“Man, that's a white word if I ever heard one. It's a trick. Stop...” – Terrence, Akeelah and the Bee ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Akeelah and the Bee 2006

Terrence Julito McCullum

Man, that's a white word if I ever heard one. It's a trick. Stop playing!

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Akeelah I'm naturally inquisitive. Dr. Larabee Yes, which is also sometimes confused with being naturally obnoxious. Dr. Larabee Where do you think big words come from? Akeelah People with big brains? Akeelah Okay. But when I'm at the bee, and they tell me to spell some little fish from Australia or some weird bacteria on the Moon, we're going to wish we'd done a little bit more "rote-morizing" and not so much essay reading. If you don't mind me saying. Dr. Larabee Bacteria don't exist on the Moon.