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You live on dead dreams. You live on the myths of the past.

4 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:33:47.894 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I would do anything for you, Messala, except betray my own people.

- In the name of all the gods, what do the lives of a few Jews mean to you?

- If I cannot persuade them, that does not mean I would help you murder them.

- Besides, you must understand this: I believe in the past of my people and in their future. Future?

- You are a conquered people.

- You may conquer the land. You may slaughter the people, but that is not the end. We will rise again.

- You live on dead dreams. You live on the myths of the past.

- The glory of Solomon is gone. Do you think it will return?

- Joshua will not rise again to save you nor David.

- There is only one reality in the world today. Look to the West. Don't be a fool! Look to Rome!

- I would rather be a fool than a traitor or a killer.

- I am a soldier.

- Yes, who kills for Rome and Rome is evil.

[...]

Ben-Hur (1959) Sound Clip

Ben-Hur (1959) film poster

Sound bites of the best quotes from the 1959 film Ben-Hur.

Actors: Charlton Heston (Judah Ben-Hur), Jack Hawkins (Quintus Arrius), Haya Harareet (Esther), Stephen Boyd (Messala), Hugh Griffith (Sheik Ilderim)

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