I heard 'em a million times too, but maybe they're like me, just beginning to get an idea what those things mean.
12 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:16:58 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Hi, Beany. When's our plane take off?
- How many people have we talked to already, outside the radio, I mean?
- Look, John... we're handing them platitudes they've heard a million times.
- Love thy neighbor, clouds have silver linings, turn the other cheek. It's just...
- I never really thought about the people before. They were just somebody to fill up the bleachers.
- Only time I worried about them was when they didn't come in to see me pitch.
- You know, lately I've been watching them when I talk to them. I could see something in their faces.
- I could feel that... they were hungry for something. You know what I mean?
- Maybe that's why they came. Maybe they're just lonely and... wanted somebody to say hello to.
[...]