296 Movie Quotes: Iconic Lines from Cinema’s Greatest Films

This collection brings together 296 of the most iconic movie quotes ever spoken on screen — one-liners, love declarations, heroic speeches, and quiet words of wisdom that have echoed through generations. Whether you’re looking for the perfect caption, a line for your wedding toast, or simply want to relive cinema’s greatest moments, you’ll find the exact words you’re searching for below. Every movie quote here is presented with its speaker and film, so you can place each classic line in its rightful scene.

Iconic One-Liners

1. “Here’s looking at you, kid.” — Rick Blaine, Casablanca (1942)
2. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” — Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind (1939)
3. “I’ll be back.” — The Terminator, The Terminator (1984)
4. “May the Force be with you.” — General Dodonna, Star Wars (1977)
5. “You talkin’ to me?” — Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver (1976)
6. “Say hello to my little friend!” — Tony Montana, Scarface (1983)
7. “Houston, we have a problem.” — Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 (1995)
8. “There’s no place like home.” — Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
9. “I’m the king of the world!” — Jack Dawson, Titanic (1997)
10. “Show me the money!” — Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire (1996)
11. “You had me at hello.” — Dorothy Boyd, Jerry Maguire (1996)
12. “Bond. James Bond.” — James Bond, Dr. No (1962)
13. “Hasta la vista, baby.” — The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
14. “Get to the choppa!” — Alan ‘Dutch’ Schaefer, Predator (1987)
15. “I feel the need… the need for speed!” — Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, Top Gun (1986)
16. “You can’t handle the truth!” — Colonel Nathan R. Jessup, A Few Good Men (1992)
17. “I see dead people.” — Cole Sear, The Sixth Sense (1999)
18. “To infinity and beyond!” — Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story (1995)
19. “No, I am your father.” — Darth Vader, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
20. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” — Johnny Castle, Dirty Dancing (1987)
21. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” — Michael Corleone, The Godfather Part II (1974)
22. “One does not simply walk into Mordor.” — Boromir, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
23. “Come with me if you want to live.” — Kyle Reese, The Terminator (1984)
24. “I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.” — The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
25. “Consider that a divorce.” — Douglas Quaid, Total Recall (1990)
26. “Stick around.” — Dutch, Predator (1987)
27. “I ain’t got time to bleed.” — Blain, Predator (1987)
28. “We’re on a mission from God.” — Elwood Blues, The Blues Brothers (1980)
29. “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” — Howard Beale, Network (1976)

Love & Romance

1. “As you wish.” — Westley, The Princess Bride (1987)
2. “You complete me.” — Jerry Maguire, Jerry Maguire (1996)
3. “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” — Anna Scott, Notting Hill (1999)
4. “I wish I knew how to quit you.” — Jack Twist, Brokeback Mountain (2005)
5. “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” — Oliver Barrett IV, Love Story (1970)
6. “You are my greatest adventure.” — Mr. Incredible, The Incredibles (2004)
7. “Whatever our souls are made of, yours and mine are the same.” — Catherine Earnshaw, Wuthering Heights (1939)
8. “You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how.” — Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind (1939)
9. “I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.” — Arwen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
10. “I love you. I know.” — Princess Leia and Han Solo, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
11. “Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.” — Westley, The Princess Bride (1987)
12. “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” — Harry Burns, When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
13. “I could die right now, Clem. I’m just… happy.” — Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
14. “It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.” — Augustus Waters, The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
15. “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.” — Noah Calhoun, The Notebook (2004)
16. “I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day.” — Noah Calhoun, The Notebook (2004)
17. “After all this time? Always.” — Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
18. “You make me want to be a better man.” — Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets (1997)
19. “Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.” — Dr. Amelia Brand, Interstellar (2014)
20. “I love you 3000.” — Morgan Stark, Avengers: Endgame (2019)
21. “Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.” — Ilsa Lund, Casablanca (1942)
22. “I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.” — Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump (1994)
23. “I have crossed oceans of time to find you.” — Count Dracula, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
24. “Whatever happens tomorrow, we had today.” — Dexter Mayhew, One Day (2011)
25. “You are, and always have been, my dream.” — Noah Calhoun, The Notebook (2004)
26. “I’ll never let go, Jack.” — Rose DeWitt Bukater, Titanic (1997)
27. “Paint me like one of your French girls.” — Rose DeWitt Bukater, Titanic (1997)
28. “Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me.” — Jack Dawson, Titanic (1997)
29. “I’d rather fight with you than make love with anyone else.” — Kat Ellis, The Wedding Date (2005)

