You set standards that no family event can ever live up to.
6 seconds sound clip from the Christmas Vacation (1989) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:12:16 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- And then they don't speak to each other.
- Your mother waxes her upper lip?
- She has for years. It doesn't show.
- I don't know, Sparky. I just have this feeling...
- I know. It's just that I know how you build things up in your mind, Sparky.
- You set standards that no family event can ever live up to.
- Parties. Weddings. Anniversaries. Funerals. Holidays. Vacations. Graduations.
- You should be looking at a nice fat Christmas bonus this year, huh?
- Word is you're an excellent choice to be named Food Additive Designer of the Year.
- Nah.
[...]
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Actors: Chevy Chase (Clark), Beverly D'Angelo (Ellen), Randy Quaid (Eddie)
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