You have more chance of reanimating this scalpel than you have of mending a broken nervous system!
7 seconds sound clip from the Young Frankenstein (1974) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:10:56 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- But look what has been done with hearts and kidneys.
- Hearts and kidneys are tinker-toys!
- I'm talking about the central nervous system!
- I am a scientist, not a philosopher!
- You have more chance of reanimating this scalpel than you have of mending a broken nervous system!
- But your grandfather's work, sir?
- My grandfather's work was doo-doo!
- I am not interested in death! The only thing that concerns me is the preservation of life!
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