If You Want to Send a Message, Try Western Union.
Interpretation
This quote humorously suggests that if you want to communicate something seriously, you should use a reliable service like Western Union.
Frank Capra's quote comically highlights the importance of using appropriate channels for communication. By referencing Western Union, a historical messaging service, he implies that delivering a message effectively requires the right tools and that relying on unconventional methods may not yield the desired results.
In practice
Use this quote when discussing the importance of choosing the right medium in communication.
Someone should keep reminding Mr. Average Man that he was born free, divine, strong; uncrushable by fate, society, or hell itself; and that he is a child of God, equal heir to all the bounties of God; and that goodness is riches, kindness is power, and freedom is glory. Above all, every man is born with an inner capacity to take him as far as his imagination can dream or envision-providing he is free to dream and envision.
In these days of wars and rumors of wars - haven't you ever dreamed of a place where there was peace and security, where living was not a struggle but a lasting delight?
There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.
The Oscar is the most valuable, but least expensive, item of world-wide public relations ever invented by any industry.
My Advice to Young Filmmakers is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!
My advice to young film-makers is this: don't follow trends, start them!
When you look like your passport photo, it's time to go home.
Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?
Celebrate your success and find humor in your failures. Don't take yourself so seriously. Loosen up and everyone around you will loosen up. Have fun and always show enthusiasm. When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
Siamese Cats have a way of staring at you. Those who have walked in on the Queen cleaning her teeth will know the expression.
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
I never know when I am being funny, and the other way too. I don't think you can think about that. I don't think you can try to be funny. Some people are just funny.
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