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You see, I think your ideas sound good, because they sound good to me, but I know your ideas are good, because you won this contest over millions of others.

10 seconds sound clip from the Christmas in July (1944) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:47:29 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- And then it wouldn't make so much difference...

- It wouldn't make any difference -Oh, any difference if I hadn't won the contest!

- Of course it would make a difference!

- Oh, it would?

- Well, certainly it would.

- But why?

- I'm no genius, but I didn't hang on to my father's money by backing my own judgment, you know.

- I make mistakes every day, sometimes several times a day. I've got a whole warehouse full of mistakes.

- I should say it would make a difference.

- You see, I think your ideas sound good, because they sound good to me, but I know your ideas are good, because you won this contest over millions of others.

- It's what you might call commercial insurance. Like for a race horse. If a horse wins the Kentucky Derby, well, then you back him for the Preekness.

- But I didn't win it.

- The Preekness?

- The contest. I didn't win anything, it was a joke.

- A joke?

- That's what they meant it to be.

- Who did?

- Oh, some of the fellows.

- They didn't mean any harm... they just wanted to see how I'd look when I got the news, I guess.

- Well, just you give me their names and we'll see how they look when they get some news!

[...]

Christmas in July (1944) Sound Clip

The African Queen (1952)Funny quotes with sound clips from Christmas in July - Lux Radio Theatre play originally broadcast on June 25, 1944.

Actors: Dick Powell (Jimmy), Linda Darnell (Betty), Raymond Walburn (Maxford), Lionel Barrymore (Narrator)

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