Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" is a line from the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind" starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. The line is spoken by Rhett Butler (Gable), as his last words to Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh), in response to her tearful question: "Where shall I go? What shall I do?" Scarlett clings to the hope that she can win him back. This line is also partially spoken by Rhett Butler in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind", published in 1936, from which the film is derived.
I Just Don't Give a Damn I Just Don't Give a Damn "I Just Don't Give a Damn" is a song by American country singer George Jones. It was released as the B-side to his 1975 single "Memories of Us." Following his divorce from singer Tammy Wynette in 1975, Jones had already begun his long, slow descent to the bottom. Already drinking constantly, he would soon begin using cocaine and often disappear for weeks on end, missing shows and other appearances. Making matters worse, his seeming invincibility on the country singles chart began to wane; although his duets with Wynette remained popular (the duet "Golden Ring"