Anandita DudejaAlways willing to steal an anecdote or two, we’re almost always digging for words that could make us look both cool and intelligent. What better than movies to look for these; well, books. But, would you have the time or patience or (coughs) skill to go through the tedious process?
Screenplay and dialogue writing are the skeleton of any movie, some are early drafts and commercial projects that don’t quite spear through your heart, but certain writers work ages to get just the right words and personality for his/her characters. Among all that cinema has given us, these quotes have stood the test of time in inspiring and motivating us into gearing up to achieve something extraordinary.
If I wouldn’t have had a string of quotes on my room’s wall hanging in gaps of fairy lights, I would have needed this article because we all need a push every now and then. So, here is the list of motivational movie quotes that’ll prepare you enough to deal with the monotony of daily life.
1. The Pursuit of Happyness
“Don’t ever let somebody tell you.. you can’t do something, not even me. Alright? You 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.”
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2. Dead Poet’s Society
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
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3. The Lion King
“I’m only brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn’t mean you go looking for trouble.”
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4. Bride Wars
“You’re only human. You don’t have to have it together every minute of every day.”
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5. Independence Day
“It’s easy to follow orders when you agree with them.”
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6. Into the Wild
“If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, the possibility of life is destroyed.”
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7. The Beach
“Me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not someplace you can look for because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something and if you find that moment, it lasts forever.”
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8. Babel
“If you want to be understood – listen.”
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9. Marley and Me
“It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not. Sometimes it takes a dog with bad breath, worse manners, and pure intentions to help us see. Ask yourself, how many people in the world can truly make you feel rare, pure, and extraordinary?”
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10. Chocolat
“I think we can’t go around measuring our goodness by what we don’t do, by what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think we’ve got to measure goodness by what we embrace, what we create, and who we include.”
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11. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.”
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12. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings
“All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost.”
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13. Catch Me If You Can
“Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn’t quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.”
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14. Wolf of the Wall Street
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”
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15. The Adjustment Bureau
“Most people live life on the path we set for them. Too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like you come along and knock down all the obstacles we put in your way. People who realize free will is a gift that you’ll never know how to use until you fight for it.”
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16. The Hundred-Foot Journey
“There are many points in life when we cannot see what awaits us around the corner, and it is precisely at such times, when our path forward is unclear, that we must bravely keep our nerve, resolutely putting one foot before the other as we march blindly into the dark.”
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17. Selma
“Our lives are not fully lived if we’re not willing to die for those we love, for what we believe.”
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18. The Cinderella Man
“I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them.”
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19. Life of Pi
“I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.”
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20. Before Sunset
“You can never replace anyone…because everyone is made up of such beautiful, specific details.”
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