A scene from North by Northwest 1959
Roger

I don't like the games you play, Professor.

The Professor

War is hell, Mr. Thornhill, even when it's a cold one.

Roger

If you fellas can't lick the Vandamms of this world, without asking girls like her to bed down with him and fly away with him and probably never come back, perhaps you ought to start learning how to lose a few cold wars!

The Professor

I'm afraid we're already doing that.

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