Movie & TV Quotes

Photograph taken by Erin Burton....one of my two favorite sisters :-)

Would you rather marry a friend or a lover? I'd
marry my soulmate....How to Make an American Quilt.

I don't think of myself as a poor,
deprived ghetto girl who made good.
I think of myself as somebody who from an
early age knew I was responsible for myself,
and I had to make good....Oprah Winfrey.

The world is no longer a romantic place.
Some of its people still are however,
and therein lies the promise. Don't
let the world win....Ally McBeal.

Sometimes I think that if I wasn't so good
at pretending to be, I'd be better at
actually being happy....My So-Called Life.

It's friends that become the deepest love.
It's like one day someone flicks a switch
and you wake up and your best friend becomes
the person you could never live without! Love
is finding that 'single most important being
to ever grace my existence'....Dawson's Creek.

All my life I have been searching for
TRUE MAGIC, but you were right here
beside me the whole time....Houdini.

I'll think of another way to get him back. After
all tomorrow is another day....Gone With the Wind.

Do, or do not. There is no 'try'....The Empire Strikes Back.

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships --
the ones that last -- are frequently the ones that
are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look
at the person and you see something more than you did
the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere.
And the person who was just a friend is...suddenly the
only person you can ever imagine yourself with....The X-Files.

"I just want a boyfriend who's not crazy!"
"We all want that dear, but it
doesn't exist!"....As Good As It Gets.

The path from inner turmoil begins with a
friendly ear....Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are
just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of
you that knows it was a sin to lock them up, does rejoice.
I guess I just miss my friend....The Shawshank Redemption.

There's no point to any of this. It's all just
a...a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and
a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in
the details. You know...a quarter-pounder with
cheese, those are good, the sky about ten minutes
before it starts to rain, the moment where your
laughter become a cackle....Reality Bites.

Knowing is the easy part; saying it out
loud is the hard part....Horse Whisperer.

In the book of life, the answers
aren't in the back....Charlie Brown.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy
is a necessary ingredient in living....Dr. Seuss.

We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers
of dreams....Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

If someone tells you that you cannot do something
and you believe it, they are right....Carol Burnett.

I’d rather regret the things that I have done than
the things that I have not done....Lucille Ball.

Love and respect are the most important aspects of
parenting, and of all relationships....Jodie Foster.

To Cowardly Lion:
As for you my fine friend, you are a victim
of disorganized thinking. You are under the
unfortunate delusion that simply because
you run away from danger, you have no courage.
You're confusing courage with wisdom.
To Tin Man:
....And remember, my sentimental friend,
that a heart is not judged by how much you love,
but by how much you are loved, by others.
"If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again,
I won't look any further than my own back yard.
Because if it isn't there, I never really
lost it to begin with....Wizard of Oz.

You have a choice. It may not be a choice you
like, but it is still a choice....Dangerous Minds.

Listen with your heart, you will understand....Pocahontas.

You should be kissed and often
And by someone who knows how....Gone with the Wind.

There is a place
You can touch a woman
That will drive her crazy.
Her heart....Milk Money.

Love means never having to
say you're sorry....Love Story.

Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some
angel's just got his wings....It's a Wonderful Life.

I love you. You...complete me. Shut up. Just
shut up. You had me at 'hello'....Jerry MaGuire.

Life is like a box of chocolates; you never
know what you're gonna get....Forrest Gump.

Jessica Rabbit:
You don't know what it's like
being a woman looking the way I do.
Eddie Valiant:
You don't know what it's like being
a man looking at a woman looking the
way you do....Who Framed Roger Rabbit!.

Love? It's kind of complicated, kid -- but
I'll tell you this. The second you're willing
to make yourself miserable to make someone
else happy -- that's love right there.
Is that why I eat all my vegetables when my
mother tells me to?....A Heartbeat Away.

Love is a many splendored thing
It's the April rose,
That only grows
In the early spring
Love is nature's way of giving,
A reason to be living,
The golden crown
That makes a man a king...
Love is a many splendored
thing....Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.

Grace:
Do you think there is anyone
anywhere right now who's doing
exactly the same thing we are?
AJ:
I hope so, or else what are we
trying to save?....Armageddon.

