- Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: [talking about going to the city] You gals are going to have to go through a before-marriage custom called *engagement*.
- Moonbeam McSwine: Engagement, what's that?
- Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: That's the part before the gal says "Shore do!" and the preacher says "Go to!"
- Moonbeam McSwine: How long this engagement thing last?
- Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: Sometimes a whole month.
- Moonbeam McSwine: A whole month? What are they, insecure?
- Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: Is you inferring you has money?
- Earthquake McGoon: Lady, I is filthy with it.
- Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: Mister, you is filthy without it.
- Mayor Daniel D. Dogmeat: Romeo Scragg, do you claim to be Daisy Mae's kith an' kin?
- Romeo Scragg: Yes, and that's the whole trouble.
- Mayor Daniel D. Dogmeat: Trouble?
- Romeo Scragg: Yeah, I'd like to kith her, but I don't think I kin!
- Gen. Bullmoose: [talking about Appassionata von Climax] She works for me. She gets a salary, and she sort of lives in my house.
- Li'l Abner Yokum: [to Appassionata von Climax] Really? Does that mean you gets bed and board, ma'm?
- Appassionata Von Climax: Extremely!
- Sen. Jack S. Phogbound: I'll bet you were wondering what I've been doing up there in Washington, D.C. these past eighteen years.
- Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: We didn't care, as long as you was there and we was here!
- Gen. Bullmoose: Appasionata, you should have been here an hour ago! Why are you so late?
- Appassionata Von Climax: I had to make up.
- Gen. Bullmoose: Your face?
- Appassionata Von Climax: No, with the chauffeur... we had a fight!
- Gen. Bullmoose: [to his cronies] Remind me to fire that chauffeur!
- Available Jones: [being introduced to Gen. Bullmoose] Well, howdy General! Welcome to Dogpatch. I'd say "what's your pleasure?", but I see you done brought it with you.
- [Looks directly at Appasionata]
- Daisy Mae: [about growing old and unmarried] I looked in the mirror this morning and most of my good years are gone.
- Marryin' Sam: I guess you're right. After all, you is pushing 18.
- Marryin' Sam: [picking up Abner from Gen. Bullmoose's office, looking at Apassionata] Oh, General... you better fire that chauffeur!
- Daisy Mae: Why it's the Bar Harbor Scraggs.
- Romeo Scragg: Yeah, they've been barred from every harbor in the country.