Courage & Heroism

1. “With great power comes great responsibility.” — Ben Parker, Spider-Man (2002)
2. “I can do this all day.” — Steve Rogers, Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
3. “Avengers, assemble!” — Steve Rogers, Avengers: Endgame (2019)
4. “Freedom!” — William Wallace, Braveheart (1995)
5. “They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!” — William Wallace, Braveheart (1995)
6. “This is Sparta!” — King Leonidas, 300 (2006)
7. “You shall not pass!” — Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
8. “I am Iron Man.” — Tony Stark, Avengers: Endgame (2019)
9. “Wakanda forever!” — T’Challa, Black Panther (2018)
10. “Just keep swimming.” — Dory, Finding Nemo (2003)
11. “Get busy living, or get busy dying.” — Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
12. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” — Ellis ‘Red’ Redding, The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
13. “Run, Forrest, run!” — Mrs. Gump, Forrest Gump (1994)
14. “I will find you, and I will kill you.” — Bryan Mills, Taken (2008)
15. “Go ahead, make my day.” — Harry Callahan, Sudden Impact (1983)
16. “There’s no crying in baseball!” — Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own (1992)
17. “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” — Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa (2006)
18. “Courage, dear heart.” — Aslan, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
19. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” — John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989)
20. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” — Maximus, Gladiator (2000)
21. “At my signal, unleash hell.” — Maximus, Gladiator (2000)
22. “The night is darkest just before the dawn.” — Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight (2008)
23. “But it is not this day.” — Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
24. “Being brave doesn’t mean you go looking for trouble.” — Mufasa, The Lion King (1994)
25. “If it bleeds, we can kill it.” — Dutch, Predator (1987)
26. “I’m walking here! I’m walking here!” — Ratso Rizzo, Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Wisdom & Life

1. “My mama always said, life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump (1994)
2. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” — Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
3. “Do, or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
4. “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.” — Rafiki, The Lion King (1994)
5. “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” — Bruce Wayne, Batman Begins (2005)
6. “Why do we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.” — Alfred Pennyworth, Batman Begins (2005)
7. “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” — Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight (2008)
8. “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” — Verbal Kint, The Usual Suspects (1995)
9. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” — Vito Corleone, The Godfather (1972)
10. “Every man dies. Not every man really lives.” — William Wallace, Braveheart (1995)
11. “To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.” — Walter Mitty, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
12. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
13. “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
14. “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” — Oogway, Kung Fu Panda (2008)
15. “Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.” — Patrick Verona, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
16. “The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” — The Emperor, Mulan (1998)
17. “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind.” — Stitch, Lilo & Stitch (2002)
18. “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” — Nelson Mandela, Invictus (2009)
19. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” — Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
20. “The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up.” — Timothy Mouse, Dumbo (1941)
21. “Well, nobody’s perfect.” — Osgood Fielding III, Some Like It Hot (1959)
22. “You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.” — Eames, Inception (2010)
23. “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” — George McFly, Back to the Future (1985)
24. “Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one.” — Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future Part III (1990)
25. “Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.” — Grandmother Willow, Pocahontas (1995)
26. “Listen with your heart, you will understand.” — Grandmother Willow, Pocahontas (1995)
27. “A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.” — Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Funny Lines

