Sam Goldwyn, notable Hollywood film producer and studio owner, was noted for his malapropisms that became known as Goldwynisms. Some of his contributions to the world of language are:
Include me out
We’re overpaying him but he’s worth it
We want a story that starts with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax
It’s more than magnificent, it’s mediocre
In two words: im-possible
If Roosevelt were alive, he’d turn in his grave.
I’ve read part of it all the way through
Let’s have some new clichés
A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man
Anybody who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head read
A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on
I’ll give you a definite maybe
We have all passed a lot of water since then
Yes, my wife’s hands are very beautiful. I’m going to have a bust made of them.
Gentlemen, I want you to know that I am not always right, but I am never wrong
A wide screen makes a bad film twice as bad
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