Give me a lever long enough and
I'll move the world....Apollo 13.

If you can DREAM it, you can DO it....Walt Disney.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind
can envision the fact that you can do something,
you can do it, as long as you really believe
100 percent....Arnold Schwarzenegger.

People's dreams are made out of what they
do all day. The same way a dog that runs
after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's
what you do that makes your soul, not
the other way around....Animal Dreams.

To give away Pride and HATE is to say that you
will change for the GOOD of the WORLD....The Stand.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
you'll find one at the end of your arm...
As you grow older you will discover that you
have two hands. One for helping yourself,
the other for helping others....Audrey Hepburn.

Even if we never talk again after tonight,
please remember that I am forever changed by who
you are and what you meant to me....Chasing Amy.

Every man dies, not every man truly lives....Braveheart.

There is a thing as fate but it only takes
you so far and once your there it is up to
you to make it happen....Can't Hardly Wait.

I always say that there is no greater act of courage
than to be the one who kisses first....Mad about You.

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six.
Mother took me to see him in a department store
and he asked for my autograph....Shirley Temple.

All of us are stars and deserve the
right to twinkle....Marilyn Monroe.

To be good is more important than to be rich.
To be kind is more important than owning a
house or a car. To respect one's work and
to do it well, to risk something in life,
is more important than being a star. To never
sell your soul -– to have self-esteem -– to be
true -– is most important of all....Humphrey Bogart.

I never lose sight of the fact that
just being is fun....Katharine Hepburn.

I love Mickey Mouse more than any
woman I have ever known....Walt Disney.

Margaret Mitchell's classic novel Gone With the Wind
was rejected by over 25 publishers. "The public is not
interested in Civil War stories," they said....Words of Wisdom.

Most success springs from an obstacle or failure.
I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my
goal of becoming a successful executive....Scott Adams.

I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm
an actor so I simply act confident every time
I hit the stage. I am consumed with the fear of
failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence
has made all my dreams come true....Arsenio Hall.

Nobody forgets what happened. The secret
is learning to live with it....M*A*S*H.

Why is it when we talk to God we are said to
be praying, and when God talks to us we are
said to be schizophrenic?....Lily Tomlin.

I can say, "I am terribly frightened, and fear is
terrible and awful, and it makes me uncomfortable, so I
won't do that because it's uncomfortable." Or I could
say, "Get used to being uncomfortable. It is uncomfortable
doing something that's risky." But so what? Do you want
to stagnate and just be comfortable?....Barbara Streisand.

If you love someone, say it. Say it right then. Before
the moment just...passes you by....My Best Friend's Wedding.

I may not be a smart man but I
know what love is....Forrest Gump.

Somehow, there's someone perfect...who might
be searching for us....The Wonder Years.

[about the past]
...the way I see it, you can either run
from it, or learn from it....The Lion King.

At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.
It is those we live with and love and should
know who elude us. You can love completely without
complete understanding....A River Runs Through It.

She missed him the days when some pretext served
to take him away from her, just as one misses the
sun on a cloudy day without having thought much
about the sun when it was shining....The Awakening.

When the people we love are stolen from us, the only way
to keep them is to never stop loving them. People die,
buildings burn, but eternal love lasts forever....The Crow.

[Jay is helping Sam get back into the dating scene.]
Sam: What is Tiramisu?
Jay: You'll find out.
Sam: Well, what is it?
Jay: You'll see!
Sam: Some woman is gonna want me to do it to her and
I'm not gonna know what it is!....Sleepless in Seattle.

Judy: 
Let me tell you something, kid. 
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
Howard:
That is the stupidest thing I've ever
heard in my life....What's up Doc?.

Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true....Cinderella.

Do I love you because you're beautiful,
Or are you beautiful because I love you?
Am I making believe I see in you
A girl (man) too lovely (perfect) to be really true?
Do I want you because you're wonderful
Or are you wonderful because I want you?
Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream
Or are you really as beautiful as you seem?....Cinderella.

Somehow I can’t believe that there are any heights
that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secret
of making dreams come true. This special secret,
it seems to me, can be summarized in the four C’s.
They are curiosity, confidence, courage and constancy,
and the greatest of these is confidence. When you
believe in a thing, believe in it all the way,
implicitly and unquestionably....Walt Disney.