1. “I’ll have what she’s having.” — Deli patron, When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
2. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” — Chief Brody, Jaws (1975)
3. “My precious.” — Gollum, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
4. “Inconceivable!” — Vizzini, The Princess Bride (1987)
5. “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” — Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride (1987)
6. “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” — Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride (1987)
7. “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” — Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
8. “I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.” — Jessica Rabbit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
9. “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” — Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future (1985)
10. “I’m kind of a big deal.” — Ron Burgundy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
11. “Milk was a bad choice.” — Ron Burgundy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
12. “Here’s Johnny!” — Jack Torrance, The Shining (1980)
13. “Wax on, wax off.” — Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid (1984)
14. “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” — Dr. Rumack, Airplane! (1980)
15. “Surely you can’t be serious.” — Ted Striker, Airplane! (1980)
16. “If you build it, he will come.” — The voice in the cornfield, Field of Dreams (1989)
17. “Keep the change, ya filthy animal.” — Kevin McCallister, Home Alone (1990)
18. “Some people are worth melting for.” — Olaf, Frozen (2013)
19. “You’re killing me, Smalls!” — Ham Porter, The Sandlot (1993)
20. “I am Groot.” — Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
21. “Game over, man! Game over!” — Private Hudson, Aliens (1986)
22. “Forget about it.” — Lefty, Donnie Brasco (1997)
23. “Great Scott!” — Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future (1985)
24. “Nobody calls me chicken.” — Marty McFly, Back to the Future (1985)
25. “Reach for the sky!” — Woody, Toy Story (1995)
26. “There’s a snake in my boot!” — Woody, Toy Story (1995)
27. “You are a toy!” — Woody, Toy Story (1995)
28. “I love lamp.” — Brick Tamland, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
29. “So you’re telling me there’s a chance!” — Lloyd Christmas, Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Dark & Dramatic

1. “Why so serious?” — The Joker, The Dark Knight (2008)
2. “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” — Michael Corleone, The Godfather Part III (1990)
3. “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.” — Peter Clemenza, The Godfather (1972)
4. “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” — Gordon Gekko, Wall Street (1987)
5. “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” — Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, Apocalypse Now (1979)
6. “The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.” — The Narrator, Fight Club (1999)
7. “I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.” — Bryan Mills, Taken (2008)
8. “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” — Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. “Do you want to know how I got these scars?” — The Joker, The Dark Knight (2008)
10. “Madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push.” — The Joker, The Dark Knight (2008)
11. “I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you stranger.” — The Joker, The Dark Knight (2008)
12. “An idea is like a virus. Resilient. Highly contagious.” — Cobb, Inception (2010)
13. “Do you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone?” — Cobb, Inception (2010)
14. “We all go a little mad sometimes.” — Norman Bates, Psycho (1960)

Friendship

1. “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” — Rick Blaine, Casablanca (1942)
2. “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind – or forgotten.” — Lilo Pelekai, Lilo & Stitch (2002)
3. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
4. “We are Groot.” — Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
5. “E.T. phone home.” — E.T., E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
6. “I’ll be right here.” — E.T., E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
7. “An act of true love can thaw a frozen heart.” — Grand Pabbie, Frozen (2013)
8. “Hi, I’m Olaf, and I like warm hugs.” — Olaf, Frozen (2013)
9. “Fish are friends, not food.” — Bruce, Finding Nemo (2003)
10. “So long, partner.” — Woody, Toy Story 3 (2010)
11. “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.” — Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
12. “You jump, I jump.” — Jack Dawson, Titanic (1997)
13. “I see you.” — Neytiri, Avatar (2009)
14. “This isn’t flying. This is falling with style.” — Woody, Toy Story (1995)
15. “Love is putting someone else’s needs before yours.” — Olaf, Frozen (2013)
16. “My friends… you bow to no one.” — Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
17. “I would have followed you, my brother… my captain… my king.” — Boromir, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
18. “You have my sword.” — Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
19. “And my axe.” — Gimli, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Dreams & Hope

