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Necessity vs. Mandatoriness in Conversation
Passepartout
Is that necessary?
Mr. Fix
It's not necessary. Mandatory.
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Questioning Identity and Stereotypes
Col. Proctor Stamp
What kind of foreigner are you? Maybe a hoochie-coochie dancer?
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Cultural Identity and Personal Authenticity
Princess Aouda
Mr. Fogg, why must you be so... so British?
Phileas Fogg
Madame, I am what I am.
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A Balloonist's Notable Status and Its Consequence
Monsieur Gasse
Monsieur! You are now addressing the second most celebrated balloonist in Europe.
Phileas Fogg
And who is the first?
Monsieur Gasse
He is not available. He was, uh, buried last Tuesday.
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Moral Dilemma in Foreign Affairs
Phileas Fogg
You actually mean that unfortunate young woman is going to be burned alive?
Sir Francis Gromarty
Oh, she's quite resigned to it.
Phileas Fogg
What if we decided to save her?
Sir Francis Gromarty
Good heaven, man, you can't interfere with native affairs.
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A Global Adventure Born from a Bet
Taglines
The global adventure that began on a bet!
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A Man Without Professional Ties or Interests
Roland Hesketh-Baggott
He is not a professional man and he isn't in trade. He has no family connections or background worth mentioning. He doesn't go in for hunting, or fishing, or...wenching.
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Questions About a Man's Past Relationships
Princess Aouda
Have there been any women in his life?
Passepartout
I assume he had a mother, but I am not certain.
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Discrepancy in Railway Opening Announcements
Railway Official
There's still fifty miles of track to be laid between here and Allabahad.
Phileas Fogg
But the London newspapers announced the opening of this railway throughout.
Railway Official
That must have been The Daily Telegraph. Never would have read that in The Times.
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The Imagination of Jules Verne and Reality
Edward R. Murrow - Prologue Narrator
Jules Verne wrote many books. He was able to transfer his soaring imagination to print. His predictions were bold. What he wrote was regarded as fantastic fiction but much of it has become fact. Flying machines, submarines, television, rockets. But not even his imagination could shrink the earth to the point it has now reached.
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Trust and Responsibility in a Journey
Phileas Fogg
Give me that red bag. Open it up. We'll need plenty of money. Whatever you do, never let this out of your sight.
Passepartout
Monsieur can trust me. I will cherish it like - like a woman.
Phileas Fogg
Don't make love to it. Just watch it.
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Critique of Whist Game Etiquette
Phileas Fogg
And furthermore, you play an abominable game of whist. Good day, sir.
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Appreciating the World Through Exploration
Taglines
It's a wonderful world, if you'll only take the time to go around it!
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Emotional Control Amidst Growing Hysteria
Roland Hesketh-Baggott
You are allowing your native imperturbability to be swept away by a spate of mounting hysteria.
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City Life and Its Rushing Nature
Stationmaster
I'll be darned if I understand you city folks. Always rushing, rushing, rushing. Always thinking about the future. No wonder you have stomach trouble.
Saloon Hostess
You still in a hurry? I thought the English were calm, dreamy sort of people.
[to Phineas Fogg, as he is leaving the saloon]
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A Unique Journey to England
Phileas Fogg
How did you come to England?
Passepartout
In a clothes basket, sir. I escaped.
Phileas Fogg
From what?
Passepartout
Women, sir.
Phileas Fogg
A ladies man, huh? Well, there are no women in this household.
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Exclusionary Traditions in a Changing Society
Phileas Fogg
My dear... I must ask you to leave these precincts at once. No woman has ever set foot in the club.
Princess Aouda
Why not?
Phileas Fogg
Because... that could spell the end of the British Empire.
Ralph
This is the end.
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The Seriousness of a Wager
Phileas Fogg
An Englishman never jokes about a wager, sir.
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Wisdom Guides Our Global Journey
Edward R. Murrow - Prologue Narrator
] wrote a book about going around the world in 80 days. He even predicted it could be done in 80 hours. Today it can be done in less than half that time. But each journey must have an end. Speed is good only when wisdom leads the way. The end of this journey whether to the high horizons of hope or the depths of destruction will be determined by the collective wisdom of the people who live on this shrinking planet.
[[Jules Verne]
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Exploring the World’s Wonders and Experiences
Taglines
See everything in the World worth seeing! Do everything in the World worth doing!
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Tea Time Amidst a Crisis
Bombay Police Inspector
Good heavens! Four o'clock it's teatime!
Mr. Fix
Yes I know, but this is a crisis.
Bombay Police Inspector
Crisis or no, nothing should interfere with tea!
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Sanity and Membership in Question
Roland Hesketh-Baggott
Must I remind you, Foster, that you are speaking of a member of the Reform Club?
Foster
I don't care if he's a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. The man's mad!
Roland Hesketh-Baggott
Actually, excessive sanity is not a necessary qualification for that particular institution.
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A Bold Challenge for a Global Journey
Andrew Stuart
You're pretty glib, Fogg, but I'd like to see you do it in 80 days.
Phileas Fogg
You're convinced that I could not?
Andrew Stuart
So much so that I'll wager £5,000 that you can't.
Phileas Fogg
Let me understand you clearly, Stuart. Are you formally challenging me to undertake a journey around the world in 80 days?
Andrew Stuart
I am, sir, and I'm prepared to back my conviction by posting my check right here and now.
Phileas Fogg
Very well, I accept... My gentlemen, I have on deposit at Barings Bank the sum of £20,000. And I'm willing to wager any or all of it upon the same contention. Namely, that I can complete a tour of the world in 80 days. That is to say, 1,920 hours or 115,200 minutes. Would anyone besides Stuart care to participate?
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Encountering Geisha Girls in Yokohama
Monsieur Gasse
In Yokohama, you will encounter the geisha girls, and those, monsieur, are not to be sneezed at.
Passepartout
I shall remember. In Yokohama, I must not sneeze at geisha girl.
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Humanity's Potential for Destruction or Progress
Edward R. Murrow - Prologue Narrator
Man has devised a method of destroying most of humanity or of lifting it up to high plateaus of prosperity and progress never dreamed of by the boldest dreamers.
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The Value of Patience in Pursuit
Saloon Hostess
Never be in a hurry. You'll miss the best parts in life.
Phileas Fogg
Madam, you don't understand. I'm looking for my man.
Saloon Hostess
So am I.
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The Cost of Urgency in Unusual Circumstances
Sir Francis Gromarty
One thousand pounds for an elephant? It's outrageous! You've been diddled.
Phileas Fogg
Undoubtedly. But it's not often one needs an elephant in a hurry.
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