Ghost Town (2008)
“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?”
—The Writer (Richard Dreyfuss), Stand By Me (1986)
“This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.”
—Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), Fight Club (2000)
“Life’s a garden: dig it.”
—Joe Dirt (David Spade),
Joe Dirt (2001)
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
—Ferris Bueller
(Matthew Broderick), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)*
“But only in their dreams can men be truly free. ‘Twas always thus, and always thus will be.”
—John Keating (Robin Williams),
Dead Poets Society (1989)
“Here’s to the fools who dream
Crazy as they may seem
Here’s to the hearts that break
Here’s to the mess we make.”
—Mia (Emma Stone), La La Land (2016)
“Things change. Always do. You’ll get your chance! Important thing is, when it comes, you’ve got to grab with both hands, and hold on tight!”
—Otis (Vernon Washington), The Last Starfighter (1984)
“We really shook the pillars of heaven, didn’t we?”
—Jack Burton (Kurt Russell), Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
“Don’t act like you’re not impressed.”
—Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell),
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
“Don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something. Not even me. Alright? You got a dream…you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.”
—Chris Gardner (Will Smith), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
“I just wanted to say that you’re all winners. And I could not be happier that this school year’s ending.”
—Mr. Duvall (Tim Meadows), Mean Girls (2004)
“May the odds be ever in your favor.”
—Various Characters,
The Hunger Games (2012)
“Having dreams is what makes life tolerable.”
—Pete (Christopher Reed), Rudy (1993)
“We’re gonna live like we’re telling the best story in the world. Are you ready?”
—Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz), The Brothers Bloom (2008)*
“My friends, I address you all tonight as you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, magicians. Come and dream with me.”
—Georges Méliès (Ben Kingsley), Hugo (2011)
“Belief, like fear or love, is a force to be understood as we understand the Theory of Relativity and Principles of Uncertainty: phenomena that determine the course of our lives. Yesterday, my life was headed in one direction. Today, it is headed in another. Yesterday I believed that I would never have done what I did today. These forces that often remake time and space, that can shape and alter who we imagine ourselves to be, begin long before we are born and continue after we perish. Our lives and our choices, like quantum trajectories, are understood moment to moment. At each point of intersection, each encounter suggests a new potential direction.”
—Isaac Sachs (Tom Hanks), Cloud Atlas (2012)
“Not everyone can become a great artist. But a great artist can come from anywhere.”
—Anton Ego (Peter O’Toole), Ratatouille (2008)
“If you never do anything, you never become anyone.”
—Jenny Mellor (Carey Mulligan), An Education (2009)
“Witness me!”
—Nux (Nicholas Hoult), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)*
“I learned the greatest gift of all: the saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever.”
—Calogero ‘C’ Anello (Francis Capra), A Bronx Tale (1993)
“The world is what you make of it, friend. If it doesn’t fit, you make alterations.”
—Stella (Linda Hunt), Silverado (1985)
“Don’t let the haters stop you from doing your thang.”
—Kevin Gnapoor (Rajiv Surendra), Mean Girls (2004)
“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 (Ben Stiller),
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
“We walk away from our dreams afraid that we may fail, or worse yet, afraid we may succeed.”
—William Forrester (Sean Connery), Finding Forrester (2000)
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