They tell about the big, terrible things they've done and the big, wonderful things they'll do.

— Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart)

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8 seconds sound clip from the Harvey (1950) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:12:30.805 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Harvey and I sit in the bars and have a drink or two, play the jukebox.

- And soon the faces of all the other people, they turn toward mine and they smile.

- And they're saying, We don't know your name, mister, but you're a very nice fellow.

- Harvey and I warm ourselves in all these golden moments.

- We've entered as strangers. Soon we have friends. And they come over and they sit with us, and they drink with us, and they talk to us.

- They tell about the big, terrible things they've done and the big, wonderful things they'll do.

- Their hopes and their regrets, their loves and their hates, all very large because nobody ever brings anything small into a bar.

- And then I introduce them to Harvey. And he's bigger and grander than anything they offer me.

- And... And when they leave, they leave impressed.

- The same people seldom come back, but that's... That's envy, my dear.

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