- Can I ask you something?
- Sure.
- Why teach an ape to talk?
5 seconds sound clip from the Congo (1995) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:22:10.396 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Clichés usually contain some element of truth.
- Are you serving that ape a martini?
- She's a loud one. It'll calm her down.
- In my life, I have heard many a bizarre story, many a bizarre story containing bizarre truth.
- Dr. Ross, I'm sorry I called you ugly, but if I didn't...- I know. It was for Amy's benefit.
- Sure.
- Why teach at all? Why teach anything to anyone? It doesn't make you rich. It doesn't get you girls.
- Why did Prometheus steal fire only to turn around and give it away?
- There's an inherent generosity in the human spirit. One of its faces is the face of the teacher.
- I repeat, why teach an ape to talk?
- A lonely impulse of delight.
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