I can remember when nothing frightened me as much as the idea of a bullet coming straight for my nose. I don't know why, but the image of a bullet coming right for my nose was more horrible than any other possibility.
16 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:23:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Lloyd Fredendall's just leaving.
(Military Vehicle engine idling)
(Military Vehicle engine starting)
- George, there's one other thing I put in my Kasserine report.
- Some of our boys were just plain scared.
- That's understandable. Even the best fox hound's gun-shy the first time out.
- Well, I can understand that, George, with such a handsome nose.
- You wanna know why this outfit got the hell kicked out of it? A blind man could see it in a minute.
- You're absolutely right. The discipline's pretty poor.
- Well, in about 15 minutes we're going to start turning these boys into fanatics, razors.
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