The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Quotes with Sound Clips

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Quotes with Sound Clips

Memorable quotes from the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Fredric March (Al Stephenson), Dana Andrews (Fred Derry)

4 more actors

, Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O'Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Harold Russell (Homer Parrish)

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1 I say that our bank is alive, it's generous, it's... It's human! And we're going to have such a line of customers seeking and getting small loans that people will think we're gambling with the depositors' money. And we will be.

— Al Stephenson (Fredric March)

2 I used to toss a scoop of ice cream in the air adjust for wind drift, velocity, altitude, and, wham, in the cone every time. I figure that's where I really learned to drop bombs.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

3 I'm lucky, I have my elbows. Some of the boys don't.

— Homer Parrish (Harold Russell)

4 And here's a flag I found on a dead Jap soldier. All that writing on it are signatures and good luck messages from his relatives.

— Al Stephenson (Fredric March)

5 How many times have I told you I hated you and believed it in my heart? How many times have you said you were sick and tired of me, that we were all washed up? How many times have we had to fall in love all over again?

— Milly Stephenson (Myrna Loy)

6 Perhaps it'd be a good idea if you just put that bottle right down here in front of me, hmm? Here, save yourself quite a number of trips.

— Al Stephenson (Fredric March)

7 Some barracks you got here. Hey, what are you, a retired bootlegger? -Nothing as dignified as that. I'm a banker.

— Al Stephenson (Fredric March), Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

8 We'll be gambling on the future of this country.

— Al Stephenson (Fredric March)

9 What are you drinking? -A cup of coffee. Gotta have a clear head for soda jerking. -A cup of coffee and a bourbon and soda. -Yes, sir.

— Al Stephenson (Fredric March), Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

10 While in the Army, did you have any experience in procurement? -No. -Purchasing of supplies, materials? -I didn't do any of that. I just dropped bombs.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

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