But like everything else, the exercise of that gift called for a certain amount of practice. It called for caution and watchfulness.

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11 seconds sound clip from the The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:13:02 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- Well, of course, how perfectly charming. I love blue. How did you know?

- 10 and 60 yards, you said?

- That's correct, madam. Shall we say 20 yards?

- 20 yards? But that's the whole row.

- But of course, madam, we'll take the whole row.

- Oh, you naughty man. I'll have to give you a check.

- A man who could work miracles was obviously in a very advantageous position for self-advancement.

- But like everything else, the exercise of that gift called for a certain amount of practice. It called for caution and watchfulness.

- And it was in order to rehearse a few miracles in private that took George out that night down the quiet lane behind the gasworks.

- Now, what was that miracle that Moses did? Turned a stick into a snake. Well, that won't do. Not in the dark. I'd get bitten.

- What was it that happened to that stick in Tannhauser? Turned into a rose bush. The dry wood blossomed.

- All right, that can't do any harm.

- Walking stick, blossom. Very nice. Beautiful scent.

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And who so makes his bargain with Mephistopheles, that good may accrue from it to himself, shall find in the fullness of time that the price must be paid in full.

All that appear on the table, please, as required.

You don't believe, I suppose, that some common sort of person like myself, as it might be sitting here now, might have some sort of twist inside him that made him able to do things just by willpower?

Of course the moon won't stop. You'll have to stop the rotation of the earth, which will put a stop to time. Just till we finish what we're doing.

The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1954) Sound Clip

Discover the power of miracles with quotes and sound bites from Alec Guinness' captivating performance in "The Man Who Could Work Miracles". A classic episode of Theatre Royal from 1954, based on the H.G. Wells novel.

Actors: Alec Guinness (Narrator / George Fotheringay)

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