Movie Speech: Scent of a Woman “Frank’s Speech”

What would you do? You saw some classmates in your high school commit vandalism (wreck a teacher’s car)… …and the principal knows that you saw who did it:  If you tell him, he will “pull strings” to have you accepted to Harvard University.  If you don’t tell him, he will have you expelled. So, do you tell, or not? Why (not)? a) What if the classmates are snobby jerks? b) What if someone else besides you also saw this act of vandalism? c) What if your lifelong dream is to go to Harvard?

Frank Slate: I don't know if Charlie's _______ here today is right or wrong. I'm not a judge or jury, but I can tell you this: He won't sell anybody out to buy his ______! And that, my friends, is called ______. That's called courage. Now that's the stuff ______ should be made of. future integrity leaders silence

Frank Slate: Now I have come to the _____roads in my life. I always knew what the _____ path was. Without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn _____. Now here's Charlie. He's come to the crossroads. He has chosen a path. It's the right path. It's a path made of principle that leads to ________. Let him continue on his _______. character cross hard journey right

Frank Slate: I don't know if Charlie's _______ here today is right or wrong. I'm not a judge or jury, but I can tell you this: He won't sell anybody out to buy his ______! And that, my friends, is called ______. That's called courage. Now that's the stuff ______ should be made of. future integrity silence future integrity leaders silence

Frank Slate: Now I have come to the _____roads in my life. I always knew what the _____ path was. Without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn _____. Now here's Charlie. He's come to the crossroads. He has chosen a path. It's the right path. It's a path made of principle that leads to ________. Let him continue on his _______. character cross hard journey right cross right hard character journey