The Bridge on the River Kwai quotes

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View Quote He had the guts of a maniac. They were about to shoot him and he didn't bat an eye.

View Quote Don't bother about me, Colonel. I'm not anxious to get off the sick list.

View Quote What have I done?

View Quote One day the war will be over. And I hope that the people that use this bridge in years to come will remember how it was built and who built it. Not a gang of slaves, but soldiers, British soldiers, Clipton, even in captivity.

View Quote Mostly Aussies, some Lime, some British, Indians, Burmese, Siamese...They died, of malaria, dysentery, beriberi, gangrene. Other causes of death: famine, overwork, bullet wounds, snake bites, Saito. And then there were some who just got tired of living.

View Quote The fact is, what we're doing could be construed as, forgive me sir, collaboration with the enemy. Perhaps even as treasonable activity...Must we work so well. Must we build them a better bridge than they could have built for themselves?

View Quote No you don't understand! He's got the kind of guts that could get us all killed.