The Power of One (film) Quotes

The Power of One (film) is a television program that appeared on TV in 1970 . The Power of One ended its run in 1970.

It features Arnon Milchan as producer, Hans Zimmer in charge of musical score, and Dean Semler as head of cinematography.

The Power of One (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Power of One (film) is 127 minutes long. The Power of One (film) is distributed by Warner Bros..

The cast includes: Armin Mueller-Stahl as Doc, Morgan Freeman as Geel Piet, John Gielgud as St. John, Fay Masterson as Maria Marais, Ian Roberts as Hoppie Gruenewald, Alois Moyo as Gideon Duma, Daniel Craig as Jaapie Botha, and Dominic Walker as Morrie Gilbert.

The Power of One (film) Quotes

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Doc

• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "You know, my donkey, Beethoven, once told me a remedy of curing sadness in little boys. Would you like to try it?"
• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "Okay, stand up, on this brick wall, stand on one leg, good, now close your eyes, say three times "absoloodle"."
• (P.K. Age 7) "Absoloodle, absoloodle, absoloodle."
• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "Feel better?"
• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "No? I guess it proves one thing then."
• (P.K. Age 7) "What's that?"
• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "Never take advice from a donkey."

• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "To have a brain is not a sin, but to have a brain and not use it, that is a sin."

• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "Any question you ever have, the answer you will find in nature."

• (Armin Mueller-Stahl) "The brain, Peekay, has two functions: It is the best reference library ever, which is a good thing to have. But also from it comes original thought. In school you will get all filled up with the facts. Out here, your brain will learn where to look, how to look, and how to think. Any question you ever have, the answer you will find in Nature; if you know where to look, and how to ask. And then you will have for yourself all the brains that have ever been."

Morgan Freeman as Geel Piet

• (Sgt. Bowmann) "What are they singing?"
• (Morgan Freeman) "They run this way. They run that way. They are confused. They are afraid."
• (Sgt. Bowmann) "We are afraid?"
• (Sgt. Bowmann) "We are afraid?"
• (Morgan Freeman) "You are cowards."
• (Sgt. Bowmann) "You bastards."

• (Morgan Freeman) "Little beat big when little smart. First with the head, then with the heart. You can remember that?"

Daniel Craig as Jaapie Botha

• (Daniel Craig) "You know what P.K stands for? Piss Kop. Piss Head."
• (P.K. Age 7) "No it doesn't. It stands for Peter Phillip Kenneth Keith, that's my name."
• (Daniel Craig) "Let's piss on the Piss Kop."

John Gielgud as St. John

• (John Gielgud) "History disputes you."
• (P.K.) "History takes too long."
• (John Gielgud) "Yes I know it does, but it's never kind to those who try to hurry it."

• (P.K.) "How will they ever be included if they can't ever read or write English."
• (John Gielgud) "I quite agree with you, P.K. But at the end of the day, it's only about a dozen people you're talking about teaching. How much difference will that really make?"
• (P.K.) "A waterfall begins from only one drop of water, sir. Look what comes from that --"

• (John Gielgud) "Any ideology that needs to attack the thing that least threatens it is an ideology that will not outlive its own generation."

Ian Roberts as Hoppie Gruenewald

• (Ian Roberts) "Where did you learn to box like that?"
• (P.K.) "Prison, sir."
• (Ian Roberts) "Are you training to be a boxer or a comedian?"

Dominic Walker as Morrie Gilbert

• (P.K.) "It makes no difference at all."
• (Dominic Walker) "You can't ignore the fact that the man's the intellectual darling of the National Party. He's got as much use for an English boy rutting after his beautiful Afrikaaner daughter as the Queen has for boules -- Pardon my French."

Alois Moyo as Gideon Duma

• (Sgt. Botha) "I was branded an idiot by everyone I knew."
• (Alois Moyo) "They knew you well."

• (Alois Moyo) "Damn belief. I believe in Africa. I believe in my people. I want to in the future. Now what do you believe in, P.K.? Tell me, what?"
• (Unnamed) "Mind your mouth, Kaffir."

Fay Masterson as Maria Marais

• (P.K.) "If you had the opportunity to get to know me, would you take it?"
• (Fay Masterson) "Yah, I would."
• (P.K.) "Even if it meant going against your father's orders?"
• (Fay Masterson) "What do you call this?"

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