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- He knows his stuff, sir.
- Knows the books, you mean.

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

You can hear this line at 00:12:48 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Ah, well, we can't all be lion tamers. Sorry.

- It's an intrigue. And I do not propose to let an overweening, finicky, crass lieutenant thumb his nose at his general officer commanding and get away with it.

- It doesn't sound as though he'd be any great loss, sir.

- Now don't try that. There's a principle involved.

- There is, indeed.

- He's of no use here in Cairo. He might be in Arabia.

- He knows his stuff, sir.

- Knows the books, you mean.

- I've already sent out Colonel Brighton, who's a soldier. And if Brighton thinks we should send them some small arms, then we will.

- Well, what more do you want?

- That there would be no question of Lieutenant Lawrence giving military advice.

- By God, I should hope not.

- It's just that the Arab Bureau would like its own man on the spot, sir, to...

- To what?

- To make our own appraisal of the situation.

[...]

Lawrence of Arabia Sound Clip

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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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