But he may be unhappy, but he isn't stupid enough to withdraw the number-one show on television out of pique.

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You can hear this line at 01:30:14.501 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Any second that phone's gonna ring and Clarence McElheny is gonna tell me Mr. Jensen wants me in his office tomorrow morning... so he can personally chop my head off.

- Four hours ago, I was the sun god at CCA. Mr. Jensen's hand-picked golden boy, the heir apparent.

- Now, ha, ha, I'm a man without a corporation.

- Let's get back to Howard Beale. You're not seriously gonna pull Beale off the air?

- Mr. Jensen's unhappy with Howard Beale and wants him discontinued.

- But he may be unhappy, but he isn't stupid enough to withdraw the number-one show on television out of pique.

- Two billion dollars isn't pique! That's the wrath of God!

- And the wrath of God wants Howard Beale fired!

- What for? Every other network will grab him the minute he walks out the door. He'll be back on the air for ABC tomorrow and we'll lose 20 points of audience share...

- I'm gonna impale the son of a bitch with a sharp stick through the heart!

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