- Between grief and nothing, I'll take grief.
- Great.

Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones)

10 seconds sound clip from the Ferris Bueller's Day Off movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:29:09 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Come on, live a little.

- Once again, let me tell you how deeply saddened I am by your loss. I... I had a grandmother, once. Two, actually.

- Deficits. Who will have to pay that eventually? Anyone? Anyone know?

- Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery.

- He cometh up and is cut down like a flower. He flee'th as if it were a shadow and never continueth in one stay. Oh, dear.

- Between grief and nothing, I'll take grief.

- Great.

- Oh, Sloane, dear. Hurry along now.

- I guess that's my dad.

- Yeah.

- Gotta go.

- Mr. Rooney... Ed, you're a beautiful man.

- Thank you.

- I wanna thank you for your warmth and compassion.

[...]