We are unquestionably on the brink of a great discovery. It is not likely that that discovery will be of a pleasant nature.

— Dr. Karl Weigand (Leslie Bradley)

futureknowledgeleslie bradleyprogressscience

7 seconds sound clip from the Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:30:34.732 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- No, I cannot tell you that. But I can tell you this.

- Everything that has happened from the death of the first sailor to the destruction of our radio must be somehow related.

- They are too far from the normal scheme of things to be separate accidents.

- If there is a single cause, then that cause is outside of nature as we know it.

- Yes, that is why I insisted on caution entering the caves.

- We are unquestionably on the brink of a great discovery. It is not likely that that discovery will be of a pleasant nature.

- That is the sum of my knowledge. If you need more, I suggest you ask Dr. McLane when next his voice calls in the night.

- Now, let us again seek Dr. Carson.

- I don't understand this. We've covered every exit in the base of the pit. Wounded as he was, he couldn't have crawled this far.

- Yet, still no sign of him.

- Nor will be, eh, Karl?

- Get close to the walls!

[...]

Top rated lines from this movie

The pity is that all fires must one day burn out.
Preservation of the species. Once they were men, now they are land crabs.
Hearken to all things metal, for I may be in them.
We are unquestionably on the brink of a great discovery. It is not likely that that discovery will be of a pleasant nature.
We are dealing with a man who is dead, but whose voice and memory live. How this can be, I do not know. But its implications are far more terrible than any ghost could ever be.

MOVIE-SOUNDS.ORG - Download and listen to lines and quotes from movies which can be used as ringtones. A movie phrases and sayings search engine.

 

All the movie sound clips on this site are just short samples from the original sources, in mp3, wav or other popular audio formats. The copyrighted, unlicensed movie samples are shorter in comparison to the original movie. Samples do not exceed 10 seconds or less than 1% of the length of the original movie, which is shorter. All the sounds retain their original copyright as owned by their respective movie production companies (read the full disclaimer and disclosures)

Contact | Privacy policy