--- title: "1 Better Baby Quotes By Preston Sturges" description: "1 Better Baby quotes by Preston Sturges. Plus more from Preston Sturges and more Better Baby sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/preston-sturges-31720_arms_a-pretty-girl-is-better-than-a-plain-one_2072881.jpg" --- > [A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better that a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/a-pretty-girl-is-better-than-a-plain-one-a-leg-is-better-than-an-arm/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/preston-sturges-31720_arms_a-pretty-girl-is-better-than-a-plain-one_2072881.jpg) ## More by Preston Sturges > [After I saw a couple of pictures put out by my fellow comedy-directors, which seemed to have abandoned the fun in favor of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/after-i-saw-a-couple-of-pictures-put-out-by-my-fellow-comedy/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/when-the-last-dime-is-gone-i-ll-sit-on-the-curb-outside-with-a-pencil/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [I suppose they're like the I.R.S. You move once and they never send you your refund check.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/i-suppose-they-re-like-the-i-r-s-you-move-once-and-they-never-send/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [“JEAN I need him like the axe needs the turkey. HARRINGTON Don't be vulgar, Jean. Let us be crooked, but never common.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/jean-i-need-him-like-the-axe-needs-the-turkey-harrington-don-t-be/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [Now I've laid me down to die I pray my neighbors not to pry Too deeply into sins that I Not only cannot here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/now-i-ve-laid-me-down-to-die-i-pray-my-neighbors-not-to-pry-too/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [Film is the greatest educational medium the world has ever known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/film-is-the-greatest-educational-medium-the-world-has-ever-known/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [“You know, Maude . . . somebody meeting you for the first time -- not knowing you were cracked -- might get the wrong impression of you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/you-know-maude-somebody-meeting-you-for-the-first-time-not-knowing/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [The most incredible thing about my career is that I had one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/the-most-incredible-thing-about-my-career-is-that-i-had-one/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [“GERRY I would step on your face! HACKENSACKER That's quite all right, I rather enjoyed it. GERRY Twice! HACKENSACKER You made quite an impression. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/gerry-i-would-step-on-your-face-hackensacker-that-s-quite-all-right-i/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [“THE POLITICIAN If it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition. Jellyfish! CATHERINE Especially since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/the-politician-if-it-wasn-t-for-graft-you-d-get-a-very-low-type-of/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/a-pretty-girl-is-better-than-a-plain-one-a-leg-is-better-than-an-arm/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/i-did-all-my-directing-when-i-wrote-the-screenplay-it-was-probably/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [You can't go around the theatres handing out cards saying, 'It isn't my fault'. You go onto the next one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/you-can-t-go-around-the-theatres-handing-out-cards-saying-it-isn-t-my/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [I should have had the pickle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/i-should-have-had-the-pickle/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) > [“JEAN Boy, would I like to see you give some old harpie the three in one! COLONEL Don't be vulgar, Jane. Let us be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sturges/jean-boy-would-i-like-to-see-you-give-some-old-harpie-the-three-in/) [Preston Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sturges/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-baby/preston-sturges/#itemlist", "name": "1 Better Baby Quotes By Preston Sturges", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better that a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. 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