95 Famous Movie Quotes Everyone Will Remember

It’s no secret that movie quotes have solidified their place in our lives. From timeless classics to modern masterpieces, the silver screen has given us an endless amount of memorable lines that resonate long after you leave the theater.

Whether you’re seeking a funny movie quote to share with a friend or trying to remember a famous quote from a beloved Southern movie, this collection of quotes from movies we love will have you covered.

Inspirational Movie Quotes

• “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
• "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." — Forrest Gump
• “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
• “If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.” – Ratatouille
• “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
• “The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up.” – Dumbo
• "My life has no big meaning or direction or purpose, and I’m happy." — Hope Floats
• “How many times do I have to teach you: just because something works doesn’t mean it can’t be improved.” – Black Panther
• “It’s what you do right now that makes a difference.” – Black Hawk Down
• “A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have.” – Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Best Funny Movie Quotes

• "Look at you, you have a baby... In a bar." — Sweet Home Alabama
• "Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead?" – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
• “I find it amusing. Men are supposed to be made of steel or something.” — Steel Magnolias
• "As if!" — Clueless
• "When I buy a new book, I always read the last page first. That way, in case I die before I finish, I know how it ends." – When Harry Met Sally
• “You talking to me?” — Taxi Driver
• "What do tigers dream of when they take their little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras? Or Halle Berry in her 'Catwoman' suit?" – The Hangover
• "You sit on a throne of lies." — Elf
• “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't.” — Legally Blonde
• "Who's the only one here who knows secret Ninja moves from the government?" – Napoleon Dynamite
• "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries." – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• "I want to apologize. I'm not even confident on which end that came out of." – Bridesmaids
• "Last night you were unhinged. You were like some desperate, howling demon. You frightened me. Do it again." – The Addams Family
• "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball." – Dodgeball

Best Quotes From Southern Movies

• “I should’ve quit when I was behind.” — Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
• "Honey, just cause I talk slow doesn't mean I'm stupid." - Sweet Home Alabama
• "Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up." - Hope Floats
• "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." –A Streetcar Named Desire
• “All I'm saying is, kindness don't have no boundaries.” - The Help
• "Our lives are not fully lived if we're not willing to die for those we love, for what we believe.” – Selma
• “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” – To Kill a Mockingbird
• “For the good old American life: For the money, for the glory, and for the fun... mostly for the money.” – Smokey and the Bandit
• “It’s less trouble to feel sorry for her than it is to teach her anything better.” — The Miracle Worker
• “I wouldn’t expect you to understand this, but it’s a great comfort for a girl to now she could not possibly sink any lower.” — Cape Fear
• “Don't give me no rules. All I got are rules.” – Walk The Line
• “I have always been dependent on the kindness of strangers.” — A Streetcar Named Desire
• “Life and death are only temporary but freedom goes on forever.” – Crazy in Alabama
• “I like them French-fried potaters.” – Sling Blade
• “I’m gonna come at you like a spider monkey.” – Talladega Nights
• “I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live?” ― Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
• “They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true. What they don't tell you is that when it starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up.” – Big Fish

Best Love Quotes From Southern Movies

• “It’s a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.” — O Brother Where Art Thou
• "A heart can be broken, but it keeps beating just the same." –Fried Green Tomatoes
• "They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops." –Big Fish
• "We fell in love, despite our differences, and something rare and beautiful was created." - The Notebook
• "The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back." - Sweet Home Alabama
• I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special. - Steel Magnolias

Famous Movie Quotes From The 2000s

• “My precious.” — The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
• "I never look back, darling! It distracts from the now." - The Incredibles
• "You have no idea what I'm capable of." — Transformers
• “Just keep swimming.” — Finding Nemo
• “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” — The Help
• "You're a wizard, Harry." — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• "To me, you are perfect." — Love Actually
• "If you're a bird, I'm a bird." — The Notebook
• "And sometimes you love a person just because they feel like home." — Bridget Jones's Diary
• "Are you not entertained?" — Gladiator
• "With great power comes great responsibility." — Spider-Man 
• "Why so serious?" — The Dark Knight
• "You can't change who people are without destroying who they were." — The Butterfly Effect
• "Happiness is only real when shared." — Into the Wild
• "Adventure is out there." — Up
• "The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." — Moulin Rouge
  

Movie Quotes About Love

• "Our love is like the wind... I can't see it, but I sure can feel it." — A Walk to Remember
• "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." — Wuthering Heights
• "I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." — Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• “It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together … and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home. .. only to no home I’d ever known … I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was like … magic.” – Sleepless In Seattle
• “Listen to me, mister. You’re my knight in shining armor. Don’t you forget it.” – On Golden Pond
• "I think I'd miss you even if we'd never met." — The Wedding Date
• “I knew I’d never be able to remember what Nina wore that day. But I also knew I’d never forget the way she looked.” – Father of the Bride
• “I wanted it to be you, I wanted it to be you so badly.” – You’ve Got Mail
• "I wish I knew how to quit you." – Brokeback Mountain
• “I can't see anything I don't like about you.” – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• “I wish I had done everything on earth with you.” – The Great Gatsby
• "You want the moon? Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down." – It’s A Wonderful Life
• "I will return. I will find you. Love you. Marry you. And live without shame." – Atonement
• "I love you without knowing how, why, or even from where." – Patch Adams
• “I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.” – 10 Things I Hate About You

Best Movie Quotes Of All Time

• “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” — Dead Poets Society
• “May the Force be with you.” — Star Wars
• “There's no place like home.” — The Wizard of Oz
• “Elementary, my dear Watson.” — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” — Jaws
• “Here's looking at you, kid.” — Casablanca
• “There's no crying in baseball!” — A League of Their Own
• “You had me at ‘hello.’ " — Jerry Maguire
• “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” — The Godfather Part II
• “That'll do, pig. That'll do.” — Babe
• “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” — Dirty Dancing
• You’re killin’ me, Smalls.” — The Sandlot
• “Talk to me, Goose.” — Top Gun
• “I’m king of the world!” — Titanic
  

Quotes From Favorite Christmas Movies

• “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” — Miracle on 34th Street
• “It’s Christmas Eve. It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more.”— Scrooged
• “You can mess with a lot of things. But you can’t mess with kids on Christmas.” — Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
• “If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, count your blessings instead of sheep. Then you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings.” — White Christmas
• “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” — A Charlie Brown Christmas
•  “Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon, which the entire kid year revolved.”— A Christmas Story
• “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”—The Polar Express
• “If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love is actually all around.” — Love Actually
• “I suppose it all started with the snow. You see, it was a very special kind of snow. A snow that made the happy happier, and the giddy even giddier. A snow that’d make a homecoming homier, and natural enemies, friends, natural.” —Frosty the Snowman