Alec Guinness Movie Quotes & Lines – 92 Classics (+ Audio) - page 2

Updated: May 3, 2025

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11 That's just my point. Here, there is no civilisation. -Then we have the opportunity to introduce it.

Alec Guinness as Colonel Nicholson; William Holden as Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

12 What would you do if you were me? -I suppose, if I were you I'd have to kill myself... Cheers.

As Colonel Saito in The Bridge on the River Kwai

13 If this were your bridge how would you get it under way? -Get it under way, sir? Well, first of all, I wouldn't build it here.

As Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai

14 I tell you, gentlemen, we have a problem on our hands.

As Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai

15 But there are times when suddenly you realise you're nearer the end than the beginning. And you wonder. You ask yourself what the sum total of your life represents.

As Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai

16 I don't know whether that kind of thinking's very healthy, but I must admit, I've had some thoughts on those lines from time to time.

As Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai

17 When I was a child, I had a secret fear that night would come, and would never end. That we would live out our lives in total darkness. It was a small fear then.

As Marcus Aurelius in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

18 Only... Why did he hesitate? -If he'd not been the kind of man who hesitates when faced with such a great responsibility, I would not have chosen him.

As Marcus Aurelius in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

19 We must try to understand other people more. -Understand cruelty and weakness? -Even that.

As Marcus Aurelius in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

20 Learn to pity. Learn to have compassion. For yourself, too. Pity and compassion to yourself.

As Marcus Aurelius in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

Alec Guinness Movie Quotes & Lines – 92 Classics (+ Audio) - page 2

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