Now, boy, flying is not merely some crude mechanical process. It is a delicate art, purely aesthetic, poetry of motion. And the best way to learn it is to do it.
— Archimedes (Junius Matthews)
15 seconds sound clip from the The Sword in the Stone (1963) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:58:06.717 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- And since when do you know all about birds' wings?
- I have made an extensive study of birds in flight and I...
- And if you don't mind, I happen to be a bird.
- All right, Mr. Know-it-All! He's your pupil.
- Now, since we're pretty far up, we'll start with a glide.
- Spread your wings way out. Way out! That's it, that's it. Now, fan your tail.
- Tippety toe, tippety toe and off we go.
- Now, tuck your feet under like me. That's it. That's the idea.
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