I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

— Master Chief (Viggo Mortensen)

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18 seconds sound clip from the G.I. Jane movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:21:13 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- In spite of your expertise, many of you will not successfully negotiate this program.

- Those that do will experience an operational tempo that far exceeds that of any unit within the U.S. arsenal.

- That is all that is to be said about the special nature of the C.R.T. training program.

- I now turn you over to my Command Master Chief John James Urgayle.

- Attention! Instructors, stand easy.

- I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

- The ebb and flow of the Atlantic tides, the drift of the continents, the very position of the sun along its ecliptic.

- These are just a few of the things I control in my world.

- Is that clear?

- Yes, Command Master Chief!

- Instructor Pyro.

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