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You and I were the only ones that kept our heads.

5 seconds sound clip from the It's a Wonderful Life (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:08:43 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- George, I am an old man, and most people hate me. But I don't like them, either, so that makes it all even.

- You know just as well as I do that I run practically everything in this town but the Bailey Building and Loan.

- You know, also, that for a number of years I've been trying to get control of it. Or kill it. But I haven't been able to do it. You have been stopping me.

- In fact, you have beaten me, George, and as anyone in this county can tell you, that takes some doing.

- Take during the Depression, for instance.

- You and I were the only ones that kept our heads.

- You saved the Building and Loan. I saved all the rest.

- Yes. Well, most people say you stole all the rest.

- The envious ones say that. The suckers.

- Now, I have stated my side very frankly. Now let's look at your side.

- Young man, 27-28, married, making, say, 40 a week. 45!

- 45. Out of which, after supporting your mother and paying your bills, you're able to keep, say, 10, if you skimp.

[...]

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Sound Clip

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Download or listen to quotes with audio clips and sound effects from the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946) by Frank Capra, based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern. All wave sound files are in wav and mp3 format.

Actors: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Lionel Barrymore, Gloria Grahame

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