Why not? Why should you set yourself up as the only one to give life or take it away?

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5 seconds sound clip from the When Worlds Collide (1951) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:28:55.779 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- This won't be a commercial liner. There may be space for 40 or 50 human beings, some machinery and livestock, the minimum needs to begin a new life.

- You're not qualified to select those people.

- Nevertheless, I reserve that privilege.

- Make up your mind.

- It is made up.

- You admit you don't relish dying. You're willing to put up this money as life insurance. The guarantee that if the world ends, you'll be among the few with a chance to reach this new world. That makes my proposition a simple one: Your money for your life.

- We'll do the picking together, half and half.

- Why not? Why should you set yourself up as the only one to give life or take it away?

- The proposition still stands: Your money for your life.

- You know I can't refuse. Build it.

- Herzog, Mason, Fitzsimmons, Brown, Parson, Grossman, Stone, Ising, Matisse, Garson, Marachek, Van Dyke, Duvall, Ortego, Cassinelli.

- You are the men selected.

- Gentlemen, this is a rough design of our ship. Now, instead of taking off in the customary manner, straight up, we will conserve fuel by using a mile-long slide to give us impetus.

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Time is all that counts. The money doesn't matter at all.

Aren't you fellows ever positive? -Only about doomsday.

Astronomy is a very exact science. -Maybe so, but when they start telling me doomsday is just around the corner, we part company.

At 1:00 on July 24th, Zyra, a new planet, will pass so close to the Earth, it will cause vast destruction. There is no doubt about the coming of Zyra. Remember, there is no doubt.

The silence, an eerie foretelling of the destruction to come at 1:00, the hour of doom.

When Worlds Collide (1951) Sound Clip

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Actors: Richard Derr (David Randall), Barbara Rush (Joyce Hendron), Peter Hansen (Dr. Tony Drake), John Hoyt (Sydney Stanton), Larry Keating (Dr. Cole Hendron)

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