Because when I was young and I'd get an A on a history test or whatever, I'd get this good feeling about all the things that I could be. And then I never became any of them.

Chris Gardner (Will Smith)

17 seconds sound clip from the The Pursuit of Happyness movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:47:14 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Chris, thank you very much.

- Thank you, Dean.

- Take care, Chris. Hey, you made the right moves here.

- Hey, you made all the right moves here.

- Thanks, Chris.

- Because when I was young and I'd get an A on a history test or whatever, I'd get this good feeling about all the things that I could be. And then I never became any of them.

- Hey, Chris. (2)

- Hey. How are you doing, Jay?

- I'm doing fine.

- Rumor has it you signed 31 accounts for us from Pacific Bell.

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