Paul Frees: John Beresford Tipton

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Michael Anthony enters a science room on the Tipton estate, where he observes John Beresford Tipton, seated in a high backed chair at his desk, handling a small round plastic object. Only Tipton's arm is visible to the viewers]  You sent for me, sir?

  John Beresford Tipton : [Handing over the plastic object to Anthony]  Mike, have you ever seen one of these?

  Michael Anthony : [Examining the object]  Why, it seems to be a plastic disk.

  John Beresford Tipton : I was referring to what's inside of it.

  Michael Anthony : [Still inspecting the object]  It looks like ordinary mustard seed, sir.

  John Beresford Tipton : It is a mustard seed, Mike. But its significance is far from ordinary.

  [Picks up a religious book] 

  John Beresford Tipton : In this book, a man named Matthew reported his teacher saying, "If ye have faith in the grain of mustard seed, nothing shall be impossible unto you."

  Michael Anthony : Yes, sir; I know the quotation well.

  John Beresford Tipton : We all should be, Mike, but too often we forget, like having a signed cashier's check in our hand and forgetting to cash it. Speaking of checks,

  [Tipton hands over an envelope to Anthony] 

  John Beresford Tipton : here's one for our next millionaire.

  [Anthony accepts the envelope]