1. “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
2. “Do or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” — John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989)
4. “Some birds aren’t meant to be caged.” — Ellis Redding, The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
5. “I figure life’s a gift, and I don’t intend on wasting it.” — Jack Dawson, Titanic (1997)
6. “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump (1994)
7. “After all, tomorrow is another day.” — Scarlett O’Hara, Gone with the Wind (1939)
8. “As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again.” — Scarlett O’Hara, Gone with the Wind (1939)
9. “You’re a wizard, Harry.” — Rubeus Hagrid, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
10. “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” — Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
11. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” — Princess Leia Organa, Star Wars (1977)
12. “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.” — Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
13. “Second star to the right, and straight on till morning.” — Peter Pan, Peter Pan (1953)
14. “Remember who you are.” — Mufasa, The Lion King (1994)
15. “Rebellions are built on hope.” — Jyn Erso, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
16. “You’ve always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself.” — Glinda, The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Classic Hollywood

1. “We’ll always have Paris.” — Rick Blaine, Casablanca (1942)
2. “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” — Rick Blaine, Casablanca (1942)
3. “Round up the usual suspects.” — Captain Louis Renault, Casablanca (1942)
4. “Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.'” — Ilsa Lund, Casablanca (1942)
5. “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!” — Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6. “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.” — The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
7. “I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.” — Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard (1950)
8. “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” — Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard (1950)
9. “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” — Margo Channing, All About Eve (1950)
10. “I want to be alone.” — Grusinskaya, Grand Hotel (1932)
11. “I coulda been a contender.” — Terry Malloy, On the Waterfront (1954)
12. “Stella! Hey, Stella!” — Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
13. “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” — Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
14. “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” — The Captain, Cool Hand Luke (1967)
15. “They call me Mister Tibbs!” — Virgil Tibbs, In the Heat of the Night (1967)
16. “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?” — Benjamin Braddock, The Graduate (1967)
17. “Rosebud.” — Charles Foster Kane, Citizen Kane (1941)
18. “I’m Spartacus!” — Spartacus, Spartacus (1960)
19. “Shaken, not stirred.” — James Bond, Goldfinger (1964)
20. “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” — HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
21. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” — Norman Bates, Psycho (1960)
22. “I’m walkin’ here! I’m walkin’ here!” — Ratso Rizzo, Midnight Cowboy (1969)
23. “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” — Zuzu Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
24. “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?” — Harry Callahan, Dirty Harry (1971)

Modern Masterpieces

1. “Part of the journey is the end.” — Tony Stark, Avengers: Endgame (2019)
2. “Some men just want to watch the world burn.” — Alfred Pennyworth, The Dark Knight (2008)
3. “A hero can be anyone.” — Bruce Wayne, The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
4. “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” — Galadriel, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
5. “There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.” — Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
6. “I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.” — Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
7. “For Frodo.” — Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
8. “I drink your milkshake!” — Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood (2007)
9. “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” — Anton Chigurh, No Country for Old Men (2007)
10. “I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” — Frank Costello, The Departed (2006)
11. “To me, you are perfect.” — Mark, Love Actually (2003)
12. “I’m going on an adventure!” — Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
13. “I have nothing to prove to you.” — Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel (2019)
14. “There is no spoon.” — Spoon Boy, The Matrix (1999)
15. “Never tell me the odds!” — Han Solo, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16. “Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?” — Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. “May the odds be ever in your favor.” — Effie Trinket, The Hunger Games (2012)

Villains’ Words

1. “I find your lack of faith disturbing.” — Darth Vader, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
2. “You don’t know the power of the dark side.” — Darth Vader, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” — Jack Torrance, The Shining (1980)
4. “I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner.” — Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
5. “It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.” — Buffalo Bill, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
6. “I am inevitable.” — Thanos, Avengers: Endgame (2019)
7. “Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.” — Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
8. “Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same.” — Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
9. “You should have gone for the head.” — Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
10. “I am Loki of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose.” — Loki, Thor (2011)
11. “You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel.” — Loki, The Avengers (2012)
12. “Long live the king.” — Scar, The Lion King (1994)
13. “Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?” — The Joker, Batman (1989)
14. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?” — The Evil Queen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
15. “Be prepared.” — Scar, The Lion King (1994)
16. “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.” — Auric Goldfinger, Goldfinger (1964)
17. “Look at me. I am the captain now.” — Abduwali Muse, Captain Phillips (2013)
18. “You’ll float too.” — Pennywise, It (2017)

