Mulholland Falls (1996)

John Malkovich: General Thomas Timms

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• General Timms : These tiny particles of matter, which are so small that no one's ever seen them - never - they contain enough energy to blow up this house, an entire city, every person on Earth. Now that is inconceivable.

  Hoover : General, I really don't think much about those things. I'd probably see too much.

  General Timms : What do you see?

  Hoover : People dead before their time.

  General Timms : That's the history of the world, Lieutenant. Some people die before their time so that others can live. It's the cornerstone of civilization. War, religion, democracy. A hundred die so that a thousand may live.

• General Timms : [about Allison]  She was spectacular, wasn't she?

• General Timms : You're much more intelligent than you appear to be, Lieutenant. Must be a big advantage in your field. In my field, everyone was always so desperate to seem cleverer than they were.

• General Timms : A hundred die so that a thousand may live.

• General Timms : Some people die before their time so that others can live. It's a cornerstone of civilization.