10 great movie quotes to live by
We’ve looked back through our movie library and have compiled our favourite mantras to live by courtesy of 10 inspirational films.
1. Don’t ever stop trying
“The only real failure is the failure to try. And the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment. As we always must. We came here, and we tried. All of us, in our different ways. Can we be blamed for feeling we're too old to change? Too scared of disappointment to start it all again? We get up every morning, we do our best. Nothing else matters.” – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
2. Learn from your past
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it.” – The Lion King (1994)
3. Fight for your dreams
“Hey, don't let anyone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me, alright? You got a dream, you got to protect it! People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period!” – Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
4. Never give up hope
“Remember, Red. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. Getbusy living or get busy dying.” – The ShawshankRedemption (1994)
5. Stop and smell the roses
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
6. Don’t live for other people
“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.” – The Notebook (2004)
7. You have to put in the effort
“Great men are not born great, they grow great.” – The Godfather (1972)
8. To live is to explore
“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.” – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
9. Happiness is found within
“Me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place 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.” – The Beach (2000)
10. Remember to say goodbye
“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. I was never able to thank my father for all I learned from him, to tell him that without his lessons I would never have survived.” – Life of Pi (2012)
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