Brooks, Richard -- Deadline: U.S.A. [film] (1952)

Dave — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:03:02 +0000

If it was a worthwhile fight, it didn’t matter who won; some good was sure to come of it.

Richard Brooks (1912–1992) American screenwriter, film director, novelist
Deadline: U.S.A. [film] (1952)

Line spoken by Ethyl Barrymore.

Carnegie, Andrew -- (Attributed)

Dave — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:35:49 +0000

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) American industrialist and philanthropist
(Attributed)

Most common form of an adage Carnegie frequently used regarding charity. Variants:

"It is of no use to boost a man up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself." -- In Cyrus Holdridge, "A Millionaire and His Hobby," Our Day (Jan 1900).
"You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little himself." -- Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Business Men, Vol. 25 (1909).

WIST Quotations

Brooks, Richard -- Deadline: U.S.A. [film] (1952)

Carnegie, Andrew -- (Attributed)