Cinderella Quotes

Cinderella: But shouldn't a man love you for who you are, in spite of everything?
Stepmother: How quaint. Tell me, Cinderella, What would you say to capture the prince?
Cinderella: I don't know. But whatever I'd say, we'd know in an instant we were meant for each other. Then he'd smile, and kiss my hand...
Minerva: That's so romantic.
Calliope: Oh, say it again, Cinderella.
Stepmother: Rubbish! This isn't about love, it's about marriage.

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Cinderella: Why, it's like a dream. A wonderful dream come true.
Fairy Godmother: Yes, my child, but like all dreams, well, I'm afraid this can't last forever. You'll have only 'til midnight, and then...
Cinderella: Midnight? Oh, thank you.
Fairy Godmother: Oh, now, now, now, now, now, just a minute. You must understand, my dear: On the stroke of twelve, the spell will be broken, and everything will be as it was before.
Cinderella: Oh, I understand, but... it's more than I ever hoped for.

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Jim Braddock: What're ya doin'?
Howard Braddock: Nothin'. I'm bein' good. I'm bein' quiet. I'm bein' hayved

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King Gregory: I would give up my crown if you agree to be my bride on this day.
The Priest: Do you take her and do you take him?
Queen Cinderella, King Gregory: We do.
The Priest: Then by the power veseted in me I pronouce you man and wife. Excelsior!

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King: A woman given to sudden, mysterious appearances and disappearances seems to me to lack the first qualification for a queen.
Queen: And what is that, my lord?
King: She should not disappear into thin air.
Queen: Oh, I am certain that once married, she would settle down.

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Queen Constantina: His royal highness, Christoper Rupert, Windimir, Vladimir, Carl, Alexander, Francois, Reginald, Lancelot, Herman...
Lionel: Herman?
Queen Constantina: Herman... Gregory James! He'll thank us for it later, is giving a ball!

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Stepmother: Beauty knows no pain, girls!

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[after Cinderella has surprisingly managed to procure a ball gown] [Anastasia and Drizella protest]
Stepmother: Girls, Please. After all, we did make a bargain, didn't we, Cinderella? [notices her daughters' discarded articles making up the dress]
Stepmother: And I'll never go back on my word. Hmm. How very clever. These beads. They give it just the right touch. Don't you think so, Drizella?
Drizella: No, I don't. I think she... [gasps]
Drizella: Why, you little thief. They are MY beads. Give them here. [rips them off]
Anastasia: Oh, look. That's my sash. She's wearing my sash, she can't. [the two stepsisters proceed to destroy Cinderella's dress completely]
Stepmother: Girls, girls. That's quite enough now. Hurry along, now, both of you. I won't have you upsetting yourselves. [the three exit. The Stepmother stops in the doorway, looking at Cinderella in her ruined ball gown]
Stepmother: [pleasantly] Good night.

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[Dandini has just slapped himself on the thigh]
Prince Charming: Doesn't that hurt?
Dandini: Yes, it does a bit!

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[while making Cinderella's dress]
Gus: I could cut it with the scissors!
Jaq: And I can help with the sewing.
Perla: Leave the sewing to the women. You go get some trimmin'.

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Cinderella: Just because it's what's done doesn't mean it's what should be done!

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Ella's Mother: I have to tell you a secret that will see you through all the trials that life can offer. Have courage and be kind.

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Ella's Mother: When there is kindness, there is goodness. When there is goodness, there is magic.

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Goose Coachman: I can't drive, I'm a goose.

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Fairy Godmother: I'm your Hairy Dogfather... Oh! I mean, your Fairy Godmother. [after Cinderella finds her outside and asks who she is]

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[from trailer] Prince Charming: I have to see her again.

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Lady Tremaine: [from trailer]Wouldn't you prefer to eat when all the work is done, Ella?
Cinderella: Yes, stepmother.
Lady Tremaine: You needn't call me that. Madam will do.

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Cinderella: Mr. Lizard, I'm scared. I'm only a girl, not a princess.
Lizard Footman: And I'm only a lizard, not a footman. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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Drizella: [from trailer]Cinder Wench!
Anastasia: Dirty Ella! [chuckles briefly]
Drizella: *Cinder*-Ella!

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[from TV spot] Lady Tremaine: What on earth have you been doing?
Cinderella: Dreaming, that's all.
Lady Tremaine: Well, then wake up!

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Captain: [to Cinderella]Miss. You are requested and required to present yourself to your king.
Lady Tremaine: I forbid you to do this!
Captain: And I forbid you to forbid her! Who are you to stop an officer of the king? Are you an empress? A saint? A deity?
Lady Tremaine: I am her mother.
Cinderella: You have never been... and you never will be my mother.

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Cinderella: [from trailer]It was my mother's old dress.
Lady Tremaine: It would be an insult to take you to the palace dressed in these old rags.

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Captain: Madam, there is no other maiden in your house?
Lady Tremaine: No!
Captain: Then has your cat learned to sing?

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Lady Tremaine: [to Cinderella, after she, Drisella, and Anastasia tear Cinderella's mother's dress]Mark my words: you shall *not* go to the ball!

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Cinderella: I shouldn't.
Prince Charming: You should.
Cinderella: I shouldn't!
Prince Charming: You should!
Cinderella: I will. [She and Kit kiss]

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[last lines] Fairy Godmother: [narrating]And so Kit and Ella were married. And I can tell you, as her fairy godmother, that they were counted to be the fairest and kindest rulers the kingdom had known. And Ella continued to see the world not as it is, but as it could be, if only you believe in courage, and kindness, and occasionally, just a little bit... of magic.

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Lady Tremaine: [points at Ella's breakfast plate]Who's this for? Is there someone we've forgotten?
Cinderella: [smiles]It's my place.
Lady Tremaine: Oh, it seems too much to expect you to prepare breakfast, serve it and to sit with us. Wouldn't you prefer to eat when all the work is done, Ella? Or should I say, *Cinder*-Ella? Hmm?

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Lady Tremaine: I daresay no one in the kingdom will outshine my daughters.

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Cinderella: [while she and Kit are dancing at the ball]They're all looking at you.
Prince Charming: Believe me - they're all looking at you.

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Cinderella: [as they're heading to the palace balcony to appear before the wedding crowd]Are you ready?
Prince Charming: For anything, so long as it's with you.

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