The Giver (2014)
Meryl Streep: Chief Elder
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Quotes
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Chief Elder : When people have the freedom to choose, they choose wrong--every single time.
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The Giver : Her name was Rosemary. She was my daughter. I loved her.
Chief Elder : Precision of language.
The Giver : [chuckles] I could not be more precise.
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Chief Elder : Jonas, what do you and the Receiver actually do?
Jonas : My rules say I am not allowed to share.
Mother : She's the Chief Elder. Jonas, she only wants to help.
Jonas : You're right.
[to the Chief Elder]
Jonas : But you can't tell the Receiver I told you.
Chief Elder : You have my word.
Jonas : We sit in chairs and don't talk all day long, and then, when time is up, I come back here, and in the morning I do it all again.
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Chief Elder : Number 51, Asher. Unruly, careless. Sometimes those most in need of responsibility learn best by being the practitioners of it. Drone Pilot. Thank you for your childhood.
Asher : You can keep it!
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Chief Elder : [beginning her commencement speech] Beginnings... From disorder and chaos, from great suffering, great pain. From confusion and envy and hatred came a solution: Communities. Serene, beautiful places where disorder became harmony.