They just can't stand seeing the other fella win. If these people would just play the game they'd get a lot more out of life.

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11 seconds sound clip from the Brazil (1985) TV Series.

You can hear this line at 00:02:19 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Designer colors to suit your demanding taste.

- Tonight we have with us, from the Ministry of Information, Deputy Minister Eugene Helpmann.

- Good evening, David.

- What do you believe is behind this recent increase in terrorist bombings?

- Bad sportsmanship.

- A ruthless minority of people seems to have forgotten certain good old-fashioned virtues.

- They just can't stand seeing the other fella win. If these people would just play the game they'd get a lot more out of life.

- Nevertheless, there are those who maintain that the Ministry of Information has become too large and unwieldy.

- In a free society, information's the name of the game. You can't win the game if you're a man short.

- And the cost of it all, Deputy Minister. Seven percent of the gross national product.

- I understand this concern on behalf of the taxpayer. People want value for money. That's why we always insist on the principle of information retrieval charges.

[...]

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