P.T. Barnum: No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.
P.T. Barnum: Nothing draws a crowd like a crowd.
P.T. Barnum: The noblest art is that of making others happy.
P.T. Barnum: I can't fool the bank into loaning me any more money, so I'm really sorry to disappoint you all.
Tom Thumb: Don't worry, Barnum. We've gotten used to it by now.
James Bennett: I never liked your show, but I always thought the people did.
P.T. Barnum: They did. They do!
James Bennett: People of all shapes, sizes, colours. Putting them on stage together and presenting them as equals? Another critic might have even called it a celebration of humanity.
P.T. Barnum: I would've liked that.
P.T. Barnum: Hyperbole isn't the worst crime. Men suffer more from imagining too little than too much.
P.T. Barnum: Hey sweetie, who's that young man over there?
Charity Barnum: Oh that's Phillip Carlyle. A bit of a scandal, they say. His last play was a hit in London.
P.T. Barnum: Play? Pay good money to watch people stand around and talk for two hours and they call *me* a conman.
Queen Victoria: You're even smaller than I imagined!
Tom Thumb: Well you're not exactly reaching the top shelf yourself, sweetheart.
Phillip Carlyle: I can't just run off and join the circus.
P.T. Barnum: Why not? You have a flair for show business.
Answer: I'm pretty sure because she was a person of colour.