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“Look, if this time can be spent convincing you to do anything else with your life, to getting out while you are still whole, it is time well spent.”

Get over yourself

Swimming with Sharks · 1994
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178 chapters · from 58 films
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2 minB1
“steal a kingdom and you're a statesman.”

Jafar Offers Aladdin a Deal · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 6/24

  • Persuasion
  • Interrogations
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“I didn't fire you because I feel threatened. No. I fired you because you're lazy, entitled, incompetent.”

Margaret Fires Bob · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 1/14

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Talking to the boss
  • Threatening
2 minB1
“Oh, yeah, if you pay her enough. She's an actress.”

John's Wild Idea and Bob's Big Call · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 11/16

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“All I want... All I have ever wanted... is the quiet of a private life...”

Edward and Elinor Talk of Their Futures · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 4/27

  • Small talk
  • Explaining
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“I'd rather be second in the Titanic than first or even chief in any other ship.”

Titanic Sets Sail · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 2/14

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
5 minB1
“Sell me this fucking pen right here.”

Sell Me This Pen · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 6/30

  • Office chat
  • Persuasion
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“You just started to fall apart a little bit there.”

Tommy Climbs in a Circle · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 18/24

  • Comforting a friend
  • Storytelling
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.”

Baron Meets Robinson for a Drink · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 1/21

  • Talking to the boss
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
2 minC1
“Einstein's opened the door, now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.”

Bohr Sends Oppenheimer to Göttingen · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 1/28

  • Job interview
  • Suggesting
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Hey, Harry. Three live ones. What's it worth to you?”

Harry's Wallet Trick at the Club · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 4/19

  • Small talk
  • Persuading
  • Inviting
5 minC1
“You gotta give action to get action.”

An Apology Becomes a Power Play · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 7/16

  • Negotiation
  • Apologies
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“There's more to life than a fuckin' Field's medal.”

Sean and Lambeau Argue About Will · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 13/21

  • Arguments
  • Negotiation
  • Persuading