Short & Quotable

1. “Yippie-ki-yay.” — John McClane, Die Hard (1988)
2. “Life is like a box of chocolates.” — Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump (1994)
3. “Hakuna Matata.” — Timon, The Lion King (1994)
4. “Get to the chopper!” — Dutch, Predator (1987)
5. “Mischief managed.” — Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
6. “Wingardium Leviosa!” — Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
7. “Clever girl.” — Robert Muldoon, Jurassic Park (1993)
8. “No capes!” — Edna Mode, The Incredibles (2004)
9. “Tis but a scratch.” — The Black Knight, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
10. “What, like it’s hard?” — Elle Woods, Legally Blonde (2001)
11. “On Wednesdays we wear pink.” — Karen Smith, Mean Girls (2004)

Inspirational

1. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
2. “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” — Rafiki, The Lion King (1994)
3. “Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” — Benjamin Button, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
4. “You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.” — Anton Ego, Ratatouille (2007)
5. “Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” — Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
6. “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.” — Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own (1992)
7. “Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.” — Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin (2018)
8. “Great men are not born great, they grow great.” — Vito Corleone, The Godfather (1972)
9. “To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life.” — Life Magazine, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
10. “Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn’t mean they’re lost forever.” — Professor X, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
11. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt, The Princess Diaries (2001)
12. “Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” — Walt Disney, Meet the Robinsons (2007)
13. “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” — Aibileen Clark, The Help (2011)
14. “After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
15. “It’s not your fault.” — Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting (1997)
16. “You got a dream, you gotta protect it.” — Chris Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
17. “Going in one more round when you don’t think you can — that’s what makes all the difference in your life.” — Rocky Balboa, Rocky (1976)
18. “Anyone can cook.” — Anton Ego, Ratatouille (2007)
19. “Whoever saves one life saves the world entire.” — Itzhak Stern, Schindler’s List (1993)
20. “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” — The Narrator, Fight Club (1999)

Unforgettable Endings

1. “The stuff that dreams are made of.” — Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon (1941)
2. “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” — Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949)
3. “Nobody’s perfect.” — Osgood Fielding III, Some Like It Hot (1959)
4. “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” — Nick Carraway, The Great Gatsby (2013)
5. “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” — Lawrence Walsh, Chinatown (1974)
6. “Jack, I swear.” — Ennis Del Mar, Brokeback Mountain (2005)
7. “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.” — Roy Batty, Blade Runner (1982)
8. “You’re still here? It’s over. Go home.” — Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
9. “I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.” — Red, The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
10. “Mein Führer! I can walk!” — Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Strangelove (1964)
11. “Th-th-th-that’s all, folks!” — Porky Pig, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
12. “It was beauty killed the beast.” — Carl Denham, King Kong (1933)
13. “My friends, you bow to no one.” — Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
14. “Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf.” — Dobby, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
15. “That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.” — Farmer Hoggett, Babe (1995)
16. “I gotta go see about a girl.” — Will Hunting, Good Will Hunting (1997)
17. “Earn this.” — Captain Miller, Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most famous movie quote of all time?

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” from Gone with the Wind (1939) is widely regarded as the most famous movie quote ever — it was voted #1 by the American Film Institute. Other contenders include “Here’s looking at you, kid.” from Casablanca and “May the Force be with you.” from Star Wars.

Where can I use these movie quotes?

Movie quotes work perfectly as social media captions, wedding toasts, presentation openers, tattoo ideas, and everyday conversation starters. Short lines like “I’ll be back.” fit captions, while longer speeches suit speeches and cards.

Are these movie quotes accurate to the films?

Yes — each quote is paired with its speaker and film so you can verify the line. Minor wording variations exist in popular memory for some famous lines; the versions here reflect the most widely recognized form of each quote.

What makes a movie quote iconic?

Iconic movie quotes usually capture a universal feeling in a few words — love, courage, loss, or humor — and arrive at the emotional peak of their film. When audiences repeat them for decades, they cross from dialogue into culture.

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