1000 Arabs means 1000 knives. Delivered anywhere, day or night. It means 1000 camels. That means 1000 packs of high explosives and 1000 crack rifles.

— T. E. Lawrence (Toole), (Peter O’Toole)

14 seconds sound clip from the Lawrence of Arabia movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:14:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Easy, gentlemen, please.

- Will you give us something to drink?

- Of course, sir.

- I'm here at the invitation of Major Lawrence.

- Shall we go outside?

- So you hold bound the Turkish desert army? Yes. With 1000 Arabs?

- 1000 Arabs means 1000 knives. Delivered anywhere, day or night. It means 1000 camels. That means 1000 packs of high explosives and 1000 crack rifles.

- We can cross Arabia while Johnny Turk is still turning round.

- I'll smash his railways. And while he's mending them, I'll smash them somewhere else.

- In 13 weeks I can have Arabia in chaos.

- You are going back, then?

- Yes. Of course I'm going back.

- Hm. Well, if we can see it, so can the Turk.

[...]

Lawrence of Arabia Sound Clip

Lawrence of Arabia poster

Famous quotes from Lawrence of Arabia (1962), featuring short sound clips of the best lines.

Actors: Peter O’Toole (T. E. Lawrence), Alec Guinness (Prince Faisal), Anthony Quinn (Auda abu Tayi), Jack Hawkins (General Allenby), Omar Sharif (Sherif Ali), Claude Rains (Mr. Dryden), Arthur Kennedy (Jackson Bentley)

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