Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through...
Being There • 1979
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President "Bobby":
Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through temporary incentives?
[Long pause]
Chance the Gardener:
As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.
President "Bobby":
In the garden.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.
President "Bobby":
Spring and summer.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes.
President "Bobby":
Then fall and winter.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes.
Benjamin Rand:
I think what our insightful young friend is saying is that we welcome the inevitable seasons of nature, but we're upset by the seasons of our economy.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes! There will be growth in the spring!
Benjamin Rand:
Hmm!
Chance the Gardener:
Hmm!
President "Bobby":
Hm. Well, Mr. Gardner, I must admit that is one of the most refreshing and optimistic statements I've heard in a very, very long time.
[Benjamin Rand applauds]
President "Bobby":
I admire your good, solid sense. That's precisely what we lack on Capitol Hill.
Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through temporary incentives?
[Long pause]
Chance the Gardener:
As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.
President "Bobby":
In the garden.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.
President "Bobby":
Spring and summer.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes.
President "Bobby":
Then fall and winter.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes.
Benjamin Rand:
I think what our insightful young friend is saying is that we welcome the inevitable seasons of nature, but we're upset by the seasons of our economy.
Chance the Gardener:
Yes! There will be growth in the spring!
Benjamin Rand:
Hmm!
Chance the Gardener:
Hmm!
President "Bobby":
Hm. Well, Mr. Gardner, I must admit that is one of the most refreshing and optimistic statements I've heard in a very, very long time.
[Benjamin Rand applauds]
President "Bobby":
I admire your good, solid sense. That's precisely what we lack on Capitol Hill.
Transcript
Mr. Gardiner, do you agree with Ben,
or do you think we can stimulate growth
through temporary incentives?
As long as the roots are not severed,
all is well,
and all will be well
in the garden.
-In the garden?
-Yes.
In a garden,
growth has its season.
First comes spring and summer,
but then we have...
fall and winter.
And then we get spring and summer again.
-Spring and summer?
-Yes.
Then fall and winter.
Yes.
I think what our insightful
young friend is saying...
is that we welcome
the inevitable seasons of nature,
but we're upset by
the seasons of our economy.
Yes.
There will be growth in the spring.
- Mmm.
- Mmm.
Mmm.
Well, Mr. Gardiner, I must admit,
that is one of the most refreshing
and optimistic statements I've heard
in a very, very long time.
I admire your good, solid sense.
That's precisely what we lack on Capitol Hill.
Well, I must be going.
This visit has been most enlightening.
- Yes, it has.
- Yes.
And, Ben,
thank you for your time and thought.
Nonsense.
Thank you for taking time out
with a dying man.
Now, I won't have any of that.
Why don't you listen to
your friend Chauncey here.
This is a time to think of life.
Clip duration: 156 seconds
Views: 150
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 12 December, 2020
Genres: comedy, drama
Summary: A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
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Benjamin Rand - Melvyn Douglas



















