Live and let live has always been an important motto with me.

— Stanley Shriner Hoff (Rod Steiger)

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6 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:31:55 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You have records of conversations I've had with Mr. Teagle in his office?

- And tape recordings in his office and on his couch.

- Who ordered such recordings to be made?

- I couldn't say. That's out of my hands.

- Where are they?

- In my car.

- Get them.

- Get them, Smiley. Get them.

- Live and let live has always been an important motto with me.

- I have nothing against you personally, you understand. But sometimes, for the good of the company, I'm forced to play a little rough.

- Nat, a little sparkling water.

- All right. All right! My career is finished, and I'm willing, namely because you're the meanest, dirtiest skunk God ever put breath into!

- This is a man that I fall down on my knees and thank my maker that I don't have to play ball with him anymore!

[...]

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