Random Best 'Miracle on 34th Street' Quotes (15 items)

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  (#1) I Believe

  Susan Walker: I believe... I believe... It's silly, but I believe.
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  (#2) Faith

  Fred Gailey: Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to. Don't you see? It's not just Kris that's on trial, it's everything he stands for. It's kindness and joy and love and all the other intangibles.
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  (#3) Imagination

  Kris Kringle: You know what the imagination is?

  Susan Walker: Oh, sure. That's when you see things, but they're not really there.

  Kris Kringle: Well, that can be caused by other things, too.
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  (#4) Real Locomotives

  Kris Kringle: No, but don't you see, dear? Some children wish for things they couldn't possibly use like real locomotives or B-29s.
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  (#5) A Frame of Mind

  Kris Kringle: Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind, and that's what's been changing. That's why I'm glad I'm here, maybe I can do something about it.
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  (#6) You've Been Drinking

  Kris Kringle: You've been drinking.

  Drunken Santa Claus: Well, it's cold outside. A man's gotta do something to keep warm.
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  (#7) Worried About Christmas

  Kris Kringle: You see, Mrs. Walker, this is quite an opportunity for me. For the past 50 years or so I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas. Seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle.
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  (#8) Normal

  Kris Kringle: If that's normal, I don't want it!
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  (#9) R.H. Macy

  Fred Gailey: Your name?

  Mr. R. H. Macy: R.H. Macy.

  Fred Gailey: You are the owner of one of the biggest department stores in New York?

  Mr. R. H. Macy: The biggest.

  Fred Gailey: Would you identify the defendant?

  Mr. R. H. Macy: Kris Kringle.

  Fred Gailey: Your employee, is he not?

  Mr. R. H. Macy: Yes.

  Fred Gailey: Do you believe him to be truthful?

  Mr. R. H. Macy: Yes.

  Fred Gailey: Do you believe him to be of sound mind?

  Mr. R. H. Macy: I certainly do.
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  (#10) We Intend to Prove

  Fred Gailey: We intend to prove that Mr. Kringle is Santa Claus.
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  (#11) Those Men in Washington

  Mr. Shellhammer: But... but maybe he's only a little crazy like painters or composers or... or some of those men in Washington.
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  (#12) The Post Office

  Fred Gailey: Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man, Kris Kringle, to be the one and only Santa Claus.

  Judge Henry X. Harper: Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed.
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  (#13) Commercialism

  Alfred: Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floating around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn, it's the same - don't care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck.
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  (#14) What Is Your Name?

  District Attorney: What is your name?

  Kris Kringle: Kris Kringle.

  District Attorney: Where do you live?

  Kris Kringle: That's what this hearing will decide.

  Judge Henry X. Harper: A very sound answer, Mister Kringle.

  District Attorney: Do you really believe that you're Santa Claus?

  Kris Kringle: Of course.

  District Attorney: ...The state rests, your honor.
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  (#15) Married a Butcher

  Mrs. Mara: Sometimes I wish I married a butcher or a plumber.

  District Attorney: My dear, if I lose this hearing, you may very well get your wish.

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