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So I said to him, I'm sorry, major. No collateral, no hill. So we didn't take the hill, and we lost the war.

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

You can hear this line at 01:54:35.196 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- I wanna tell you that the reason for my success as a sergeant is due primarily to my previous training in the Corn Belt Loan and Trust Company.

- The knowledge I acquired in the good old bank I applied to my problems in the infantry.

- For instance, one day in Okinawa, a major comes up to me he says, Stephenson, you see that hill?

- Yes, sir. I see it.

- All right, he said. You and your platoon will attack said hill and take it.

- So I said to the major, But, uh, that operation involves considerable risk. We haven't sufficient collateral.

- I'm aware of that, said the major, but the fact remains, that there is the hill and you are the guys who are going to take it.

- So I said to him, I'm sorry, major. No collateral, no hill. So we didn't take the hill, and we lost the war.

- I think that, uh, little story has considerable significance. But I've forgotten what it is.

- And now, in conclusion, I'd like to tell you a humorous anecdote. I know several humorous anecdotes, but I can't think of any way to clean them up.

- So I'll only say this much. I love the Corn Belt Loan and Trust Company.

- There are some who say that the old bank is suffering from hardening of the arteries and of the heart.

- I refuse to listen to such radical talk.

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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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