If the good Lord had intended us to walk He wouldn't have
invented roller-skates....Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now....City of Angels.

I was born with an enormous need for affection,
and a terrible need to give it....Audrey Hepburn.

There is no spoon....The Matrix.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow,
you gotta put up with the rain....Dolly Parton.

I know it's probably impossible that we will ever be
together....But, that doesn't mean we can't have a few laughs
together, you know. I'll take whatever you can give 'cause
I'm just happy to be with you!....Good Morning, Vietnam.

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still
believe that people are really good at heart....Anne Frank.

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you
see people looking ridiculous that you realize
just how much you love them....Agatha Christie.

Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong.
Love is the only thing that lets us see each
other with the remotest accuracy....Expecting Adam.

Getting ahead in a difficult profession -- singing,
acting, writing, whatever -- requires avid faith in
yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against
staggering blows and unfair reversals. When I think
back to those first couple of years in Rome, those
endless rejections, without a glimmer of encouragement
from anyone, all those failed screen tests, and yet
I never let my desire slide away from me, my belief in
myself and what I felt I could achieve....Sophia Loren.

The jungle speaks to me because I
know how to listen....The Jungle Book.
It all comes down to one very simple

choice...Get busy livin' or get
busy dyin'....The Shawshank Redemption.

The only way you can truly control how you are
seen is by being honest all the time....Tom Hanks.

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.
We read and write poetry because we are the human race.
And we are full of passion....Dead Poets Society.

You can't make someone fall in love with you...it
just simply has to happen....The Wonder Years.

Love is a light that shines from heart to heart....John Denver.

You don't get to choose, you just fall in love.
And you get this person who is all wrong and
all right at the same time. And you know that
you love them so much except sometimes they
just drive you completely insane and no one
can explain it and the reason its so confusing
is because its love. But if love didn't have any
challenges, what would be the point?....Party of 5.

Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't
share it, you don't give the person who loves
you a chance to love you enough....Dinah Shore.

What happens is not as important as how
you react to what happens....Thaddeus Golas.

I've always believed that you can think positive just
as well as you can think negative....Sugar Ray Robinson.

And I don't regret the rain, or the nights I felt the
pain, or the tears I had to cry some of those times
along the way. Every road I had to take, every time
my heart would break; it was just something that I
had to get through, to get me to you....Hope Floats.

You're not perfect sport. And let me save you
the suspense this girl you met, she isn't perfect
either. But the question is whether or not you're
perfect for each other....Good Will Hunting.

You gotta laugh, it's the only
way to true love....Michael.

Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art
of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a
multiplicity of patches....How to Make an American Quilt.

After two weeks of cataloguing all of his faults I made
a command decision: I threw the list away. He's not
a balance sheet; he's Michael. And loving him means
loving all of him....My Best Friend's Wedding.

Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not
ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to
change, not really. But it does. So what are we helpless?
Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come, can't help
that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's
when you find out who you are....Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Love yourself first and everything else falls
into line. You really have to love yourself to
get anything done in this world....Lucille Ball.

Sometime you'll kiss someone and know that's the person you're
supposed to kiss for the rest of your life....Never Been Kissed.

You're everything I never knew I always wanted....Fools Rush In.

When a defining moment comes along, you can
do one of two things. Define the moment,
or let the moment define you....Tin Cup.

That thing. That moment when you kiss someone and
everything around you becomes hazy and the only
thing in focus is you and this person. And you
realize that that person is the only person you're
supposed to kiss for the rest of your life. And
for one moment you get this amazing gift, and you
wanna laugh, and you wanna cry...'cause you feel
so lucky that you found it and so scared that it'll
go away all at the same time....Never Been Kissed.

You complete me....Jerry Maguire.

Trust, responsibility, taking the weight for your
choices and feelings, and spending the rest of your
life living up to them. And above all, not hurting
the object of your love....Meet Joe Black.

She's not a person you can get tired of. She's
the first person I've met that I'm more worried
she's going to get tired of me....Bounce.

Love is a gift Alex, not an obligation....Fools Rush In.

