I'm just a fellow who came out of a Texas prairie town. The nearest lake was 120 miles away. You could wade across it at the height of the rainy season. During the summer we made clay pots out of its bottom.
— Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (Henry Fonda)
14 seconds sound clip from the Midway (1976) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:03:36.738 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- My apologies. I've been away from my duties much too long.
- I'm well enough now to take charge of air operations.
- And so you shall, my friend. And so you shall.
- I want you to prepare an air search plan immediately.
- Times like this, Joe, I miss the flatlands.
- It's a big body of water out there.
- No matter what happens, Joe, I want you to know, you've sure as hell earned your salary this month.
- But, sir, the American fleet cannot be anywhere near Midway. We shouldn't hold back our best pilots.
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