Well, at one point, you've got it. Then you lose it, and it's gone forever. All walks of life.
8 seconds sound clip from the Trainspotting (1996) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:12:08 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Just to show me how easily he could do it, thereby downgrading my own struggle.
- Sneaky fucker, don't you think?
- It's certainly a phenomenon in all walks of life.
- Well, at one point, you've got it. Then you lose it, and it's gone forever. All walks of life.
- Georgie Best, for example, had it, lost it. Or David Bowie, or Lou Reed.
- Lou Reed? Some of his solo stuff's not bad.
- No, it's not bad, but it's not great either, is it?
- In your heart, you kind of know that although it sounds all right, it's actually just shite.
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