The Graduate Quotes
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Mrs. Robinson: Oh no Mrs. Robinson, I find you very desirable. I think you are the most desirable of all my parents' friends.
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Mr. Robinson: I was just telling Ben here he ought to sow a few wild oats. Have a good time while he can. You think that's sound advice?Mrs. Robinson: Yes, I do.
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Mr. Maguire: There is a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?Benjamin Braddock: Yes, I will.Mr. Maguire: Okay. Enough said. That's a deal.
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Mr. Braddock: Have you thought about graduate school?Benjamin Braddock: No.Mr. Braddock: Would you mind telling me then what those four years of college were for? What was the point of all that hard work?Benjamin Braddock: You got me.
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Benjamin Braddock: It's like I was playing some kind of game, but the rules don't make any sense to me. They're being made up by all the wrong people. I mean no one makes them up. They seem to make themselves up.
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Mr. Braddock: What makes you think she wants to marry you?Benjamin Braddock: Oh, she doesn't. To be perfectly honest, she doesn't like me.
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Elaine Robinson: Good night.Benjamin Braddock: Are we getting married tomorrow?Elaine Robinson: No...Benjamin Braddock: Day after tomorrow?Elaine Robinson: I don't know. Maybe we are, and maybe we're not.
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Benjamin Braddock: Mrs. Robinson, I can't do this anymore.Mrs. Robinson: You what?Benjamin Braddock: This is all terribly wrong.Mrs. Robinson: Do you find me undesirable?Benjamin Braddock: Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that.
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Benjamin Braddock: Look, maybe we could do something else together. Mrs. Robinson, would you like to go to a movie?
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Benjamin Braddock: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands.Mr. Braddock: Shaking hands? Well, that's not saying much for my wife, is it?
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Benjamin Braddock: Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange.
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Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin, I am not trying to seduce you.Benjamin Braddock: I know that, but please, Mrs. Robinson, this is difficult...Mrs. Robinson: Would you like me to seduce you?Benjamin Braddock: What?Mrs. Robinson: Is that what you're trying to tell me?Benjamin Braddock: I'm going home now. I apologize for what I said. I hope you can forget it, but I'm going home right now.
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Benjamin Braddock: Where did you do it?Mrs. Robinson: In his car.Benjamin Braddock: What kind of car was it?Mrs. Robinson: Oh, come on now.Benjamin Braddock: No, I really want to know.Mrs. Robinson: A Ford.Benjamin Braddock: Goddamn, that's great. So old Elaine Robinson got started in a Ford.
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Benjamin Braddock: I'm just...Mr. Braddock: Worried?Benjamin Braddock: Well...Mr. Braddock: About what?Benjamin Braddock: I guess about my future.Mr. Braddock: What about it?Benjamin Braddock: I don't know, I want it to be...Different.
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Benjamin Braddock: Well, I want you to know how much I appreciate this. Really.Mrs. Robinson: The number.Benjamin Braddock: What?Mrs. Robinson: The room number, Benjamin. I think you ought to tell me that.Benjamin Braddock: Oh, you're absolutely right. It's 568.Mrs. Robinson: Thank you.Benjamin Braddock: You're welcome. Well, I'll see you later, Mrs. Robinson.
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Mr. Braddock: Ben, this whole idea sounds pretty half baked.Benjamin Braddock: No, it's not. It's completely baked.
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Benjamin Braddock: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands.Mr. Robinson: Shaking hands? Well, that's not saying much for my wife, is it?
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Mr. Maguire: Plastics.
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Mrs. Robinson: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce meMrs. Robinson: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me.
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Mrs. Robinson: '' Just because you happen to be inadequate. ''Mrs. Robinson: Just because you happen to be inadequate.Benjamin Braddock: '' Inadequate ! ''Benjamin Braddock: Inadequate!Mrs. Robinson: '' Well I guess I... ''Mrs. Robinson: Well I guess I...Benjamin Braddock: '' DON'T MOVE ! ''Benjamin Braddock: DON'T MOVE!
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Benjamin Braddock: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?
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Mr. Maguire: Ben.Benjamin Braddock: Will you excuse me? (turning around) Mr. Maguire.Benjamin Braddock: Will you excuse me? [turning around] Mr. Maguire.Mr. Maguire: (shaking his head and smiling) Ben.Mr. Maguire: [shaking his head and smiling] Ben.Benjamin Braddock: Mr. Maguire.
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Hotel Clerk: Are you here for an affair, sir?
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Mr. Maguire: I want to say one word to you, Benjamin. Just one word.Benjamin Braddock: Yes, sir.Mr. Maguire: Are you listening?Benjamin Braddock: Yes, I am.Mr. Maguire: Plastics.
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Benjamin Braddock: I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that, I find you desirable.
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Benjamin Braddock: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?