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Well... Now, that's not entirely accurate. Emmy can make a mistake. But only if the human element makes the mistake first.

12 seconds sound clip from the Desk Set (1957) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:24:37 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- This is Hamlet.

- That's Hamlet?

- Yes. The entire text.

- In code, of course.

- Now, these little cards create electronic impulses, which are accepted and retained by the machine

- In the future, if anybody calls up and wants a quotation from Hamlet, the research worker types it into the machine here, Emmy goes to work, and the answer comes out here.

- And it never makes a mistake.

- Well... Now, that's not entirely accurate. Emmy can make a mistake. But only if the human element makes the mistake first.

- Tell me, Bunny, has EMMARAC been helping you any?

- Well, frankly, it hasn't started to give yet.

- For the past two weeks, we've just been feeding it information.

- But I think you could say that it will provide more leisure for more people.

- Thank you, Miss Watson. (2)

[...]

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Quotes from the movie Desk Set (1957), featuring short sound clips with voice, which you can use as ringtones or for sharing them with friends.

Actors: Spencer Tracy (Richard Sumner), Katharine Hepburn (Bunny Watson), Gig Young (Mike Cutler), Joan Blondell (Peg Costello)

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