A pint cannot hold a quart. If it holds the pint, it's doing the best it can.
— VINCENT LF-396 (Roddy McDowall)
6 seconds sound clip from the The Black Hole (1979) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:41:17.984 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Well, whatever it is, he seems cooperative enough about getting us operable.
- A wolf remains a wolf, even if it has not eaten your sheep.
- Correct, Vincent. The sooner we blast out of here, the better.
- A pint cannot hold a quart. If it holds the pint, it's doing the best it can.
- Are you interested in black holes?
- How can one not be overwhelmed by the deadliest force in the universe?
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