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There are two good reasons for falling in love. One is that the object of your affections is unlike anyone else. A rare spirit, such as Lord Byron. The other is that he's like everybody else only superior.

16 seconds sound clip from the Beat the Devil (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:19:27 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- One's got to take it as one finds it.

- Face it. Use it. Master it.

- You know, I've seen Americans on the street and in the cinema, of course, but, uh, I've never talked to one before.

- Are you a typical American? I think it's important that I should know.

- Why important?

- There are two good reasons for falling in love. One is that the object of your affections is unlike anyone else. A rare spirit, such as Lord Byron. The other is that he's like everybody else only superior.

- Harry, for instance, is the very best of a type.

- Well, if you must know, I'm a typical rare spirit.

- How long did you live here?

- Well, the longest I've ever lived anywhere is two years.

- But when you were a child, didn't you ever have a mother and a father and a house and a street and a town?

[...]

Beat the Devil (1953) Sound Clip

Beat the Devil (1953) Blu-ray Cover

Quotes with sound clips from the movie Beat the Devil (1953).

Actors: Humphrey Bogart (Billy Dannreuther), Jennifer Jones (Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm), Gina Lollobrigida (Maria Dannreuther), Robert Morley (Peterson)

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