I got sick and tired of that old pair of hands I had. You know, an awful lot of trouble washing them and manicuring my nails. So I traded them in for a pair of these latest models. They work by radar. Look.

— Homer Parrish (Harold Russell)

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12 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:14:30.880 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- There you are, sir.

- Thanks.

- What'll it be, Homer?

- Oh, I don't care. Give me a chocolate sundae.

- Okay.

- Hi.

- How are you, soldier?

- Sailor.

- Huh, excuse me.

- Say, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?

- I know what it is. How did I get these hooks, and how do they work?

- That's what everybody says when they start off: Do you mind if I ask you a personal question? Well, I'll tell you.

- I got sick and tired of that old pair of hands I had. You know, an awful lot of trouble washing them and manicuring my nails. So I traded them in for a pair of these latest models. They work by radar. Look.

- Pretty cute, eh?

- You got plenty of guts.

- It's terrible when you see a guy like you that had to sacrifice himself. And for what?

- And for what? I don't get you, mister.

- Anything else for you?

- Check.

- We let ourselves get sold down the river. We were pushed into war.

- Sure, by the Japs and the Nazis.

[...]

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Memorable quotes from the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Fredric March (Al Stephenson), Dana Andrews (Fred Derry), Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O'Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Harold Russell (Homer Parrish)

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