....a song isn't a song until you sing it a
bell isn't a bell until you ring it love in your
heart isn't put there to say love isn't love
until you give it away....The Sound of Music.

I love you for the man you are, I love you for
the things you do, I love you for the things you
say. But most of all I love you because you love
me for the woman I am for the things I do and
for the things I say. I love you....Magnolias.

Ricky: I hate to admit this, but I miss Lucy.
Fred: I can top that....I miss Ethel!...I Love Lucy.

You will never know love unless you
surrender to it....Fools Rush In.

Goose's wife: Hey Goose you big stud!
Goose: That's me, honey.
Goose's wife: Take me to bed or lose me forever.
Goose: Show me the way home, honey....Top Gun.

What do you want from me....I want someone to say
goodnight to, a last call of the day. I don't
have a last call of the day :-( ....Bounce.

I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate
lobster and drank pina coladas. At sunset we made
love....*That* was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I
get that day over and over and over :-) ....Groundhog Day.

As Rachel Lynde used to say, the sun will go on rising and
setting whether I fail in Geometry or not. I think I'd
rather it didn't go on if I failed....Anne of Green Gables.

I can't live without you. And I won't let
you live without me....Sleeping With the Enemy.

Destiny is something we've invented because
we can't stand the fact that everything that
happens is accidental....Sleepless in Seattle.

There is a place you can touch on a
woman that will make her go crazy.
Where? Her heart....Milk Money.

Love, the most delicious emotion of all....Brimstone.

Do -- do you think I chose to be like this? Do you
have any idea how lonely it is, how dangerous? I
would *love* to be upstairs watching TV or gossiping
about boys or even...studying! But I have to save
the world. Again....Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

To me, our relationship makes perfect sense. You want
me to propose to you, I propose to you. You say no,
I say fine, I never wanna see you again. You drive
me nuts telling me you want me to propose again,
I do, you turn me down. Next thing I know I'm in a
court of law where I've got to propose to you or go to
jail. It's the classic American love story....Cheers.

That could take years. I want his love
now. Genuine and unconditional. And I'm
willing to pay for it....Dinosaur.

I just love making people laugh.
I think humor is like medicine!....Frasier.

A date? You mean like a real date? Where I take
out my good perfume, the one that I got after I
saw "Love Affair," the good one not the remake,
and I put a dab behind my knee, I don't even know
why?....Lois Lane, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Love transcends death. The people we love touch our
lives, even after they're gone....The Pretender.

Understand this, okay? I absolutely, positively cannot
be the only person falling head over heels in love in
this relationship. It's got to be mutual....The Big Hit.

People don't fall in love with each other
because of their pasts! They fall in love
with who they are....Lake Consequence.

With the woman that you love at your side
to stand behind you, a man can move
mountains with his bare heart....Movie.

You're big and you're ugly and you're stupid,
and I happen to be in love with you....Law and Order.

Love is passion. Obsession. Someone you can't live
without. Someone you fall head over heels for. Find
someone you can love like crazy, and will love you
the same way back. Listen to your heart. No sense
in life without this. To make the journey without
falling deeply in love, you haven't lived a life
at all. You have to try, because if you haven't
tried, then you haven't lived....Meet Joe Black.

Don't take life too seriously.
You'll never get out alive....Bugs Bunny.

I think this whole love thing is a grown
up version of Santa Clause; just a myth
we've been feed since childhood. So we
keep buying magazines and joining clubs
doing the whole therapy thing and watching
love movies with hip hop songs played
over love montages all in the attempt
to explain why our love Santa keeps getting
stuck in the chimney....Kate and Leopold.

Peace is not just the absence of conflict but also
the presence of justice....Harrison Ford, Air Force One.

Promise me that you'll never give up,
no matter how hopeless....Titanic.

A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets....Titanic.

I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him
to love her....Julia Roberts as Anna Scott, Notting Hill.

All battles are fought by scared
men who'd rather be someplace
else....John Wayne, In Harm's Way.

You shall no longer take things at second or third hand,
nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the
specters in books. You shall not look through my eyes
either, nor take things from me. You shall listen to all
sides and filter them for yourself....Simon Wilder, With Honors.

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