Perhaps curiosity has died. Perhaps even courtesy has died, but I've come a long way and I would like to know a few things.

— H. George Wells (Rod Taylor)

9 seconds sound clip from the The Time Machine (1960) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:57:16 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Eloi. (2)

- Come. We must go now.

- Why? What's wrong?

- It's getting dark.

- I don't mind telling you, I'm quite hungry. I've come a long, long way.

- You know, in my time, a berry that size would've been big news all over the civilized world.

- Excuse me, sir. Sir?

- Perhaps curiosity has died. Perhaps even courtesy has died, but I've come a long way and I would like to know a few things.

- Why?

- Well, because I shall return to my time and my people will ask me questions, such as...

- What kind of government rules your world?

- We have no government.

[...]