Movie Quotes for All Occasions. James Scheibli

real world without you. Of course you will continue to support them and offer them guidance from afar, but this is the metaphoric turning point in your relationship. Graduation is the symbolic severing of ties to childhood, so you must offer your “final” advice as part of the ceremony. Send your children out into the world on your terms, and if any of the films referenced below fit with your advice, by all means incorporate them.

      “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”

      —John Keating (Robin Williams), Dead Poets Society (1989)

      “Whatever path you decide to take in this life… be true to yourself.”

      —Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

      “There’s nothing wrong with being scared, Norman, so long as you don’t let it change who you are.”

      —Grandma (Elaine Stritch), ParaNorman (2012)*

      

*Inspirational Insight: ParaNorman features the first openly gay character in a mainstream animated film. In the film’s final moments, it is revealed that Mitch, the stereotypical jock, is not interested in cheerleader Courtney because he already has a boyfriend.

      “Now don’t you go through life worrying about whether somebody like you or not! You best be making sure that they’re doing right by you!”

      —Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington), Fences (2016)

      “Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy.”

      —Robert Spritzel (Michael Caine), The Weather Man (2005)

      “For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”

      —Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

      “Always do the right thing.”

      —Da Mayor (Ossie Davis),

      Do the Right Thing (1989)

      “Respect is the ultimate currency.”

      —Dalton Russell (Clive Owen), Inside Man (2006)

      “That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?”

      —John Keating (Robin Williams), Dead Poets Society (1989)

      “You are my greatest adventure.”

      —Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson), The Incredibles (2004)

      “Now if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you want to be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that, and that ain’t you! You’re better than that! I’m always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You’re my son and you’re my blood. You’re the best thing in my life.”

      —Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), Rocky Balboa (2006)*

      

*Casting Couch: Actor Milo Ventimiglia, who played Rocky’s son Michael in the film, and Sylvester Stallone both have partial facial paralysis that causes them to slur their words. This scene was difficult for both to film, as the cold weather caused their mouths to feel numb and made enunciation extremely difficult.

      “Just because you are a character doesn’t mean that you have character.”

      —Mr. Wolfe (Harvey Keitel),

      Pulp Fiction (1994)

      “One day you’ll be cool.”

      —Anita Miller (Zooey Deschanel), Almost Famous (2000)

      “The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you.”

      —Bob Harris (Bill Murray), Lost in Translation (2003)

      “I don’t care what you believe in, just believe in it.”

      —Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), Serenity (2005)

      “Just because you can’t understand something doesn’t mean it’s wrong.”

      — Arthur (Rickie Sorensen),

      The Sword in the Stone (1963)

      “Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power, mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love, true love, never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in.”

      —Hub (Robert Duvall), Secondhand Lions (2003)

      “Life does not stop and start at your convenience.”

      —Walter Sobchak (John Goodman), The Big Lebowski (1998)

      “Hate is baggage. Life’s too short to be pissed off all the time. It’s just not worth it.”

      —Danny Vinyard (Edward Furlong), American History X (1998)

      “In the end, it is not important what you think. It is only important what you do.”

      —The Monster (Liam Neeson), A Monster Calls (2016)

      “You are who you choose to be.”

      —Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marienthal), The Iron Giant (1999)

      “You’ll feel so homesick that you’ll want to die, and there’s nothing you can do about it apart from endure it. But you will, and it won’t kill you. And one day the sun will come out—you might not even notice straight away, it’ll be that faint. And then you’ll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past. Someone who’s only yours. And you’ll realize…that this is where your life is.”

      —Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), Brooklyn (2015)*

      

*Accolades & Accomplishments: Brooklyn was adapted for the screen by celebrated best-selling author Nick Hornby. Hornby has written three films to date (An Education, Wild, Brooklyn). All three are adaptations of books written by other authors. All three featured performances by lead actresses who earned Academy Award nominations (Carey Mulligan for An Education, Reese Witherspoon for Wild, Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn). Two were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (An Education, Brooklyn).

      “Ah, think of the suffering you’re gonna miss. I mean, high school? High school–those are your prime suffering years. You don’t get better suffering than that.”

      —Edwin Hoover (Alan Arkin), Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

      “If you’re good at something, never do it for free.”

      —The Joker (Heath Ledger),

      The Dark Knight (2008)

      “There are opportunities in life for gaining knowledge and experience. Sometimes it is necessary to take a risk.”

      —Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle