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Randomness2 quotes
My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. — Forrest Gump · 1994I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both get happening at the same time. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Adversity1 quote
It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992
I don't gripe to you, Reiben. I'm a captain. There's a chain of command. Gripes go up, not down. Always up. You gripe to me, I gripe to my superior officer, so on, so on, and so on. I don't gripe to you. I don't gripe in front of you. You should know that as a ranger. — Captain Miller · 1998
Mama, always said, dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Death1 quote
Mama, always said, dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Delusion1 quote
YOU! ARE! A! TOOOOOOOY! You aren't the real Buzz Lightyear, you're an...you're an action figure! You are a CHILD'S PLAYTHING! — Woody · 1995
Dishonesty1 quote
Sometimes it's easier living the lie. — Carl Hanratty · 2002
Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992
Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992
Houston, we have a problem. — Jim Lovell · 1995
YOU! ARE! A! TOOOOOOOY! You aren't the real Buzz Lightyear, you're an...you're an action figure! You are a CHILD'S PLAYTHING! — Woody · 1995
Fate1 quote
I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both get happening at the same time. — Forrest Gump · 1994
It's that every now and again, not often, but occasionally, you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens. — Andrew Beckett · 1993
Friendship1 quote
Bubba was my best good friend and even I know that ain’t something you can find just around the corner. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Hard work1 quote
It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992
Home1 quote
You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home. — Jim Lovell · 1995
Justice1 quote
It's that every now and again, not often, but occasionally, you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens. — Andrew Beckett · 1993
Lies1 quote
Sometimes it's easier living the lie. — Carl Hanratty · 2002
Life1 quote
When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Mama, always said, dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Love1 quote
I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them. — Forrest Gump · 1994
My mama always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on. — Forrest Gump · 1994
I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both get happening at the same time. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Rain1 quote
One day it started raining, and it didn’t quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin’ rain…and big ol’ fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways and sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Routine1 quote
When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Running1 quote
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road and when I got there, I thought maybe I’d run to the end of town and when I got there, I thought maybe I’d just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I’d just run across the great state of Alabama, and that’s what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean and when I got there, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going. — Forrest Gump · 1994
Houston, we have a problem. — Jim Lovell · 1995
The Army1 quote
Now for some reason I fit in the army like one of them round pegs. It's not really hard. You just make your bed real neat, remember to stand up straight, and always answer every question with, "Yes, Drill Sargent!" — Forrest Gump · 1994
I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both get happening at the same time. — Forrest Gump · 1994