How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Driving Miss Daisy.
Quote #4
BOOLIE: He stole a can of salmon?
DAISY: Here it is! I knew there was something funny. They all take things, you know, so I counted. […] I leave him plenty of food every day. I tell him exactly what it is. They're like children. If they want something, they just take it!
Ugh. No comment necessary.
Quote #5
HOKE: Miss Daisy, if I was to ever get my hands on what you got...shoot, I'd shake it around for everyone in the world to see. Never gonna understand some white folks.
The disconnect between the things Miss Daisy says and the way she actually acts is very confusing to Hoke. He can't understand why she'd disavow her wealth. He'd be proud to be rich and have a fine house.
Quote #6
BOOLIE: A lot of men I do business with wouldn't like it. They might snicker a little, call me Martin Luther Werthan behind my back. You know, Jack Raphael down at Ideal Mills, he's a New York Jew instead of a Georgia Jew. And, the really smart ones come from New York don't they? Some of the men might throw their business to Jack instead of ol' Martin Luther Werthan. Maybe I might not hear about certain lunch meetings at the Commerce Club. I don't know, maybe it wouldn't happen. But, sometimes that's just how things work.
As a Southern businessman, Boolie can't attend the Martin Luther King dinner because of its potential negative effect on his business. Boolie chooses business over ethics. You get the feeling he would have liked to hear Dr. King speak. Sad, sad, sad.