From those silent fast moving pictures to the modern day cinema- Movies always had
been a great source of many things for us. Movies have a vibrant elegance to change us
and teach us. Movies swirl up myriad of emotions on us: love, joy, sadness, anger and
the most powerful of all- motivation. Movies actually makes us do things- whether it’s
by rolling us on floor with laughter or to keep us going forward. Yes, some of the best
motivational encouragements can be found on the big screen. Here are top 20 quotes
from movies all around us, that are bound to keep us motivated for a long span of time.
(NOT in the order of motivation)
1. “Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”
-Benjamin Button, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. “You are what you love, not what loves you.”
– Donald Kaufman, Adaptation
3. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
– Ferris, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4. “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.”
-Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street
5. “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
– Charlie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
6. “Some infinities are simply bigger than other infinities.”
– Hazel Grace Lancaster, The Fault In Our Stars
7. “Bad love letters beg for love back. Good love letters ask for nothing.”
-Will, Waiting for Forever
8. “Don’t tell me I can’t do it; don’t tell me it can’t be done!”
-Howard Hughes (The Aviator)
9. “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, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
10. “My momma always said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.'”
-Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump
11. “You cannot live your life to please others. The choice must be yours.”
– White Queen, Alice in Wonderland
12. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are… it is our choices.”
-Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
13. “Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You can’t do something. Not even me. All
right? … You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’
themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go get it. Period.”
-Chris Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness
14. “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.”
– Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird
15. “A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have.”
-Roger Rabbit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
16. “Every man dies but not every man really lives.”
-William Wallace, Braveheart
17. “We are who we choose to be.”
– Green Goblin, Spider-Man
18. “Some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.”
-Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption
19. “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it.”
-Rafiki, The Lion King
20. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.”
-General Maximus Decimus Meridius, Gladiator
