Trying to improve the world by jumping off buildings. You couldn't improve the world if the buildings jumped on you.

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7 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:17:26 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You alright?

- Yeah, I'm alright.

- How many is that, six?

- Pretty hungry, weren't you?

- All this John Doe business is batty, if you ask me.

- Well nobody asked you.

- Trying to improve the world by jumping off buildings. You couldn't improve the world if the buildings jumped on you.

- Don't mind the Colonel. He hates people.

- Likes you enough to stick around. That's 'cause we both play doohickeys.

- I met him in a boxcar a couple of years ago. I was fooling around with my harmonica and he comes over and joins in. Haven't be able to shaken him since.

- Alright boys, here he is.

[...]

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