It's wiser than we are. It's our only chance to talk to it, to learn so many things. Surely you can understand that.

10 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:53:48 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- What could be more natural for a being of its kind than seeking out the only open earth within miles?

- It came here for refuge, heard us, and ran.

- It's been here. It will come back again.

- We'd better tell captain -I don't agree with you, doctor. I think it far better if science rather than the army...

- I'm sure we can communicate with it. We must.

- It's wiser than we are. It's our only chance to talk to it, to learn so many things. Surely you can understand that.

- Will you stand guard here with me tonight?

- Alright.

- Good.

- Tell Dr. Auerbach and Dr. Olson what we've found.

- Ask them to come back and... relieve us in the morning.

- And tell them, please, to confide in no one.

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