“Well, General, I still think you're being hasty.” – Dr. Zaius, Beneath the Planet of the Apes ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970

Dr. Zaius

[Ursus and Zaius are in a steam bath]

Well, General, I still think you're being hasty.

General Ursus

No, Doctor. Decisive. Now we invade or we starve. It's as simple as that.

Dr. Zaius

And as dangerous.

General Ursus

What is more dangerous than famine, Doctor?

Dr. Zaius

The unknown.

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Ursus James Gregory More General Ursus quotes →

Zaius Maurice Evans More Dr. Zaius quotes →

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