! Potter's not giving you the money, George. I am. – Mary Hatch

He never thinks of himself, that's why he's in trouble! – Mary Hatch

You see, if you shoot me, you'll lose your powers. They only work if you're alive. – Clarence

I'll give you the moon, Mary. – George Bailey

You were born older, George. – Uncle Billy

Is this the ear you can't hear on? – George Bailey

Bread... that this house may never know hunger. Salt... that life may always have flavor. And wine... that joy and prosperity may reign forever. – Mr. Martini

I'm nothing but a scurvy little spider! – Uncle Billy

You run along and have your lunch. Go on. – Potter

I wish I had a million dollars! Hot dog! – George Bailey

This is a very interesting situation! – Potter

You once called me a war-mongering, tool of the capitalist class. – Sam Wainwright

You're not a failure, George! You're the richest man in town! – Harry Bailey

Well, in my book, he died a much richer man than you'll ever be! – Bert the Cop

I'm going to build things. I'm going to build airfields, I'm going to build skyscrapers a hundred stories high, I'm going to build bridges a mile long! – George Bailey

Look at this thing. I saved his life! I saved his life! He put me in here! – Uncle Billy

You're talking about going to a college I couldn't even get near! – George Bailey

We can get through this thing all right. But we've got to stick together, and we've got to have faith in each other. – George Bailey

I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father. – Mary Hatch

Merry Christmas, you old Building and Loan! – George Bailey