André Verne: I don't know what you'll look like tomorrow, but right now, baby, you're the most beautiful dame in the world.


--Clark Gable (as André Verne) in Strange Cargo

André Verne: You hate hard, baby, so you love hard.


--Clark Gable (as André Verne) in Strange Cargo

Big John McMasters: [to Elizabeth] You sure can talk straight to a fella and ball him up at the same time.


--Clark Gable (as Big John McMasters) in Boom Town

Big John McMasters: [walking up the saloon stairs to wash up] Hey, Whitey, I'll be back down like a spring breeze. Don't let those apes steal all your peaanuts.
Whitey: They say that with diamonds where I come from.
Big John McMasters: Yes, sir, Whitey, a brass band in a bathtub.
[she laughs]


--Clark Gable (as Big John McMasters) in Boom Town

Big John McMasters: This is an old-time barroom fight. The man who hits first wins, and that's me.


--Clark Gable (as Big John McMasters) in Boom Town

Brig. Gen. K.C. 'Casey' Dennis: There's no room in this job for a personal slant, Cliff.
Brig. Gen. Clifton I. Garnet: He told me he was going to be married.
Brig. Gen. K.C. 'Casey' Dennis: Yes, I know. You can only hope you don't have to kill him before he does. It's your baby, Cliff. I found out long ago to let the chaplain handle those. He's our laison with the headquarters that decides that.


--Clark Gable (as Brig. Gen. K.C. 'Casey' Dennis) in Command Decision

Carl Loomis: [to Ivy] If you love him, and you want to go back to him, I'm not the one to set myself up as a guide. I just want you to be happy - whatever you do - but if you're going back because of what you've done, you don't need to, Ivy. We all stumble. All we can do is pick ourselves up again and go on and on and on until we find ourselves through our own mistakes. It won't make any difference to me, Ivy. I want you to know that...
[He turns to go but stops]
Carl Loomis: I guess you know where I'll be if you want me.


--Clark Gable (as ) in Laughing Sinners

Charles Stewart Parnell: Ours could be a great love story, Katie.
Mrs. Katie O'Shea: Great love stories are always unhappy ones.
Charles Stewart Parnell: Then I hope ours *won't* be great.


--Clark Gable (as Charles Stewart Parnell) in Parnell

Charley Enley Kyng: [to Dr. Palmer] What you're saying is if I give up living, I'll live!


--Clark Gable (as Charley Enley Kyng) in Any Number Can Play

Charley Enley Kyng: [to prostitute] Unless I hire people, i don't like them workin' here.


--Clark Gable (as Charley Enley Kyng) in Any Number Can Play