Movies can be inspiring. It can move us from a place of total depression to a land of never-ending happiness in just milliseconds. It is this characteristic of cinema that makes it universally appealing.
While some movies leave us with ever-lasting impressions, there are movie quotes that do more than that. They give us the completeness that we were seeking for. They become our voice and make us wonder: “Isn’t this what I was trying to say all along?!”
Here are 9 of the most memorable movie quotes out there. These movie moments are so priceless that you will go and watch the whole movie after this.
1. The Bucket List
“You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. ‘Have you found joy in your life?’ ‘Has your life brought joy to others?’”
–Carter Chambers
2. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life.”
–Walter Mitty
3. The Theory of Everything
“There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.”
–Stephen Hawking
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”
–Benjamin Button
5. Coach Carter
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frighten us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
–Timo Cruz
6. Rocky Balboa
“Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It’s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”
–Rocky Balboa
7. Eat, Pray, Love
“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.”
–Richard
8. Rudy
“In this life, you don’t have to prove nothin’ to nobody but yourself. And after what you’ve gone through, if you haven’t done that by now, it ain’t gonna never happen. Now go on back.”
–Fortune
9. 10 Things I Hate About You
“Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.”
–Heath Ledger
