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)
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.
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- In spite of your expertise, many of you will not successfully negotiate this program.
- 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.
- These are just a few of the things I control in my world.
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