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- Personal?
- Yes, sir.
- Personal? You're a serving officer in the field. And as it happens, a damned important one.

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

You can hear this line at 03:06:57 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- They signed an agreement, not a treaty, sir. An agreement to that effect.

- There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians.

- And let's have no displays of indignation. You may not have known, but you certainly had suspicions.

- If we've told lies, you've told half-lies. And a man who tells lies, like me, merely hides the truth. But a man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it.

- The truth is, I'm an ordinary man. You might have told me that. And I want an ordinary job, sir. That's my reason for resigning. It's personal.

- Personal?

- Yes, sir.

- Personal? You're a serving officer in the field. And as it happens, a damned important one.

- Personal? Are you mad?

- No, and if you don't mind, I'd rather not go mad. That's my reason too.

- Look, Lawrence, I'm making my big push on Damascus the 16th of next month, and you are part of it.

- Can you understand that? You're an important part of the big push!

- I don't want to be part of your big push!

- What about your Arab friends? What about them?

[...]

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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