I don't want to offend you, but I'm forced to say I don't consider a record of failure automatically grants you the right to lead.

9 seconds sound clip from the The Eiger Sanction movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:21:31 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- I thought that was settled. I thought you were gonna lead.

- Okay. That decision was made before the original American member of the team had his unfortunate accident.

- You know, I think we should make sure we agree on who's to lead, especially now that you've joined us.

- You make a good point. Jonathan has climbed the mountain twice before.

- Correction, if I may. The good doctor has failed to climb the mountain twice before.

- I don't want to offend you, but I'm forced to say I don't consider a record of failure automatically grants you the right to lead.

- I'm not offended. I think it's important that you lead.

- Okay. Good, then, let's come over here. Let's move over here.

- I've spent months studying a new route up the Eiger. Taking the face by a new route will put us in the record books.

- What is this new route?

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